Sale reports / Indiana / United Producers Inc - Vincenes / 2023-05-17

United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, May 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 119▼ 3 vs year ago 71 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 254▼ 25 vs year ago 207 · −12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still good value on the high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower and bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were significantly higher and feeder heifers sharply high with some good groups of value added and fancy type steers and heifers offered and feeder bulls had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on value added bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.85/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$176.85
32 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$57.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.19
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503183.6192328
Large 2530140.007421thin
Medium and Large 2588126.007413thin
One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $182 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 sale32 hd
176.85
—
IN average4 barns · 316 hd
174.66
+2.19
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—High1,492107.751,60812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46582.311,20623
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23262.5877110
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14736.994249thin
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,300136.001,7681thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,435139.462,0012thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,580123.851,9575thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,572109.261,7183thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,283178.972,29618
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,256171.902,16028
HeifersChoiceAverage1,147149.151,7113thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,071124.751,3365thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,364179.212,44426
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,394172.332,40226
SteersChoiceAverage1,450158.022,2914thin
SteersSelectAverage1,203113.241,3633thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$1,0751thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370241.00/cwt241.00–241.008921
Steers—Medium and Large 1375216.00/cwt216.00–216.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy380256.00/cwt256.00–256.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1403200.00/cwt200.00–200.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy410237.00/cwt237.00–237.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1480204.00/cwt204.00–204.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy512210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1540173.00/cwt173.00–173.009341
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy556212.48/cwt210.00–214.001,1818
Steers—Medium and Large 1602185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1144
Steers—Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1655191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2511
Steers—Large 2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412180.00/cwt180.00–180.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added438185.00/cwt185.00–185.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458177.80/cwt172.00–181.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy470188.37/cwt185.00–190.008853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510190.41/cwt190.00–191.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
Heifers—Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy590198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400184.00/cwt184.00–184.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480102.00/cwt102.00–102.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy525207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535167.67/cwt164.00–175.008973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy590187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0621
Steers—Select1,215124.86/cwt120.00–130.001,5172
Steers—Prime1,364179.21/cwt177.00–182.002,44426
Steers—Choice and Prime1,384172.22/cwt165.00–176.502,38425
Steers—Choice1,450158.02/cwt150.00–160.002,2914
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,645175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8791
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,071124.75/cwt103.00–135.001,3365
Heifers—Choice1,147149.15/cwt140.00–155.001,7113
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,251171.78/cwt165.00–176.502,14927
Heifers—Prime1,283178.97/cwt177.00–182.502,29618
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,400175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19586.37/cwt82.00–90.001,0322
Bulls——1,474105.58/cwt100.00–110.001,5565
Bulls——1,629118.47/cwt115.00–122.001,9305
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84326.07/cwt21.00–30.002202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13157.85/cwt55.00–61.006545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21532.39/cwt31.00–36.003943
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24845.90/cwt43.00–50.005734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33267.31/cwt65.00–72.008975
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44780.73/cwt75.00–87.001,16819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55089.79/cwt88.00–96.001,3924
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Prime1,435139.46/cwt138.00–141.002,0012
Dairy Steers—Choice1,572109.26/cwt105.00–112.501,7183
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,580123.85/cwt120.50–127.501,9575
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,300136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.