Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good quality today but a lighter offering this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls had instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 5.00 higher and feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.00/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$127.00

17 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	128.50	727	16thin
Medium and Large 2	610	103.00	628	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $99 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

127.00

—

IN average4 barns · 411 hd

134.74

−7.74

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	2,029	77.58	1,574	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	62.47	1,007	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,965	53.48	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	50.77	727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	40.43	442	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	115.00	1,741	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	100.00	1,510	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,680	107.01	1,798	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,269	141.75	1,799	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,228	135.88	1,669	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	123.00	1,613	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,422	110.12	1,566	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,459	85.68	1,250	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	135.96	1,954	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	128.12	1,919	15

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	984	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	755	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	2,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	68.66/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,695	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	284	1
Heifers	StandardHeavy Weight	—	1,650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,683	1
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,198	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,741	4
Heifers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,011	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,680	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,798	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,361	136.33/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,855	42
Steers	Choice	—	1,486	127.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,900	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,965	53.48/cwt	52.00–55.00	1,051	2
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,211	16
Heifers	Standard	—	1,363	77.52/cwt	73.50–81.50	1,057	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,228	135.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,669	25
Heifers	Prime	—	1,269	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,799	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,422	110.12/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,566	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	60.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	988	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	65.64/cwt	64.50–70.00	1,038	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	742	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	48.53/cwt	47.00–52.00	710	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,230	123.00/cwt	116.50–125.00	1,513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	41.90/cwt	40.00–44.00	501	3

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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