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Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 93▲ 82 vs year ago 49 · +167.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 212▼ 67 vs year ago 396 · −16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher with a active market a good groups of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with a good offering of cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were 4.00 higher with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls trending higher with some good groups of feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.53/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$121.53
60 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+9.75
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507121.5361660
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
121.53
—
IN average1 barns · 150 hd
111.78
+9.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69772.621,2329thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46461.1889620
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,86552.509792thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36251.6170328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16940.934789thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,29878.181,0152thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,21380.2597315
HeifersPrimeAverage1,303110.331,43844
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,253106.911,34023
HeifersChoiceAverage1,229101.311,24513
HeifersSelectAverage1,24290.321,1226thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,10375.718354thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,372111.421,52947
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,414107.421,51952
SteersChoiceAverage1,376102.601,41130
SteersSelectAverage1,15093.001,0701thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,49175.99/cwt73.00–79.001,1335
Bulls——1,54563.52/cwt62.00–65.009812
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,253106.91/cwt106.00–107.751,34023
SteersChoice and Prime—1,414107.42/cwt105.00–108.001,51952
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,619104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6845
HeifersStandard—1,10375.71/cwt72.00–80.008354
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004631
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—655132.50/cwt132.50–132.5086810
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324122.73/cwt121.00–125.003989
SteersMedium and Large 1—528136.00/cwt136.00–136.007183
HeifersMedium and Large 1—350121.00/cwt121.00–121.004242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—86594.49/cwt94.00–95.008172
SteersMedium and Large 1—672115.56/cwt115.00–116.007777
SteersMedium and Large 1—583129.80/cwt121.00–131.007578
SteersMedium and Large 1—340139.00/cwt139.00–139.004731
SteersMedium and Large 1—460126.00/cwt126.00–126.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—422131.00/cwt131.00–131.005537
BullsMedium and Large 1—370122.00/cwt122.00–122.004511
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,04084.00/cwt84.00–84.008741
BullsMedium and Large 1—525133.00/cwt133.00–133.0069811
BullsMedium and Large 1—435121.00/cwt121.00–121.005261
BullsMedium and Large 1—86591.00/cwt91.00–91.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—485124.63/cwt120.00–125.0060413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—552122.86/cwt115.00–125.0067814
SteersMedium and Large 1—398136.00/cwt136.00–136.005412
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,29878.18/cwt74.00–82.001,0152
SteersSelect—1,15093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0701
Dairy SteersChoice—1,21380.25/cwt80.25–80.2597315
SteersPrime—1,372111.42/cwt110.00–113.501,52947
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36250.57/cwt46.50–52.5068919
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36253.82/cwt53.00–55.507339
SteersChoice—1,327102.32/cwt95.00–104.751,35825
HeifersChoice—1,229101.31/cwt97.50–104.501,24513
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—450140.00/cwt140.00–140.0063013
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—350143.00/cwt143.00–143.005012
CowsLean 85-90%—96835.77/cwt35.50–36.003462
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49059.91/cwt56.00–64.0089316
HeifersSelect—1,24290.32/cwt88.00–93.001,1226
Bulls—Heavy Weight—2,36373.28/cwt72.00–74.501,7322
HeifersMedium and Large 1—96096.00/cwt96.00–96.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—503123.00/cwt123.00–123.006194
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,86552.50/cwt52.00–53.009792
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22642.41/cwt40.00–45.005207
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615111.97/cwt110.00–116.006893
BullsMedium and Large 1—305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004122
BullsMedium and Large 1—575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007194
BullsMedium and Large 1—710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36066.27/cwt65.00–68.509014
HeifersPrime—1,303110.33/cwt100.00–111.751,43844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—654115.00/cwt115.00–115.007525

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.