Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-04-12

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 12
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
29 head
7 vs last sale 36 34 vs year ago 63 · 54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
301 head
124 vs last sale 177 22 vs year ago 279 · +7.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 lower with a good offering this week. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today due to no Holstein last week . Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers were sharply higher with feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.31/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$131.31
20 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.31
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1589131.3177320
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
131.31
IN average4 barns · 396 hd
136.62
−5.31
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
BullsAverage1,679109.821,8446thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43282.211,17713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12165.1373010
CowsLean 85-90%High83542.503552thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,461121.751,77918
HeifersPrimeAverage1,327146.501,94426
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,230142.921,75873
HeifersChoiceAverage1,214133.961,62624
HeifersSelectAverage1,063118.121,2564thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,351148.072,00027
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347140.941,89880
SteersChoiceAverage1,300134.641,7502thin
SteersSelectAverage1,057120.641,2753thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1308151.00/cwt151.00–151.004655
BullsMedium and Large 1620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 1900107.00/cwt101.00–110.009633
HeifersMedium and Large 1530137.62/cwt136.00–138.007295
HeifersMedium and Large 1393138.00/cwt138.00–138.005422
SteersMedium and Large 2323125.00/cwt125.00–125.004042
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added483142.00/cwt142.00–142.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added583135.00/cwt135.00–135.007875
HeifersMedium and Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007622
SteersMedium and Large 1600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008641
Bulls97591.00/cwt91.00–91.008871
Bulls1,820113.58/cwt108.50–117.002,0675
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36554.50/cwt54.50–54.507441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09466.31/cwt63.00–70.007259
CowsLean 85-90%63045.00/cwt45.00–45.002841
HeifersPrime1,327146.50/cwt146.00–149.001,94426
HeifersSelect1,063118.12/cwt115.00–120.001,2564
SteersSelect1,057120.64/cwt120.00–121.001,2753
SteersChoice1,300134.64/cwt132.50–137.001,7502
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,461121.75/cwt121.75–121.751,77918
HeifersChoice1,214133.96/cwt127.00–137.501,62624
HeifersChoice and Prime1,230142.92/cwt138.00–145.751,75873
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32075.67/cwt72.50–79.009995
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50286.30/cwt81.50–92.001,2968
CowsLean 85-90%1,04040.00/cwt40.00–40.004161
SteersChoice and Prime1,347140.94/cwt138.00–145.501,89880
SteersPrime1,351148.07/cwt147.50–148.502,00027

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.