Sale reports / Indiana / United Producers Inc - Vincenes / 2019-12-18

United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Dec 18
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 90▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 310▲ 276 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady with instances of higher/lower. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows were trading 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls sharply lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls mostly steady with some instances of higher/lower. This is the last sale of the year due to the Holidays. Everyone have Happy Holidays and will be back in January.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.73/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$105.73
34 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$519
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$28.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.93
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1441111.0749027
Medium and Large 267485.505776thin
Medium 173583.006101thin
One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about −$120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
105.73
—
IN average3 barns · 338 hd
110.66
−4.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,60970.001,12614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52351.2578038
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21641.4550420
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02430.653149thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35873.609995thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,18067.007911thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,66388.001,4632thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47380.371,1848thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,36075.001,0201thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,289120.611,5556thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,245116.881,45542
HeifersChoiceAverage1,193110.781,32218
HeifersSelectAverage1,00396.689707thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,14278.899013thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,396120.731,6857thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370116.911,60251
SteersChoiceAverage1,227109.561,34425
SteersSelectAverage1,17998.901,1667thin

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. Livestock Auction - Vincennes, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 227590.00/cwt90.00–90.002481
Steers—Medium and Large 1380131.00/cwt131.00–131.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1805111.00/cwt111.00–111.008941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281111.00/cwt111.00–111.003124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337116.45/cwt111.00–121.003927
Heifers—Medium and Large 244590.00/cwt90.00–90.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468110.26/cwt105.00–115.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523110.61/cwt106.00–114.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 252589.00/cwt89.00–89.004671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560104.50/cwt101.00–108.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 259080.00/cwt80.00–80.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 265096.00/cwt96.00–96.006241
Heifers—Medium 173583.00/cwt83.00–83.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 183095.00/cwt95.00–95.007891
Heifers—Medium and Large 291878.99/cwt76.00–82.007252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260151.00/cwt151.00–151.003931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280107.50/cwt105.00–110.003012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1353114.00/cwt114.00–114.004023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355105.00/cwt105.00–105.003731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy418129.00/cwt129.00–129.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432115.00/cwt115.00–115.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466114.41/cwt112.00–117.005334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1549110.00/cwt110.00–110.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy570123.00/cwt123.00–123.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 267584.00/cwt84.00–84.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 272291.65/cwt90.00–95.006623
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,17998.90/cwt94.00–102.001,1667
Steers—Choice1,227109.56/cwt105.00–114.501,34425
Steers—Choice and Prime1,370116.91/cwt115.00–119.001,60251
Steers—Prime1,396120.73/cwt120.00–122.251,6857
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,00396.68/cwt89.00–103.009707
Heifers—Standard1,14278.89/cwt76.00–81.009013
Heifers—Choice1,165114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3281
Heifers—Choice1,195110.59/cwt105.50–114.501,32217
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,245116.88/cwt115.00–119.751,45542
Heifers—Prime1,289120.61/cwt120.00–121.251,5556
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42860.56/cwt58.00–63.008652
Bulls——1,57669.56/cwt66.00–73.001,0969
Bulls——1,82877.63/cwt77.00–79.001,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92525.00/cwt25.00–25.002312
Cows—Lean 85-90%98930.43/cwt30.00–32.003014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13734.70/cwt34.00–35.003953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18544.35/cwt43.00–46.005268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23639.52/cwt36.00–42.0048812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52050.64/cwt46.00–56.0077036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57362.23/cwt57.00–68.009792
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,36075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0201
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47380.37/cwt77.00–85.001,1848
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,66388.00/cwt87.00–89.001,4632
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,18067.00/cwt67.00–67.007911
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35873.60/cwt72.00–75.009995

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.