Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with higher quality steers and heifers selling lower this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare today but were trending lower. Cows were 1.00 to 5.00 higher with a good offering of cows today and bulls were 2.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves were sharply lower with some good groups of heifers and bulls. this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.55/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$170.55

21 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+45.29

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	171.33	679	20
Medium and Large 2	265	155.00	411	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $268 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 sale21 hd

170.55

—

IN average4 barns · 81 hd

125.26

+45.29

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,395	130.00	1,814	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,429	106.56	1,523	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	87.18	1,160	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,094	69.62	761	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	910	45.00	410	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,263	114.08	1,441	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,307	150.00	1,961	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,281	147.52	1,890	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,087	138.01	1,500	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,265	115.00	1,455	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,375	150.95	2,076	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,289	147.60	1,903	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	136.00	2,088	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Medium 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	699	4
Steers	Large 2	—	919	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	399	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,005	89.44/cwt	83.50–99.00	899	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	80.18/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,013	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Bulls	—	—	1,338	105.85/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,416	14
Bulls	—	—	2,077	121.74/cwt	119.00–123.00	2,529	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,375	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,076	30
Heifers	Choice	—	1,087	138.01/cwt	137.50–138.50	1,500	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,265	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,455	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,263	114.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,441	5
Bullocks	—	—	1,395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,814	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,289	147.60/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,903	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	72.46/cwt	66.00–75.00	803	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	61.66/cwt	55.00–65.00	650	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,015	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	93.84/cwt	87.00–115.50	1,356	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,281	147.52/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,890	50
Heifers	Prime	—	1,307	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,961	21

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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