Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage, but slaughter steers and heifers had a higher undertone. Cows and bulls were trading mostly steady. All classes of feeder cattle had a steady undertone, but good value on value added and fancy feeder steers and heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.18/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$114.18

20 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.88

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	120.04	554	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	100.50	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.54/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale20 hd

114.18

—

IN average4 barns · 445 hd

106.29

+7.88

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	—	Average	1,723	74.27	1,280	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	57.25	821	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	53.33	856	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	47.02	576	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	35.44	383	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,206	65.00	784	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	81.00	1,185	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,440	67.50	972	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,294	113.18	1,465	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	108.40	1,373	68
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	100.76	1,209	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,235	95.00	1,173	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,318	111.54	1,470	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,359	109.39	1,487	226
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	102.24	1,448	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,550	81.78/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	52.44/cwt	52.00–53.00	702	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	69.27/cwt	65.50–73.00	1,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,415	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	34.19/cwt	30.00–39.00	361	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,463	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,185	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,229	102.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,257	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,527	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,542	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,357	109.50/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,486	223
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,318	111.54/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,470	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,206	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	784	4
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,601	99.46/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,267	108.40/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,373	68
Heifers	Prime	—	1,294	113.18/cwt	112.75–114.25	1,465	23
Heifers	Select	—	1,235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,173	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,142	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,589	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,605	53.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	856	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	100.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,209	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	46.30/cwt	40.00–48.00	561	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	40.43/cwt	40.00–41.00	479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	56.17/cwt	52.00–59.50	812	33

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →