Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances 0f higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower this week. Holstein slaughter were 2.00 to 6.00 lower today. Cows were 4.00 to 7.00 lower but still good value on big high dressing breaker cows and bulls 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers trending lower with feeder bulls sharply higher and a light offering of feeder cattle today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.93/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$132.93

15 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$29.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	134.93	979	14thin
Medium and Large 2	730	105.00	767	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about $212 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 sale15 hd

132.93

—

IN average4 barns · 109 hd

140.15

−7.22

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	1,416	99.61	1,410	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	81.08	1,194	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	61.98	690	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	35.00	310	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,655	122.00	2,019	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	109.09	1,498	9thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,300	150.75	1,960	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,218	144.42	1,759	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,079	135.98	1,467	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	121.00	1,573	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,135	105.00	1,192	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,337	150.95	2,018	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	145.13	1,924	41
Steers	Choice	Average	1,268	130.89	1,660	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,120	115.50	1,294	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Heifers	Select	—	1,300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,573	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,019	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,079	135.98/cwt	124.50–138.50	1,467	13
Heifers	Prime	—	1,300	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,960	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	86.31/cwt	82.50–95.00	1,343	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,268	130.89/cwt	124.50–137.00	1,660	2
Steers	Select	—	1,120	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,294	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,373	109.09/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,498	9
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,110	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,571	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,221	144.49/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,764	39
Heifers	Standard	—	1,135	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,192	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,337	150.95/cwt	149.50–151.75	2,018	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	145.13/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,924	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	73.85/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,001	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	65.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	799	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	57.42/cwt	51.00–61.00	566	4
Bulls	—	—	1,322	99.36/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,314	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	2

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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