Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-12-29

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 29
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
26 head
58 vs last sale 84 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
292 head
201 vs last sale 91 292 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers 4.00 higher with better packer inquiry later in the day. Cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with better packer bids this week and bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls mostly steady and feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.06/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$111.06
18 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.57
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624111.0669318thin
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 sale18 hd
111.06
IN average1 barns · 88 hd
104.49
+6.57
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
BullsAverage1,58875.761,2037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37864.3288753
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31052.0668224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09837.024077thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,26080.001,0082thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40080.001,1202thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,309111.131,45518
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,381106.771,47435
HeifersSelectAverage1,30692.171,2049thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,60378.691,2618thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,367111.901,53080
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,319105.861,39632
SteersChoiceAverage1,76395.551,6852thin
SteersSelectAverage1,20592.001,1092thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,55073.97/cwt69.50–77.001,1476
Bulls1,81586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,5701
HeifersSelect1,30692.17/cwt90.00–94.001,2049
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,76395.55/cwt93.00–98.001,6852
HeifersPrime1,309111.13/cwt108.25–112.251,45518
SteersPrime1,367111.90/cwt108.25–113.001,53080
SteersMedium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 1536115.00/cwt115.00–115.006162
HeifersMedium and Large 195294.35/cwt91.00–101.008983
BullsMedium 145585.00/cwt85.00–85.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 1665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007653
SteersMedium and Large 1460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
SteersMedium and Large 295091.00/cwt91.00–91.008651
SteersMedium and Large 21,04585.00/cwt85.00–85.008881
HeifersMedium and Large 1380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004372
HeifersStandard1,60378.69/cwt74.00–85.001,2618
SteersChoice and Prime1,319105.86/cwt102.50–107.751,39632
HeifersChoice and Prime1,381106.77/cwt103.00–107.751,47435
BullsMedium and Large 1470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006113
HeifersMedium and Large 1720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
BullsMedium and Large 296575.00/cwt75.00–75.007241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35658.98/cwt55.00–62.0080020
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39267.55/cwt63.50–73.0094033
CowsLean 85-90%1,00331.08/cwt30.00–32.003123
SteersMedium and Large 1570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009792
HeifersMedium and Large 1410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004725
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32950.28/cwt48.00–51.5066810
CowsLean 85-90%1,17041.48/cwt40.00–43.504854
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29653.33/cwt52.00–54.5069114
SteersSelect1,20592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1092
Dairy HeifersChoice1,26080.00/cwt76.00–85.001,0082
Dairy SteersChoice1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1202

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.