Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with lower packer interest this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers significantly higher and feeder bulls significantly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.70/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$133.70

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	136.88	717	35
Large 2	835	100.00	835	1thin
Medium and Large 2	608	95.00	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $140 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 sale38 hd

133.70

—

IN average4 barns · 421 hd

141.21

−7.51

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	—	High	1,548	76.97	1,191	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	72.76	1,062	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,932	65.50	1,265	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	57.76	804	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	35.33	395	11
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,352	151.38	2,047	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	144.62	1,884	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,100	138.00	1,518	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,460	93.50	1,365	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,460	150.76	2,201	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	147.18	2,103	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	135.50	1,822	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	506	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	130.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	147.64/cwt	146.00–151.00	899	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,000	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	639	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	96.01/cwt	94.50–97.50	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	86.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,681	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	79.89/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,179	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	69.79/cwt	67.00–74.00	991	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	69.49/cwt	61.00–75.00	902	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,429	147.18/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,103	50
Steers	Prime	—	1,460	150.76/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,201	40
Steers	Choice	—	1,345	135.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,822	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	22.54/cwt	20.00–25.00	285	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,932	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,265	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,100	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,460	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,365	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,281	144.64/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,853	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,433	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	53.07/cwt	48.00–55.00	733	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	61.68/cwt	56.00–65.00	872	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,352	151.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,047	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	36.22/cwt	30.00–40.00	356	7

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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