Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter were also had instances of higher/lower. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a good offering today and bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were sharply higher with some good value steers and feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.41/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$142.41

17 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$54.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.94

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	145.63	866	16thin
Medium and Large 2	960	91.00	874	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.63/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale17 hd

142.41

—

IN average3 barns · 303 hd

125.47

+16.94

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	1,606	81.00	1,301	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	67.41	953	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	54.84	717	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	907	39.42	357	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	60.00	684	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	104.11	1,385	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	98.00	1,240	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,545	80.00	1,236	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,313	128.75	1,690	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,310	125.18	1,640	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	116.32	1,530	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,380	107.00	1,477	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,383	127.00	1,756	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	124.15	1,693	47
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	113.62	1,523	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,350	102.85	1,388	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,355	98.00	1,328	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	50.66/cwt	48.00–52.50	529	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	56.23/cwt	55.00–57.50	784	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	64.28/cwt	59.00–69.00	897	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	39.51/cwt	39.00–40.00	324	2
Bulls	—	—	1,309	72.25/cwt	70.00–75.50	946	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	116.32/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,530	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,330	104.11/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,385	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,265	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,240	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,236	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,355	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,328	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	124.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,693	47
Steers	Prime	—	1,383	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,756	12
Steers	Select	—	1,350	102.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,310	125.18/cwt	124.75–126.00	1,640	37
Steers	Choice	—	1,340	113.62/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,523	11
Dairy Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	87.26/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,589	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,313	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,690	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,380	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	44.17/cwt	42.00–46.00	434	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	73.66/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,068	16

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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