Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 higher with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 lower this week, Cows were 1.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls mostly steady with instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.44/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$107.44

17 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$30.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	118.93	731	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	623	110.79	690	5thin
Medium and Large 2	759	88.00	668	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.93/cwt here — about $63 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 sale17 hd

107.44

—

IN average5 barns · 381 hd

111.63

−4.19

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	1,649	92.36	1,523	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	64.84	979	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,895	61.73	1,170	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	54.53	740	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	86.00	1,105	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	91.00	1,283	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,098	111.00	1,219	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,232	108.20	1,333	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,221	103.40	1,263	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,240	88.00	1,091	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,450	80.00	1,160	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,264	112.35	1,420	60
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,282	107.37	1,376	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,243	101.76	1,265	24
Steers	Select	Average	1,215	93.86	1,140	4thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	753	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,240	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,098	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,219	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,232	108.20/cwt	106.50–109.25	1,333	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,221	103.40/cwt	100.00–104.75	1,263	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.79/cwt	110.00–111.00	690	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	100.80/cwt	98.50–103.50	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,570	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	90.78/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	804	4
Steers	Select	—	1,215	93.86/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,140	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,264	112.35/cwt	110.00–113.75	1,420	60
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,282	107.37/cwt	105.00–109.25	1,376	58
Steers	Choice	—	1,243	101.76/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,265	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	57.90/cwt	56.00–59.50	768	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	50.59/cwt	47.00–54.50	705	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,895	61.73/cwt	60.00–63.50	1,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	64.41/cwt	60.50–69.00	969	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,283	2

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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