Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls had instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady with feeder heifers 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.16/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$112.16

34 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	112.47	648	33
Medium and Large 2	440	102.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $199 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 sale34 hd

112.16

—

IN average3 barns · 350 hd

107.16

+5.00

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	1,469	86.32	1,268	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	65.16	952	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	53.06	700	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	37.64	420	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	90.50	1,389	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	87.50	1,124	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	87.96	1,186	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,358	110.96	1,507	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	107.29	1,427	79
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	101.31	1,284	53
Heifers	Select	Average	922	92.60	854	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,399	83.73	1,171	9thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,351	111.78	1,510	61
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,357	106.43	1,444	72
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	102.22	1,469	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,161	90.67	1,053	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,255	87.00	1,092	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	780	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	119.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	103.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	120.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	453	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	60.76/cwt	58.00–66.50	922	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	50.92/cwt	49.00–52.00	628	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	101.37/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,287	52
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,469	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	34.24/cwt	30.00–37.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	7
Bulls	—	—	1,350	82.43/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,113	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,399	83.73/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,171	9
Heifers	Select	—	922	92.60/cwt	90.00–94.00	854	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,535	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,389	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,357	106.43/cwt	105.00–109.75	1,444	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,358	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,507	41
Steers	Select	—	1,161	90.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,053	6
Steers	Standard	—	1,255	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,092	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,348	87.96/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,110	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	107.29/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,427	79
Steers	Prime	—	1,351	111.78/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,510	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	55.55/cwt	54.50–56.50	788	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	73.09/cwt	69.00–78.00	994	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	42.75/cwt	42.50–43.00	559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	89.09/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,384	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,124	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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