Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, but slaughter steers were trading steady to lower and slaughter heifers trending lower with a good offering of steers and heifers. Cows were trending higher with good value on higher dressing breaker cows and bulls were unevenly steady. A light offering of feeder calves today were trending lower but value added calves were at a good value.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.72/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$133.72

29 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$35.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	139.79	900	24
Large 2	598	104.60	626	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.19/cwt here — about $275 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 sale29 hd

133.72

—

IN average4 barns · 182 hd

138.29

−4.56

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	—	High	1,681	116.83	1,963	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	88.64	1,409	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	61.65	782	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	41.50	477	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,335	129.00	1,722	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,446	117.02	1,692	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,470	120.00	1,764	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	100.00	1,370	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,222	146.25	1,787	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	142.25	1,807	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,232	135.39	1,668	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,247	112.97	1,409	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,330	147.50	1,962	43
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,223	142.04	1,737	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,267	137.19	1,738	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,459	119.00	1,736	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	924	8
Heifers	Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,993	118.65/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,365	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	58.01/cwt	54.00–61.50	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	64.07/cwt	63.50–65.50	836	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	78.78/cwt	74.50–81.50	1,069	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,247	112.97/cwt	107.50–120.00	1,409	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,330	147.50/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,962	43
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,764	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,223	142.04/cwt	139.75–143.00	1,737	18
Heifers	Prime	—	1,222	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,787	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,232	135.39/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,668	11
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,722	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,446	117.02/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,692	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,259	143.01/cwt	139.75–144.75	1,800	38
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,305	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	90.99/cwt	84.50–100.00	1,497	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	516	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,236	137.27/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,697	14
Steers	Select	—	1,459	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,695	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,924	1

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 →