Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers were 3.00 to 6.00 lower with a good offering of high quality heifers buy lower packer bids again this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder calves were too few to trend this week with a feeder calf special Wednesday night.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $89.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$89.20

5 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.37

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	110.50	558	2thin
Medium and Large 2	890	75.00	668	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale5 hd

89.20

—

IN average2 barns · 45 hd

102.57

−13.37

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	1,696	80.59	1,367	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	62.81	848	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,245	54.00	672	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	51.68	610	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	37.06	393	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,141	76.94	878	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,500	93.00	1,395	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	89.00	1,228	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,327	107.54	1,427	72
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	100.28	1,322	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	95.72	1,304	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,338	90.00	1,204	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,189	82.54	981	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,348	101.81	1,372	112
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	93.68	1,288	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	90.00	1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1	—	505	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	81.54/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,287	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,141	76.94/cwt	73.50–80.00	878	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	95.13/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,338	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,107	82.21/cwt	82.00–84.00	910	9
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,280	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,505	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,380	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,326	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	34.33/cwt	30.50–39.00	341	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,327	107.54/cwt	107.25–107.75	1,427	72
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,348	101.81/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,372	112
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	93.68/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,288	11
Bulls	—	—	1,820	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,629	1
Steers	Select	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,318	100.28/cwt	98.00–102.75	1,322	34
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,500	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	42.52/cwt	42.00–43.00	508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	73.41/cwt	72.00–76.00	879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	54.32/cwt	53.00–55.00	687	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	49.86/cwt	45.00–52.00	560	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.59/cwt	57.00–66.50	843	26
Heifers	Standard	—	1,433	83.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,197	3

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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