Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers and better packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were steady today. Cows were unevenly steady to higher with a good offering of cows and active buyer participation with bulls 1.00 higher today. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers significantly lower and feeder bulls 2.00 to 8.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.42/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$133.42

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$34.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	134.46	707	32
Medium and Large 2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.46/cwt here — about $67 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 sale33 hd

133.42

—

IN average2 barns · 137 hd

145.43

−12.02

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	—	Average	1,620	86.00	1,393	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	76.80	1,107	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	58.15	677	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,312	42.46	557	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,155	115.00	1,328	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,726	125.00	2,158	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,316	151.80	1,998	70
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,291	146.43	1,890	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	131.50	1,710	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	101.50	1,157	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,381	152.79	2,110	84
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,363	144.62	1,971	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,234	138.00	1,703	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,470	119.00	1,749	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 and Large 1	—	412	128.43/cwt	126.00–131.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	549	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	176.18/cwt	170.00–183.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	122.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,300	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,319	45.09/cwt	42.00–47.00	595	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	75.17/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,110	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	64.16/cwt	61.00–68.50	840	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,291	146.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,890	31
Bulls	—	—	1,568	86.58/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,358	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,158	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,328	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,363	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,971	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,157	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,316	151.80/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,998	70
Steers	Choice	—	1,234	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,703	7
Steers	Prime	—	1,381	152.79/cwt	150.00–154.75	2,110	84
Steers	Select	—	1,470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,749	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,690	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	37.20/cwt	35.00–40.00	483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	65.59/cwt	65.00–66.00	951	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	82.99/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,133	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	598	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	2

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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