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United Producers Inc - Vincenes

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Vincennes, Indiana · Wed, Apr 30
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1965
← Apr 23Apr 30latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 144▼ 43 vs year ago 105 · −41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 202▼ 69 vs year ago 242 · −28.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 3.00 higher with better packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers and active bidding today. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower and Holstein cows trending higher with bulls 4.00 higher with good high dressing bulls today. Feeder steers and bulls were significantly higher and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with active bidding on fancy type feeders today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.69/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$276.69
9 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.23
vs IN average
−52.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559276.691,5469thin
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 sale9 hd
276.69
—
IN average3 barns · 20 hd
280.92
−4.23
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−52.65
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—Low1,481178.792,64811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,386148.892,06422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,032123.061,2709thin
CowsLean 85-90%High72089.006411thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,633145.502,3752thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,337114.651,5334thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,289217.572,80455
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,273208.092,64910
SteersPrimeAverage1,405217.593,05738
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,362207.092,8219thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285287.50/cwt287.50–287.508191
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy335412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,3822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463377.20/cwt363.00–395.001,74611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,8701
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240275.00/cwt275.00–275.006601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360318.49/cwt307.50–322.501,1474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372255.00/cwt255.00–255.009492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415268.00/cwt266.00–270.001,1122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,2563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480305.48/cwt305.00–306.001,4662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy567297.64/cwt284.00–301.001,6885
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4092
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5361
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy429351.13/cwt347.50–365.001,5065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470338.40/cwt322.50–355.001,5902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,4662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy582281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726256.80/cwt255.00–258.001,8645
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9611
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855189.26/cwt187.50–191.001,6182
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7671
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8621
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,362207.09/cwt200.00–212.002,8219
Steers—Prime1,405217.59/cwt213.50–222.003,05738
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,273208.09/cwt202.50–211.502,64910
Heifers—Prime1,289217.57/cwt212.00–225.002,80455
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Bulls——1,551182.67/cwt176.00–190.002,83310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72089.00/cwt89.00–89.006411
Cows—Boner 80-85%991128.34/cwt121.00–135.001,2726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113112.50/cwt110.00–114.001,2523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,286139.76/cwt135.00–146.001,7977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433153.15/cwt147.00–161.002,19515
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293111.87/cwt107.00–115.001,4463
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,8081
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2581
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4821

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.