Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 27
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
7 vs last sale 38 19 vs year ago 12 · +158.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
279 head
56 vs last sale 223 94 vs year ago 185 · +50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 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 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 2.00 lower. There was a light offering of feeder calves this week that were trending lower with light buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $124.00/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$124.00
15 head · 847 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.99
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1847124.001,05015thin
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 sale15 hd
124.00
IN average4 barns · 407 hd
122.01
+1.99
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
BullocksAverage1,27598.001,2501thin
BullsAverage1,56588.401,38413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45170.341,02131
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14249.825693thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98837.243682thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,389101.281,40724
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,26092.281,16312
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,243122.441,52271
HeifersChoiceAverage1,210115.321,3968thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,108103.801,1503thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,345122.481,64756
SteersChoiceAverage1,290118.811,53338
SteersSelectAverage1,150103.841,1949thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls1,59690.21/cwt84.50–94.501,44010
Bulls1,46382.36/cwt82.00–82.501,2053
SteersChoice1,290118.81/cwt114.00–120.501,53338
HeifersChoice and Prime1,243122.44/cwt121.00–124.001,52271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14249.82/cwt49.00–51.005693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34265.42/cwt60.00–68.5087815
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008965
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added579132.00/cwt132.00–132.007644
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy531140.00/cwt140.00–140.007433
BullsMedium and Large 1408145.00/cwt145.00–145.005922
SteersMedium and Large 1950116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,10210
BullsMedium and Large 2760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,389101.28/cwt101.25–102.001,40724
HeifersChoice1,189116.22/cwt115.00–120.501,3827
BullsMedium and Large 1640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008002
HeifersMedium and Large 1710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251
HeifersSelect1,108103.80/cwt100.00–110.001,1503
SteersChoice and Prime1,345122.48/cwt121.00–125.001,64756
HeifersMedium and Large 1488132.00/cwt132.00–132.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 1300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55374.96/cwt70.00–81.001,16416
CowsLean 85-90%98837.24/cwt34.00–40.003682
Bullocks1,27598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2501
SteersSelect1,150103.84/cwt100.00–110.001,1949
Dairy SteersChoice1,26092.28/cwt85.00–97.251,16312
HeifersChoice1,360109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4821

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.