Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 to 7.00 higher and slaughter heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher with higher packer inquiry and a good offering of higher quality slaughter cattle. Holstein slaughter cattle were 4.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 higher and bulls trending higher. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls also trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.55/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$123.55

20 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.78

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	123.55	920	20

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 sale20 hd

123.55

—

IN average2 barns · 155 hd

125.33

−1.78

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	1,909	81.33	1,552	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	67.60	913	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	55.38	683	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	41.04	515	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,255	113.00	1,418	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	90.00	1,112	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,519	102.79	1,561	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,267	89.65	1,136	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,232	129.71	1,598	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,256	125.53	1,577	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	116.04	1,515	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,122	95.06	1,067	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,373	131.59	1,807	63
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,310	125.21	1,641	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,412	119.46	1,687	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,273	101.00	1,286	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1Fancy	—	604	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Bulls	—	—	2,113	86.25/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	65.77/cwt	60.00–69.50	890	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	71.94/cwt	70.00–77.00	967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	52.20/cwt	50.50–53.00	683	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,112	1
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,255	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,418	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,267	89.65/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,136	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,519	102.79/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,561	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,256	125.53/cwt	122.50–127.75	1,577	27
Steers	Prime	—	1,373	131.59/cwt	128.25–134.00	1,807	63
Steers	Select	—	1,273	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,286	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,412	119.46/cwt	118.50–121.00	1,687	3
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,655	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	2,060	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,299	125.23/cwt	122.00–127.75	1,627	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	57.19/cwt	54.50–59.50	681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	43.80/cwt	40.00–47.50	566	4
Heifers	Prime	—	1,232	129.71/cwt	128.00–134.75	1,598	42
Heifers	Select	—	1,252	102.62/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	116.04/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,515	11
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	928	83.73/cwt	77.00–90.00	777	2

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 →