Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-11-23

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 23
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
28 vs last sale 74 47 vs year ago 93 · 50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
14 vs last sale 329 103 vs year ago 212 · +48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher with a light offering. Cows were 1.00 higher with bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending lower but good value on value added steers and feeder heifers and bulls were unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.88/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$152.88
17 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+24.27
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534152.8881617thin
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 sale17 hd
152.88
IN average3 barns · 384 hd
128.61
+24.27
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
BullocksAverage1,645100.001,6451thin
BullsHigh1,46182.671,2079thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44164.9493635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17249.7258325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13039.254442thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,51580.001,2121thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37098.001,3434thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,97895.001,8793thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,274128.221,63462
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405118.631,6675thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,196102.571,2274thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,22790.761,1143thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,358132.431,79870
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,518125.331,9039thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,446118.301,71122
SteersSelectAverage1,149108.781,2508thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
BullsMedium and Large 265586.00/cwt86.00–86.005631
BullsMedium and Large 260090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
BullsMedium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1633126.00/cwt126.00–126.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1531141.00/cwt141.00–141.007498
HeifersMedium and Large 1433131.00/cwt131.00–131.005672
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added508160.00/cwt160.00–160.0081312
SteersMedium and Large 1610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 1610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007022
HeifersMedium and Large 1562126.00/cwt126.00–126.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 11,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007482
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added483137.00/cwt137.00–137.006624
SteersMedium and Large 1593137.00/cwt137.00–137.008124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,410800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,200960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,5202
BullsValue Added1,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1941
Bulls1,34380.91/cwt80.00–84.001,0875
Bulls2,01590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,8241
Bulls1,66569.49/cwt69.00–70.001,1572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13750.35/cwt45.00–52.0057223
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58042.50/cwt42.00–43.006722
Dairy SteersChoice1,37098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3434
Bullocks1,645100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6451
SteersChoice1,565113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,7681
SteersChoice and Prime1,518125.33/cwt125.00–126.001,9039
SteersPrime1,358132.43/cwt132.00–134.001,79870
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,667105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7504
Dairy HeifersChoice1,51580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2121
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,97895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8793
HeifersStandard1,29893.64/cwt90.00–98.001,2152
HeifersChoice1,346122.04/cwt120.00–123.001,6434
HeifersChoice and Prime1,274128.22/cwt125.00–130.001,63462
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,640105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7221
SteersSelect1,149108.78/cwt100.00–110.001,2508
SteersChoice1,387121.74/cwt120.00–123.001,68917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37162.77/cwt57.50–65.0086123
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57569.10/cwt66.00–76.001,08812
CowsLean 85-90%1,12035.00/cwt35.00–35.003921
CowsLean 85-90%1,14043.50/cwt43.50–43.504961
HeifersSelect1,196102.57/cwt100.00–106.001,2274
HeifersStandard1,08585.00/cwt85.00–85.009221

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.