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Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 4
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 65▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
255 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 235▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 1▲ 31 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 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a good offering of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 2.00 higher and a good offering and nice quality of Replacement cows this week. Feeder steers trending lower and feeder heifers sharply lower and feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.49/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$146.49
41 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.14
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568148.8884539
Medium and Large 2838100.008382thin
One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $8 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 sale41 hd
146.49
—
IN average3 barns · 255 hd
143.36
+3.14
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—Low1,400104.351,4616thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31780.791,06419
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11864.2471821
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01543.004361thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,328128.501,7065thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,394102.121,4244thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage93085.507955thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,303153.001,99416
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317147.381,94150
HeifersChoiceAverage1,315136.471,79515
HeifersSelectAverage886100.828936thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,393153.072,13223
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,340147.921,98230
SteersChoiceAverage1,284138.001,7728thin
SteersSelectAverage1,236112.731,3936thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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—465176.00/cwt176.00–176.008183
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—688140.00/cwt140.00–140.009632
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—268175.00/cwt175.00–175.004692
BullsMedium and Large 2—450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181
BullsMedium and Large 1—625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1—435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—691161.32/cwt161.00–163.001,1156
SteersMedium and Large 1—465161.00/cwt161.00–161.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445117.00/cwt117.00–117.005211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Dairy SteersLarge 2—350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673126.00/cwt126.00–126.008482
HeifersMedium and Large 1—898112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—630161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0147
HeifersMedium and Large 1—988117.99/cwt115.00–121.001,1662
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—476159.45/cwt155.00–165.0075916
HeifersMedium and Large 1—493117.00/cwt117.00–117.005773
BullsMedium and Large 2—685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
BullsMedium and Large 2—840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1—390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005973
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—448146.00/cwt146.00–146.006542
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,317147.38/cwt140.50–150.001,94150
HeifersChoice—1,257133.58/cwt124.00–138.001,6797
SteersChoice and Prime—1,340147.92/cwt140.00–150.001,98230
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—886100.82/cwt93.00–116.008936
HeifersPrime—1,303153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,99416
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15758.64/cwt55.00–60.006786
SteersSelect—1,236112.73/cwt109.00–121.001,3936
SteersPrime—1,393153.07/cwt152.50–154.002,13223
Dairy SteersChoice—1,394102.12/cwt100.00–108.001,4244
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,328128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,7065
HeifersChoice—1,366139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8998
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed—93085.50/cwt85.50–85.507955
SteersChoice—1,284138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7728
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,10266.48/cwt62.50–73.5073315
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31079.21/cwt75.00–84.501,03815
Bulls——98392.00/cwt92.00–92.009042
Bulls——1,609110.52/cwt107.50–114.001,7784
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01543.00/cwt43.00–43.004361
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34586.71/cwt85.00–93.001,1664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,28691.00/cwt91.00–91.001,17011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—843121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,02420
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—544164.00/cwt164.00–164.008924
BullsMedium and Large 1—250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001

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.