Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-04-06

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 6
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
56 head
34 vs last sale 90 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
283 head
20 vs last sale 263 283 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
5 vs last sale 0 5 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00to 4.00 higher with sharply higher packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 5.00 higher with some high dressing cows and active buyer participation and with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending lower along with feeder heifers and feeder bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.74/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$123.74
23 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.61
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529123.7465523
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 sale23 hd
123.74
IN average5 barns · 765 hd
123.13
+0.61
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
BullsHigh1,61589.231,44114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31169.7991534
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,65864.791,0742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10450.485573thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,33593.001,2424thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44282.931,1966thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,302121.871,587109
HeifersChoiceAverage1,283117.261,50456
HeifersStandardAverage1,03079.308173thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,328123.631,64214
SteersChoiceAverage1,425116.941,66623
SteersSelectAverage1,33594.001,2551thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls1,53594.38/cwt93.00–96.001,4493
Bulls1,63787.82/cwt81.00–91.501,43811
SteersSelect1,33594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2551
HeifersChoice1,283117.26/cwt113.00–119.501,50456
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,33593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2424
HeifersStandard1,03079.30/cwt79.00–80.008173
BullsMedium and Large 1400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
BullsMedium and Large 1450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
SteersMedium and Large 1790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009883
BullsMedium and Large 1500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 1540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005942
BullsMedium and Large 1250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003502
BullsMedium and Large 1628119.50/cwt119.50–119.507502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005727
BullsMedium and Large 1810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008183
SteersMedium and Large 1365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005112
HeifersMedium and Large 1415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
BullsMedium and Large 2445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
SteersMedium and Large 2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
HeifersChoice and Prime1,302121.87/cwt120.00–124.501,587109
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,070920.00/cwt920.00–920.009,8441
SteersMedium and Large 1578139.00/cwt139.00–139.008037
BullsMedium and Large 11,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy611124.00/cwt124.00–124.007589
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005853
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,65864.79/cwt64.00–65.501,0742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11848.72/cwt47.50–50.005452
SteersMedium and Large 1422146.00/cwt146.00–146.006163
BullsMedium and Large 11,03597.31/cwt96.00–100.001,0073
SteersChoice1,425116.94/cwt116.50–118.751,66623
Dairy SteersChoice1,44282.93/cwt80.00–84.001,1966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07554.00/cwt54.00–54.005811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,17164.98/cwt59.00–69.5076117
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-280974.00/cwt74.00–74.005994
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007612
SteersChoice and Prime1,328123.63/cwt122.75–126.001,64214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45174.60/cwt70.00–78.001,08217

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.