Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher with higher packer bids but a light offering due to weather conditions this week. Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with active buyer participation and bulls 1.00 lower. No comparison on feeder cattle today due to low numbers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $100.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$100.33

3 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.39

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	100.33	664	3thin

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 sale3 hd

100.33

—

IN average3 barns · 163 hd

104.72

−4.39

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	2,190	79.78	1,747	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	68.43	1,008	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,970	66.50	1,310	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	53.05	654	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	85.47	1,179	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	88.50	1,239	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,189	113.62	1,351	39
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,174	109.45	1,285	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	100.75	1,436	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,360	79.94	1,087	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,353	113.53	1,536	35
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	110.58	1,548	92
Steers	Choice	Average	1,231	101.63	1,251	8thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	845	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	664	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	79.78/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,747	2
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,472	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,353	113.53/cwt	112.75–115.00	1,536	35
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	54.02/cwt	53.00–55.50	653	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,178	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.50	1,213	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	85.47/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,179	3
Heifers	Standard	—	1,360	79.94/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,087	3
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,600	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,239	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	71.01/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,081	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,174	109.45/cwt	108.50–111.50	1,285	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,970	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,310	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	110.58/cwt	107.50–111.50	1,548	92
Heifers	Prime	—	1,189	113.62/cwt	113.25–113.75	1,351	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	51.75/cwt	51.00–52.50	655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	62.41/cwt	59.00–67.00	846	6

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →