Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Slaughter Holstein steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, and

slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. No test on feeder cattle due to light receipts but a lower undertone was

noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.52/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$93.52

10 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$44.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.44

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	115.50	693	4thin
Medium and Large 2	613	86.74	532	3thin
Medium and Large 3	610	71.00	433	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.50/cwt here — about $260 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 sale10 hd

93.52

—

IN average4 barns · 269 hd

115.96

−22.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,421	76.64	1,089	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	64.70	930	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,435	50.50	725	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	49.95	605	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	36.42	390	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	83.37	1,135	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,169	119.29	1,395	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,161	114.10	1,325	23
Heifers	Select	Average	976	105.00	1,025	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,380	124.25	1,715	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	122.13	1,561	126
Steers	Choice	Average	1,304	115.38	1,505	55
Steers	Select	Average	1,585	102.00	1,617	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,500	90.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	79.52/cwt	72.50–83.50	1,248	5
Bulls	—	—	1,292	70.75/cwt	70.00–72.00	914	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	53.70/cwt	51.50–55.50	683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	68.68/cwt	63.00–74.00	990	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	33.90/cwt	33.00–35.00	357	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,297	115.62/cwt	110.00–117.75	1,500	53
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,362	83.37/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,135	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,169	119.29/cwt	118.25–122.25	1,395	17
Heifers	Select	—	976	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,025	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,380	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,715	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	122.13/cwt	118.00–123.25	1,561	126
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,675	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,692	1
Steers	Select	—	1,585	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,617	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,325	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,550	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,435	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	43.08/cwt	38.00–46.50	474	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	59.23/cwt	56.00–62.50	849	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,156	114.33/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,322	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	38.94/cwt	37.50–40.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	83.38/cwt	80.00–90.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	86.74/cwt	80.00–90.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	433	3

How this sale compares

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.

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