Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower but higher quality steers were 5.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with higher quality heifers 1.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers today, No comparison on Holsters slaughter this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls 4.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher with good groups of fancy and value added feeder calves this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.56/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$167.56

34 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$43.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	171.56	978	25
Medium and Large 1-2	649	160.00	1,038	8thin
Large 2	915	128.00	1,171	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.56/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale34 hd

167.56

—

IN average5 barns · 558 hd

161.83

+5.73

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	1,635	93.96	1,536	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	85.46	1,117	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	65.20	775	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,245	45.00	560	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,210	125.00	1,513	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,099	81.67	898	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	125.00	1,619	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	110.00	1,585	7thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,257	150.83	1,896	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,166	146.47	1,708	78
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,196	135.04	1,615	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,078	112.34	1,211	11
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,637	96.00	1,572	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,284	156.19	2,005	43
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,311	144.47	1,894	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,214	135.04	1,639	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,130	102.91	1,163	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Fancy	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Steers	Large 2	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	159.19/cwt	159.00–160.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	844	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	82.52/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,310	7
Bulls	—	—	1,701	109.98/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	55.49/cwt	51.00–60.00	642	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	78.99/cwt	74.50–85.00	1,006	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	90.79/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,250	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	907	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,099	81.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	898	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,619	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,441	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,585	7
Steers	Select	—	1,130	102.91/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,078	112.34/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,211	11
Heifers	Standard	—	1,637	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,166	146.47/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,708	78
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,513	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,214	135.04/cwt	128.50–138.00	1,639	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	69.62/cwt	65.00–73.50	837	11
Heifers	Prime	—	1,257	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,896	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,196	135.04/cwt	127.00–138.50	1,615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	560	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,311	144.47/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,894	25
Steers	Prime	—	1,284	156.19/cwt	155.50–156.50	2,005	43

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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