Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-11-01

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 1
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 36▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 235▲ 304 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering higher quality steers and heifers. No test on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of cows with bulls sharply lower. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher this week with some good groups of feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.77/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$141.77
35 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$951
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$611
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1682142.4197134
Medium and Large 2300120.003601thin
One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $611 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 sale35 hd
141.77
—
IN average4 barns · 366 hd
143.36
−1.58
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
Bullocks—High1,850107.501,9891thin
Bulls—High1,81999.881,81710
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46177.741,13630
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,90567.001,2761thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12262.8970544
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,29238.314953thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410125.001,7631thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,295100.001,2951thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,319151.872,00322
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,198145.721,74629
HeifersChoiceAverage1,108131.791,4607thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,275104.001,3261thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,347153.362,06662
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,325144.671,91755
SteersChoiceAverage1,477135.602,00311
SteersSelectAverage1,294120.561,5606thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—565149.23/cwt149.00–150.008439
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723135.00/cwt135.00–135.009766
HeifersMedium and Large 1—640122.00/cwt122.00–122.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—440153.00/cwt153.00–153.006732
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—653164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0715
SteersMedium and Large 1—712147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0473
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572145.34/cwt145.00–146.008313
SteersMedium and Large 1—343170.00/cwt170.00–170.005833
SteersMedium and Large 1—470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007762
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—809150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,21810
SteersMedium and Large 1—678140.10/cwt130.00–145.009503
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—59072.00/cwt72.00–72.004251
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—551172.00/cwt172.00–172.009488
HeifersMedium and Large 1—98090.00/cwt90.00–90.008822
SteersMedium and Large 2—382125.89/cwt125.00–126.004819
BullsMedium and Large 1—532147.00/cwt147.00–147.007823
BullsMedium and Large 1—730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
BullsMedium and Large 1—86090.00/cwt90.00–90.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1—450161.00/cwt161.00–161.007251
BullsMedium and Large 1—390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—526167.00/cwt167.00–167.008785
Bulls——1,853109.24/cwt103.00–115.002,0246
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29957.21/cwt52.00–60.5074314
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,02265.91/cwt61.50–69.0067429
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,52555.00/cwt55.00–55.008391
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,90567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,2761
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39084.01/cwt80.00–90.001,1688
SteersSelect—1,294120.56/cwt120.00–123.501,5606
Dairy SteersChoice—1,295100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2951
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,410125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7631
Bullocks——1,850107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,9891
SteersChoice—1,477135.60/cwt125.00–138.502,00311
CowsLean 85-90%—1,23833.46/cwt33.00–34.004142
HeifersPrime—1,319151.87/cwt150.25–153.502,00322
HeifersSelect—1,275104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3261
SteersPrime—1,347153.36/cwt151.00–154.002,06662
SteersChoice and Prime—1,325144.67/cwt140.50–149.001,91755
HeifersChoice—1,108131.79/cwt130.00–139.501,4607
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0641
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48375.81/cwt70.50–79.501,12421
Bulls——1,54570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0821
Bulls——1,84291.11/cwt85.00–97.001,6783
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,198145.72/cwt140.00–149.001,74629
CowsLean 85-90%—1,40048.00/cwt48.00–48.006721

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.