Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-10-19

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 13▲ 11 vs year ago 55 · +20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 176▼ 40 vs year ago 271 · −14.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still good value on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 this week. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower and still good value on value added and fancy type feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.64/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$115.64
28 head · 676 lb average
Value per head Derived
$781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$371
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$0.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.29
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2365116.004231thin
Medium and Large 1687115.6279527
One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about −$371 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 sale28 hd
115.64
—
IN average4 barns · 111 hd
105.35
+10.29
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
Bulls—Low1,69976.891,3078thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49965.9498824
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,50058.008701thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31555.4872917
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08739.144255thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,33698.751,31919
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,27075.009531thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,133126.751,4364thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,289124.751,60863
HeifersChoiceAverage1,230117.871,4509thin
HeifersSelectAverage96797.679449thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,18581.479653thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,386127.701,77012
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,346124.321,67333
SteersChoiceAverage1,363108.991,4856thin
SteersSelectAverage1,018104.331,0623thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 1—729110.00/cwt110.00–110.008027
HeifersMedium and Large 1—397130.67/cwt130.00–131.005193
BullsMedium and Large 1—428136.56/cwt135.00–138.005842
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1—86699.53/cwt95.00–100.0086211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375111.00/cwt111.00–111.004162
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335128.69/cwt126.00–130.004313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660113.28/cwt110.00–120.007483
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523149.00/cwt149.00–149.007792
SteersMedium and Large 2—600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006603
HeifersMedium and Large 1—510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006021
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—469155.00/cwt155.00–155.007275
SteersMedium and Large 1—680127.95/cwt126.00–132.008703
BullsMedium and Large 1—783101.00/cwt101.00–101.007913
BullsMedium and Large 2—365116.00/cwt116.00–116.004231
BullsMedium and Large 1—518133.58/cwt130.00–139.006925
BullsMedium and Large 1—81091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1—552134.00/cwt134.00–134.007403
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—383145.00/cwt145.00–145.005552
Bulls——1,43872.45/cwt69.50–74.501,0423
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31450.85/cwt50.00–52.506684
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31556.91/cwt53.50–60.0074813
CowsLean 85-90%—1,35544.19/cwt43.00–45.505992
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,50058.00/cwt58.00–58.008701
CowsLean 85-90%—90835.78/cwt31.00–38.003253
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—89095.80/cwt92.00–97.008536
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,33698.75/cwt98.75–98.751,31919
Dairy SteersSelect—1,27075.00/cwt75.00–75.009531
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,700104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7682
SteersPrime—1,386127.70/cwt127.00–129.001,77012
HeifersSelect—1,120101.42/cwt98.00–108.501,1363
HeifersChoice—1,230117.87/cwt114.50–119.001,4509
SteersSelect—995109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0852
SteersChoice—1,194111.48/cwt110.00–115.001,3314
SteersChoice and Prime—1,346124.32/cwt121.00–125.501,67333
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,06595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0121
Bulls——1,85679.56/cwt75.00–83.501,4775
HeifersStandard—1,18581.47/cwt80.00–84.009653
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,289124.75/cwt120.00–125.751,60863
HeifersPrime—1,133126.75/cwt126.75–126.751,4364
CowsBreaker 75-80%—2,02071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,4441
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47665.70/cwt62.00–69.5097023

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.