Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-07-30

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
3 vs last sale 44 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
14 vs last sale 333 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher with a good offering today. Breaker cows were 1.00 higher with boner and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trading 4.00 lower today. Feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers trending higher on the heavier weights.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $118.20/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$118.20
15 head · 966 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.31
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1966118.201,14215thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
118.20
IN average4 barns · 394 hd
112.89
+5.31
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
BullsAverage1,75086.871,5208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37264.5288532
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15052.2560133
CowsLean 85-90%Average91030.002731thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35089.501,2084thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,080121.001,3071thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,209117.721,42367
HeifersChoiceAverage1,131112.311,27029
HeifersSelectAverage1,185103.501,2261thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,17092.821,0863thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,333121.501,6209thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,265118.391,49851
SteersChoiceAverage1,240111.451,38238
SteersSelectAverage1,293104.561,3524thin
SteersStandardAverage1,19594.231,1262thin

Every lot, as filed

30 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls2,10582.87/cwt80.00–85.001,7443
Bulls1,56094.09/cwt90.00–97.001,4684
Bulls1,44570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0121
CowsLean 85-90%91030.00/cwt30.00–30.002731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02543.94/cwt40.00–48.004504
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16753.40/cwt50.00–55.5062329
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,35089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2084
HeifersStandard1,17092.82/cwt90.00–97.001,0863
SteersChoice1,240111.45/cwt106.00–114.751,38238
SteersChoice and Prime1,265118.39/cwt115.00–119.501,49851
SteersPrime1,333121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,6209
SteersSelect1,293104.56/cwt103.00–105.001,3524
SteersStandard1,19594.23/cwt93.50–95.001,1262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27558.57/cwt55.50–62.0074714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44869.14/cwt64.00–74.001,00118
HeifersChoice1,131112.31/cwt106.00–114.501,27029
HeifersChoice and Prime1,209117.72/cwt115.00–119.001,42367
HeifersPrime1,080121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3071
HeifersSelect1,185103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2261
BullsMedium and Large 1295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
BullsMedium and Large 1532134.28/cwt130.00–136.007147
HeifersMedium and Large 1417122.00/cwt122.00–122.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 1505127.00/cwt127.00–127.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 1860121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0415
SteersMedium and Large 11,17090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0532
SteersMedium and Large 1821133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0926
SteersMedium and Large 11,032113.57/cwt110.00–115.001,1727
BullsMedium and Large 2455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
BullsMedium and Large 2698105.00/cwt105.00–105.007332
Dairy SteersLarge 265561.00/cwt61.00–61.004002

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.