Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 higher with bulls 1.00 higher higher. Feeder cattle were too few to compare but feeder steers and bulls trending lower with heavier feeder steers at a good value and feeder heifers trending higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.89/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$125.89

9 head · 1,019 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.34

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,019	125.89	1,283	9thin

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 sale9 hd

125.89

—

IN average3 barns · 280 hd

146.23

−20.34

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	—	Low	1,568	98.56	1,545	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	79.72	1,063	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	63.83	694	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	40.25	448	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	120.00	1,770	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,157	143.74	1,663	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	970	134.47	1,304	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,324	118.75	1,572	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,423	152.00	2,163	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	144.51	1,883	105
Steers	Choice	Average	1,224	136.49	1,671	14

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	848	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	843	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,239	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	553	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,251	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,526	100.88/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,539	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	865	84.50/cwt	83.00–86.00	731	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	60.06/cwt	59.00–61.00	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	66.10/cwt	62.50–70.00	689	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,267	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,719	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,770	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,224	136.49/cwt	125.00–139.75	1,671	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,303	144.51/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,883	105
Steers	Prime	—	1,423	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,163	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	76.39/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,018	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	83.93/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,218	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	420	1
Heifers	Choice	—	970	134.47/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,304	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,157	143.74/cwt	141.00–145.75	1,663	46

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 →