Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers heifers 2.00 lower with lower packer bids lower but active buyer participation and a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 higher with bulls 2.00 higher this week. All classes of feeder calves were mostly steady but value added feeders were trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.48/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$116.48

44 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$20.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	117.43	766	42
Medium and Large 2	613	96.50	591	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.93/cwt here — about $175 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 sale44 hd

116.48

—

IN average4 barns · 372 hd

111.13

+5.35

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	1,699	90.38	1,535	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	68.26	968	26
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,615	64.00	1,034	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	53.02	709	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,560	43.00	671	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,122	91.50	1,027	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	96.37	1,344	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,065	85.50	911	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,240	74.00	918	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,304	114.45	1,492	99
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,243	109.00	1,355	56
Heifers	Select	Average	1,024	85.25	873	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,149	81.71	939	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,361	115.16	1,567	151
Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	107.09	1,508	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,135	92.27	1,047	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,774	89.73/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,592	8
Bulls	—	—	1,674	96.54/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	848	1
Steers	Select	—	1,135	92.27/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,047	2
Heifers	Select	—	880	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	810	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,240	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	792	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	754	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	105.79/cwt	105.00–106.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,122	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,027	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,395	96.37/cwt	91.75–98.25	1,344	12
Heifers	Standard	—	1,149	81.71/cwt	80.00–86.00	939	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	983	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	5
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,072	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	890	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,243	109.00/cwt	102.00–111.25	1,355	56
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,065	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	63.46/cwt	59.00–69.00	840	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,560	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	671	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,034	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,408	107.09/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,508	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,304	114.45/cwt	112.50–116.25	1,492	99
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,361	115.16/cwt	113.00–116.75	1,567	151
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	51.53/cwt	48.00–53.50	670	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	55.99/cwt	55.00–58.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	74.80/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,156	11

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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