Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last due to no coverage last week, but all classes of slaughter cattle were selling mostly steady today with some good steers and heifers. Holsteins were also mostly steady. Cows and bulls were trending higher with a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls. Feeders numbers were very light today with no comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$105.00

1 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.20

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	105.00	861	1thin

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 sale1 hd

105.00

—

IN average3 barns · 231 hd

119.20

−14.20

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	1,785	99.02	1,767	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	78.25	1,147	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	53.25	575	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	43.00	516	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	88.00	1,131	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,607	101.50	1,631	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	97.00	1,375	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,222	122.32	1,495	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,177	116.29	1,369	13
Heifers	Select	Average	880	87.00	766	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	122.44	1,595	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,271	116.75	1,484	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,186	96.69	1,147	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	97.03/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,594	6
Steers	Select	—	1,186	96.69/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,147	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	880	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	766	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	122.44/cwt	121.25–123.75	1,595	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	626	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,177	116.29/cwt	115.50–117.00	1,369	13
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,607	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,631	3
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	101.01/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,945	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	78.83/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,154	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	990	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,258	116.89/cwt	113.00–119.75	1,470	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,222	122.32/cwt	121.25–124.50	1,495	58
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,418	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,375	3

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 →