Sale reports / Indiana / United Producers Inc - Vincenes / 2023-12-20

United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Dec 20
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 70▲ 9 vs year ago 30 · +30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 235▼ 34 vs year ago 238 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 lower but active buyer participation this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 2,00 to 5.00 higher with better buyer interest today and bulls were 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply lower and feeder heifers were significantly higher with feeder bulls trending lower and a lighter test on all feeders this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.56/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$152.56
18 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$72.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.07
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589172.781,01713thin
Large 2560100.005602thin
Medium and Large 2703100.007033thin
One grade step is worth $72.78/cwt here — about $314 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 sale18 hd
152.56
—
IN average5 barns · 269 hd
162.63
−10.07
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—Average2,153109.002,3475thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41090.011,26931
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25168.2985413
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07533.6236112
HeifersPrimeAverage1,323172.872,28731
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386168.512,33627
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238157.341,9488thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,136129.481,4718thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,385119.681,6582thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,426171.982,45220
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445168.232,43126
SteersChoiceAverage1,414158.462,2418thin
SteersSelectAverage1,468135.401,9886thin

Every lot

44 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 1295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 1440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy452197.00/cwt197.00–197.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1462177.00/cwt177.00–177.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy435192.00/cwt192.00–192.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450194.00/cwt194.00–194.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Large 2540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565178.02/cwt175.00–181.001,0064
Heifers—Large 2580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 282085.00/cwt85.00–85.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500123.00/cwt123.00–123.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 274580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,414158.46/cwt150.00–165.002,2418
Steers—Prime1,426171.98/cwt171.00–174.502,45220
Steers—Choice and Prime1,445168.23/cwt165.00–170.502,43126
Steers—Select1,468135.40/cwt129.50–148.501,9886
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,117127.08/cwt120.00–135.001,4195
Heifers—Select1,168133.47/cwt120.00–140.001,5593
Heifers—Choice1,238157.34/cwt150.00–165.001,9488
Heifers—Prime1,323172.87/cwt171.00–175.002,28731
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,380168.49/cwt165.00–171.002,32526
Heifers—Standard1,385119.68/cwt110.00–130.001,6582
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,545169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,885116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1871
Bulls——2,220107.25/cwt101.00–111.002,3814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03840.70/cwt40.00–41.004224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08823.11/cwt21.00–26.002516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11051.00/cwt51.00–51.005662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14560.00/cwt60.00–60.006871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22966.37/cwt61.00–71.0081610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34998.51/cwt94.00–111.001,3295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41582.05/cwt81.00–83.001,1612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42288.37/cwt82.00–93.001,25726

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.