Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-04-05

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 5
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 56 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 265▼ 106 vs year ago 283 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher this week. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of cows today and bulls 4.00 lower today. Feeder steers were too few to compare today and feeder heifers 2.00 lower with feeder bulls too few last week to compare but, they were trending higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.56/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$121.56
18 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$547
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.76
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429130.2655812thin
Medium and Large 2493104.145136thin
One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $45 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 sale18 hd
121.56
—
IN average6 barns · 736 hd
139.32
−17.76
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—High1,676101.981,70913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40582.691,16229
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,50079.501,1931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20259.627177thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86536.003111thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425125.001,7811thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,366148.502,02918
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,230143.891,77050
HeifersChoiceAverage1,125130.791,4716thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,210106.081,2843thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,480148.672,20013
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,287143.911,85217
SteersChoiceAverage1,647132.002,1743thin
SteersSelectAverage1,150122.291,4067thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Fancy—423157.00/cwt157.00–157.006643
BullsMedium and Large 1—270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
BullsMedium and Large 1—400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
BullsMedium and Large 1—890111.00/cwt111.00–111.009881
BullsMedium and Large 1—660125.42/cwt120.00–131.008282
BullsLarge 2—91585.00/cwt85.00–85.007781
SteersMedium and Large 1—635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230100.00/cwt100.00–100.002301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—441130.00/cwt130.00–130.005734
SteersMedium and Large 1—480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—85090.00/cwt90.00–90.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 1—545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
BullsMedium and Large 1—467143.00/cwt143.00–143.006685
HeifersMedium and Large 1—345136.05/cwt130.00–139.004693
BullsMedium and Large 2—75893.48/cwt91.00–96.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—407108.28/cwt105.00–115.004413
Bulls——1,794112.64/cwt110.50–116.002,0214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25464.47/cwt62.50–68.008084
CowsLean 85-90%—86536.00/cwt36.00–36.003111
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,50079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1931
Bulls——1,26584.69/cwt81.00–87.501,0712
Bulls——1,726100.82/cwt93.00–105.001,7407
SteersSelectHeavy Weight—1,760106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8661
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,048125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3106
SteersPrime—1,480148.67/cwt147.00–150.002,20013
SteersChoice—1,460136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,9861
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,230143.89/cwt138.00–145.501,77050
SteersChoice and Prime—1,287143.91/cwt140.00–145.501,85217
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,425125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7811
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,740130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2622
HeifersChoice—1,125130.79/cwt128.00–135.001,4716
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13353.15/cwt51.00–56.006023
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48789.70/cwt81.00–96.501,33415
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31875.17/cwt70.50–79.5099114
HeifersPrime—1,366148.50/cwt148.50–148.502,02918
HeifersSelect—1,210106.08/cwt100.00–109.501,2843

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.