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
BullsLow1,417107.111,5188thin
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 1Fancy498170.00/cwt170.00–170.008472
BullsMedium and Large 1738131.00/cwt131.00–131.009672
BullsLarge 260582.00/cwt82.00–82.004961
BullsMedium and Large 1648139.00/cwt139.00–139.009012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy333168.00/cwt168.00–168.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added492165.50/cwt165.50–165.508143
SteersMedium and Large 1495184.00/cwt184.00–184.009111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added414207.00/cwt207.00–207.008575
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added725164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added358166.00/cwt166.00–166.005943
HeifersMedium and Large 1325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008388
HeifersMedium and Large 1470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007331
SteersMedium and Large 1295202.00/cwt202.00–202.005961
SteersMedium and Large 1535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Bulls1,176105.38/cwt100.00–113.501,2395
CowsLean 85-90%1,16040.00/cwt40.00–40.004641
HeifersSelect953116.73/cwt110.00–120.001,1123
Bulls1,867120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03857.42/cwt51.00–63.005966
SteersSelect965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Dairy SteersChoice1,225104.98/cwt100.00–115.001,2864
SteersPrime1,269152.78/cwt150.00–155.501,93971
SteersChoice1,287136.56/cwt130.00–139.501,75813
SteersChoice and Prime1,384145.52/cwt143.50–147.002,0148
HeifersStandard1,340110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4741
HeifersChoice1,120131.35/cwt124.00–139.501,4719
HeifersChoice and Prime1,317146.99/cwt143.50–149.001,93617
Dairy HeifersChoice1,123112.20/cwt110.00–115.001,2602
SteersSelectReturn to Feed940124.00/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 Feed1,015106.56/cwt106.00–107.001,0822
CowsLean 85-90%1,07345.23/cwt45.00–45.504852
HeifersPrime1,265152.37/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.