Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to a light test last week there is no comparison but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending sharply higher with a good offering of steers and heifer and better packer inquiry this week. Cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with bulls significantly higher today. All classes of feeder calves were trending higher with some nice groups of steers and heifers this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.78/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$135.78

27 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$26.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.65

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	136.77	790	26
Medium and Large 2	400	110.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.77/cwt here — about $350 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 sale27 hd

135.78

—

IN average5 barns · 300 hd

142.43

−6.65

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	1,732	81.61	1,413	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	81.95	1,311	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,265	69.00	873	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	60.87	703	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	38.96	407	6thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,478	133.02	1,966	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,327	153.32	2,035	43
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,224	147.77	1,809	88
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	134.94	1,572	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,064	117.19	1,246	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,379	155.82	2,149	39
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	150.25	2,063	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,254	128.93	1,617	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	945	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	734	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,032	9
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,030	56.52/cwt	50.00–65.00	582	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,237	1
Bulls	—	—	2,235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,123	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	86.33/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,458	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	30.30/cwt	30.00–30.50	350	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,966	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,222	147.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,807	87
Steers	Choice	—	1,254	128.93/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,617	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	150.25/cwt	146.00–151.50	2,063	23
Heifers	Prime	—	1,327	153.32/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,035	43
Heifers	Choice	—	1,165	134.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,572	11
Steers	Prime	—	1,379	155.82/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,149	39
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,478	133.02/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,966	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	56.30/cwt	55.00–59.50	641	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	66.36/cwt	64.00–69.00	779	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	76.12/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,127	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,265	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	873	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,018	118.59/cwt	115.00–123.50	1,207	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	43.29/cwt	40.00–45.00	429	4

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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