Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Aug 30
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 165▲ 262 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were steady to firm and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with higher quality steers and heifers still good. Ho comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady to firm and feeder heifers steady with feeder bulls trending lower and some good value added lighter feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.42/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$164.42
18 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.68
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447164.4273518thin
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 sale18 hd
164.42
—
IN average5 barns · 303 hd
146.74
+17.68
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—Low1,417107.111,5188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42989.991,28631
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08961.8767411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10243.494793thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,123112.201,2602thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,225104.981,2864thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,265152.371,92764
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317146.991,93617
HeifersChoiceAverage1,120131.351,4719thin
HeifersSelectAverage978112.661,1025thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,340110.001,4741thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,269152.781,93971
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,384145.522,0148thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,287136.561,75813
SteersSelectAverage953122.001,1622thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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—498170.00/cwt170.00–170.008472
BullsMedium and Large 1—738131.00/cwt131.00–131.009672
BullsLarge 2—60582.00/cwt82.00–82.004961
BullsMedium and Large 1—648139.00/cwt139.00–139.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—333168.00/cwt168.00–168.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—492165.50/cwt165.50–165.508143
SteersMedium and Large 1—495184.00/cwt184.00–184.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—414207.00/cwt207.00–207.008575
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—725164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—358166.00/cwt166.00–166.005943
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008388
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007331
SteersMedium and Large 1—295202.00/cwt202.00–202.005961
SteersMedium and Large 1—535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls——1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Bulls——1,176105.38/cwt100.00–113.501,2395
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16040.00/cwt40.00–40.004641
HeifersSelect—953116.73/cwt110.00–120.001,1123
Bulls——1,867120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2402
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03857.42/cwt51.00–63.005966
SteersSelect—965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Dairy SteersChoice—1,225104.98/cwt100.00–115.001,2864
SteersPrime—1,269152.78/cwt150.00–155.501,93971
SteersChoice—1,287136.56/cwt130.00–139.501,75813
SteersChoice and Prime—1,384145.52/cwt143.50–147.002,0148
HeifersStandard—1,340110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4741
HeifersChoice—1,120131.35/cwt124.00–139.501,4719
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,317146.99/cwt143.50–149.001,93617
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,123112.20/cwt110.00–115.001,2602
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—940124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1661
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15167.20/cwt65.00–70.007735
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,29183.42/cwt80.00–85.501,0778
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,47792.27/cwt86.00–102.501,36323
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,015106.56/cwt106.00–107.001,0822
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07345.23/cwt45.00–45.504852
HeifersPrime—1,265152.37/cwt151.50–153.751,92764

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.