Sale reports / Indiana / United Producers Inc - Vincenes / 2025-04-09

United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Apr 9
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 107▲ 3 vs year ago 77 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 192▼ 80 vs year ago 230 · −34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 13▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower with active bidding on high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower. Cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower and higher dressing cows and bulls at a better value with a good offering high dressing cows and bulls had active bidding. Holstein cows were trending higher today. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher and good feeder interest this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.63/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$278.63
8 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.28
vs IN average
−37.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546278.631,5228thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
278.63
—
IN average4 barns · 149 hd
302.91
−24.28
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−37.93
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—High1,551166.862,5886thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559139.312,1728thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134118.811,3475thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476142.012,0954thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,317115.991,5284thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,05765.256894thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,535164.242,5215thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,288147.551,9002thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,211138.091,6724thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,368213.402,9196thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,273203.652,59227
HeifersChoiceAverage1,211184.722,23711
HeifersSelectAverage1,098172.081,8903thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,453213.493,10216
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,394207.322,8899thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270200.002,5401thin
SteersSelectAverage1,108196.212,17411
SteersChoiceAverage1,420190.442,7046thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$2,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$1,8502thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,2172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5904
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6862
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565176.00/cwt176.00–176.009941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7035
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,7612
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028198.64/cwt190.00–203.002,0425
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273352.43/cwt350.00–355.009622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367292.72/cwt291.00–300.001,0745
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,1742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380232.50/cwt232.50–232.508841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,2932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy477277.81/cwt270.00–282.001,3253
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523281.00/cwt280.00–282.001,4702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy561284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628205.14/cwt200.00–210.001,2882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674213.67/cwt200.00–223.001,4405
Heifers700–750Large 2700173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5373
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1951191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy408357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,4592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1495244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565268.48/cwt250.00–273.001,5175
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665221.04/cwt216.00–226.001,4702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713210.04/cwt200.00–220.001,4982
Bulls800–850Large 2805116.49/cwt115.00–118.009382
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1882172.66/cwt172.00–173.001,5233
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6192
Bulls950–1000Large 1990172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7031
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,108196.21/cwt177.00–204.002,17411
Steers—Select and Choice1,270200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,5401
Steers—Choice and Prime1,349207.49/cwt201.00–210.002,7998
Steers—Choice1,420190.44/cwt170.00–199.502,7046
Steers—Prime1,453213.49/cwt211.00–220.503,10216
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,750206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,6051
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,040181.62/cwt173.00–190.001,8892
Heifers—Choice1,211184.72/cwt168.00–197.002,23711
Heifers—Select1,215153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8591
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,270204.04/cwt198.00–210.502,59122
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,286201.91/cwt200.00–205.002,5975
Heifers—Prime1,368213.40/cwt211.00–217.002,9196
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,015172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7461
Bulls——1,245157.51/cwt155.00–160.001,9613
Bulls——2,278178.32/cwt176.00–181.004,0622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110110.94/cwt104.00–117.001,2312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150124.06/cwt121.00–129.001,4273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508134.56/cwt131.00–138.002,0295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645147.22/cwt145.00–149.002,4223
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%95375.93/cwt72.00–80.007242
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16054.57/cwt49.00–60.006332
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258114.32/cwt106.00–119.001,4383
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388138.26/cwt135.00–141.001,9192
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8091
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563145.76/cwt143.00–149.002,2782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,160144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6701
Dairy Steers—Select1,228136.12/cwt133.00–141.001,6723
Dairy Steers—Choice1,288147.55/cwt142.00–153.001,9002
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,535164.24/cwt160.00–168.002,5215
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 19051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.