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United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Apr 23
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 253▲ 81 vs year ago 63 · +128.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 275▲ 50 vs year ago 152 · +32.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher and high quality steers and heifers selling higher with active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers trending higher. Cows were7.00 to11.00 higher and Holstein cows trending higher with bulls instances of higher/lower on a good offering of cows and bulls. Feeder steers and feeder bulls significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of feeders and good buyer interest.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.26/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$280.26
22 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.81
vs IN average
−49.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545286.521,56120
Medium and Large 2565217.751,2302thin
One grade step is worth $68.77/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
280.26
—
IN average2 barns · 25 hd
271.45
+8.81
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−49.69
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—Average1,453176.112,55820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,285145.581,87039
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,092110.851,21119
CowsLean 85-90%Average89477.976974thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,635116.601,9062thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02067.886924thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,760181.003,1861thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515178.002,6971thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,395168.002,3441thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,342214.172,87439
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,284207.012,65918
HeifersChoiceAverage1,270184.912,3482thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,411213.573,01325
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,389205.632,85627
SteersChoiceAverage1,280175.842,2513thin

Every lot

80 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328415.64/cwt400.00–423.001,3633
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365272.50/cwt272.50–272.509951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,5501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,2141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy498350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy534350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8695
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9541
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,9737
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,8141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0802
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388262.35/cwt255.00–270.001,0182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy421300.53/cwt300.00–302.501,2655
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4997
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478270.33/cwt265.00–281.001,2925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy490290.50/cwt282.00–299.001,4232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2498239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy527291.63/cwt275.00–301.001,53710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535251.05/cwt230.00–272.501,3432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,5461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy572290.13/cwt282.00–300.001,6607
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609242.56/cwt230.00–250.001,4774
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full660201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666233.45/cwt220.00–240.001,5553
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720236.70/cwt227.00–246.001,7042
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762207.36/cwt202.00–210.001,5803
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967182.34/cwt180.00–184.001,7633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy342387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3252
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy433349.34/cwt347.50–355.001,5134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy497302.01/cwt299.00–305.001,5014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562266.73/cwt245.00–276.001,4995
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620269.98/cwt266.00–272.001,6745
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771208.51/cwt200.00–211.001,6086
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2161
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5531
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6181
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6562
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7091
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,280175.84/cwt170.00–188.002,2513
Steers—Choice and Prime1,389205.63/cwt197.50–210.502,85627
Steers—Prime1,411213.57/cwt211.00–218.503,01325
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,190207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,4691
Heifers—Choice1,270184.91/cwt179.00–190.502,3482
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,290206.98/cwt205.00–209.502,67017
Heifers—Prime1,342214.17/cwt211.00–220.502,87439
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310159.95/cwt148.00–168.002,0953
Bulls——1,397178.43/cwt170.00–191.002,49315
Bulls——2,085182.95/cwt177.00–190.003,8152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86884.62/cwt81.00–87.007353
Cows—Lean 85-90%97058.00/cwt58.00–58.005631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01994.38/cwt92.00–98.009625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050105.78/cwt100.00–111.001,1116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,060180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9081
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170124.95/cwt120.00–129.001,4628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,262153.63/cwt148.00–168.001,93911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,289141.78/cwt133.00–147.001,82825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468131.53/cwt130.00–133.001,9312
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,395168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3441
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,515178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,6971
Dairy Steers—Prime1,760181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%87030.00/cwt30.00–30.002611
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07080.50/cwt71.00–89.008613
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,635116.60/cwt113.00–120.001,9062

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.