Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher on prime heifers with other slaughter heifers trending lower and active buyer participation on higher quality steers and heifers, No comparison on Holstein steers today. Cows were 5.00 higher with bulls sharp higher with active buyer interest on cows and bulls. Feeder steers were too few to compare with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.69/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$138.69

13 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$41.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.34

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	141.92	717	12thin
Medium and Large 2	520	100.00	520	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $197 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 sale13 hd

138.69

—

IN average5 barns · 80 hd

104.35

+34.34

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	—	High	1,533	93.17	1,428	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	72.88	1,007	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	58.69	694	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	40.00	390	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	100.00	1,270	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,234	130.87	1,615	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,261	126.48	1,595	49
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,202	118.33	1,422	45
Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	110.00	1,397	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,438	89.57	1,288	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,242	131.21	1,630	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,329	125.49	1,668	55
Steers	Choice	Average	1,330	118.77	1,580	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,083	102.50	1,110	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,738	101.28/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,760	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,202	118.33/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,422	45
Heifers	Prime	—	1,234	130.87/cwt	129.75–135.00	1,615	14
Bulls	—	—	1,410	82.84/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,524	93.42/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,424	18
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,329	125.49/cwt	122.00–127.75	1,668	55
Heifers	Standard	—	1,438	89.57/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	822	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	69.19/cwt	65.50–72.00	954	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,397	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	76.04/cwt	73.00–80.50	1,052	21
Steers	Prime	—	1,242	131.21/cwt	129.00–132.25	1,630	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,330	118.77/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,580	2
Steers	Select	—	1,175	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	60.36/cwt	55.50–63.00	676	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	126.80/cwt	124.00–128.50	1,589	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	390	1
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,832	1

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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