Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher this week. Slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were too few to trend this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$108.00

3 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$12.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	700	112.00	784	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	100.00	550	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $234 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 sale3 hd

108.00

—

IN average3 barns · 223 hd

100.48

+7.52

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	1,484	84.66	1,257	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	65.13	824	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	50.99	617	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	871	40.00	348	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,563	88.00	1,375	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,225	103.60	1,269	99
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	95.49	1,060	51
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,175	85.41	1,004	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,325	107.00	1,418	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	103.10	1,334	90
Steers	Choice	Average	1,313	94.70	1,243	43
Steers	Standard	Average	1,195	85.00	1,016	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	—	1,827	92.22/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,685	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	84.27/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,020	73.70/cwt	71.00–76.00	752	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,294	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.75	1,334	90
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	2,110	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,498	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,294	95.26/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,233	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,325	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,418	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,202	62.29/cwt	58.50–67.00	749	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	70.35/cwt	68.50–72.50	970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	49.09/cwt	44.50–53.00	605	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	57.31/cwt	56.00–58.50	650	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,563	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,375	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,175	85.41/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,225	103.60/cwt	100.00–105.75	1,269	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,099	95.60/cwt	90.00–99.75	1,051	50

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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