Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending lower but active buyer participation on the higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were too few today. Cows and bulls were also lower this week. A light offering of feeder calves today and measurably lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$136.50

8 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.85

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	136.50	757	8thin

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 sale8 hd

136.50

—

IN average6 barns · 166 hd

123.65

+12.85

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	1,660	79.00	1,311	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	67.38	932	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	53.14	620	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	40.00	385	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	83.16	1,127	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,710	99.00	1,693	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,306	127.03	1,659	38
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,243	123.53	1,535	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	116.41	1,453	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,310	80.00	1,048	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,440	127.75	1,840	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,359	124.23	1,688	54
Steers	Choice	Average	1,362	115.59	1,574	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	49.55/cwt	48.00–52.50	568	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.53/cwt	53.00–61.00	655	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	70.17/cwt	70.00–70.50	930	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,243	123.53/cwt	121.25–124.25	1,535	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	83.16/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,127	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,440	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,840	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,362	115.59/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,574	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,359	124.23/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,688	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	66.36/cwt	63.00–69.50	932	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	385	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	116.41/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Standard	—	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,306	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.75	1,659	38

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 →