Sale reports / Indiana / United Producers Inc - Vincenes / 2023-08-30

United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Aug 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 68 · −4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 85▼ 31 vs year ago 226 · −13.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 4.00 higher with good value on high quality steers and heifers. Cows were 4.00 to 7.00 higher with a better offering today and active bidding and bulls were 2.00 lower this week. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher today with good groups of fancy type feeders with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.84/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$210.84
31 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$244
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$67.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.87
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491219.551,07827
Medium and Large 2549152.008344thin
One grade step is worth $67.55/cwt here — about $244 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 sale31 hd
210.84
—
IN average5 barns · 265 hd
186.97
+23.87
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
Bullocks—Average1,380148.002,0421thin
Bulls—High1,564119.391,8678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,376101.081,39120
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34678.181,05218
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05744.494705thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,14992.401,0627thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,21590.001,0941thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,266189.242,39610
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,239181.212,24527
HeifersChoiceAverage1,139163.081,8575thin
HeifersSelectAverage980146.001,4311thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,325189.282,50834
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,295179.812,32936
SteersChoiceAverage1,271162.632,0676thin
SteersSelectAverage1,167156.301,8246thin
SteersStandardAverage1,595150.002,3931thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy508272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3826
Steers—Medium and Large 1545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6252
Steers—Medium and Large 1635222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1150200.00/cwt200.00–200.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1301201.00/cwt201.00–201.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy335256.00/cwt256.00–256.008584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340172.00/cwt172.00–172.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370247.22/cwt243.00–251.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410207.50/cwt207.50–207.508511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy445244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538175.00/cwt175.00–175.009423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed705149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220285.00/cwt285.00–285.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2397200.00/cwt200.00–200.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy431257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy515257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1549229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 292090.00/cwt90.00–90.008281
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,037159.28/cwt157.00–161.001,6523
Steers—Choice1,181161.35/cwt160.00–165.001,9065
Steers—Choice and Prime1,295179.81/cwt170.00–186.002,32936
Steers—Select1,297153.31/cwt150.00–158.001,9883
Steers—Prime1,325189.28/cwt187.00–193.002,50834
Steers—Standard1,595150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3931
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,720169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,9071
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed980146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4311
Heifers—Choice1,139163.08/cwt160.00–165.001,8575
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,228182.76/cwt170.00–186.502,24425
Heifers—Prime1,266189.24/cwt187.00–194.502,39610
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,373161.90/cwt150.00–172.002,2232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,534114.72/cwt104.00–120.001,7605
Bulls——1,613127.18/cwt125.00–131.002,0513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01840.43/cwt35.00–45.004123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11550.58/cwt50.00–51.005642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30984.93/cwt80.00–91.001,1129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33697.18/cwt91.00–101.001,29814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38371.42/cwt60.00–76.009889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469110.19/cwt102.00–129.001,6196
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,380148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed998102.69/cwt99.00–105.001,0253
Dairy Steers—Choice1,21590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0941
Dairy Steers—Select1,26384.69/cwt81.00–91.001,0704

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.