Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower this week. Dairy steers were too few to compare but were trending lower. Cows and bulls were sharply lower with lower packer inquiry this week. A good offering of feeder steers and heifers today with feeder steers trending higher and feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls were mostly steady this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.47/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$127.47

32 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.64

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	127.47	683	32

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 sale32 hd

127.47

—

IN average4 barns · 676 hd

118.83

+8.64

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,190	95.00	1,131	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,600	61.31	981	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	50.69	681	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,935	45.00	871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	39.10	506	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	30.96	322	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,219	75.50	920	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,261	113.42	1,430	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,233	109.01	1,344	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	103.19	1,344	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	94.49	1,006	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,346	114.04	1,535	13
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	108.31	1,421	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,200	103.19	1,238	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,109	89.95	998	5thin

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	—	—	1,392	56.16/cwt	55.00–58.00	782	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	62.72/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,039	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	38.92/cwt	35.00–42.00	511	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	55.89/cwt	55.00–59.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	30.96/cwt	25.00–33.00	322	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,346	114.04/cwt	113.75–114.75	1,535	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,302	103.19/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,344	3
Steers	Select	—	1,109	89.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	998	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,219	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	920	4
Bullocks	—	—	1,190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,131	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,200	103.19/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,238	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,312	108.31/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,421	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,655	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	48.96/cwt	43.00–54.00	669	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	—	2,215	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	1,030	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,233	109.01/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Prime	—	1,261	113.42/cwt	112.75–114.00	1,430	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,065	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	649	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	116.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	125.81/cwt	125.00–126.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	449	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	842	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	674	10

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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