Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with a good offering of slaughter heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers were 5.00 higher with feeder heifers 3.00 to 11.00 higher and feeder bulls sharply higher with good groups of feeder calves this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.77/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$121.77

56 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	122.30	670	54
Medium and Large 2	460	107.50	495	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $176 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 sale56 hd

121.77

—

IN average4 barns · 401 hd

119.50

+2.27

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	1,415	83.50	1,182	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,662	75.68	1,258	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	58.79	849	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	46.18	554	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	72.50	1,062	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,555	90.00	1,400	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,287	88.00	1,133	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,338	127.00	1,699	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,255	123.04	1,544	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	116.40	1,446	50
Heifers	Select	Average	1,132	95.10	1,077	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	988	75.00	741	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,384	122.89	1,701	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,354	114.49	1,550	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,220	107.87	1,316	14

Every lot, as filed

46 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	Medium and Large 2	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,704	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,738	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,287	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,133	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,465	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	55.12/cwt	53.00–59.00	806	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	64.04/cwt	61.50–69.00	909	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	50.90/cwt	50.00–52.00	599	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,255	123.04/cwt	121.50–124.50	1,544	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,384	122.89/cwt	121.75–123.25	1,701	28
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	117.49/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,438	46
Steers	Choice	—	1,324	115.55/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,530	47
Heifers	Choice	—	1,455	103.92/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Standard	—	988	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	741	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,132	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,077	3
Steers	Select	—	1,220	107.87/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,316	14
Heifers	Prime	—	1,338	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,699	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	615	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	7
Bullocks	—	—	1,415	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	74.46/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,139	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	43.04/cwt	38.00–48.50	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	118.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	115.58/cwt	115.50–116.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1

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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