Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week but slaughter steers and heifers were trending lower with still good value on higher quality steers and heifers. Too few of Holstein slaughter steers to trend. Cows were trending steady to higher with bulls trending lower. All classes of feeder calves were trending lower with value added calves at good value.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.57/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$121.57

17 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.81

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	125.40	767	14thin
Medium and Large 2	495	103.67	513	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $253 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 sale17 hd

121.57

—

IN average2 barns · 41 hd

104.76

+16.81

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	1,525	94.44	1,440	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	77.09	1,050	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	68.56	814	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,286	40.81	525	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,052	85.00	894	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,239	151.81	1,881	38
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,185	146.30	1,734	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,465	136.47	1,999	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,120	115.50	1,294	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,100	100.00	1,100	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,307	151.60	1,981	48
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,185	145.94	1,729	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,256	134.15	1,685	5thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	115.15/cwt	114.00–120.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.65/cwt	119.00–141.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	83.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	979	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	83.66/cwt	80.00–88.00	740	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	68.21/cwt	65.00–71.00	822	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	60.57/cwt	57.50–63.50	805	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	44.08/cwt	43.50–45.00	573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,239	151.81/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,881	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	386	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,256	134.15/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,685	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,185	145.94/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,729	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,120	115.50/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,294	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,307	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,981	48
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,052	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	894	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	99.21/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,465	136.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,999	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,185	146.30/cwt	141.50–147.75	1,734	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	75.36/cwt	72.50–79.50	1,023	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	82.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,144	8

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →