Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with good value on the higher quality steers and heifers and a good offering of steers and heifers. No test on Holstein slaughter steers today. Also no comparison on Holstein slaughter heifers. Cows were 2.00 to 6.00 lower on all classes of cows but good prices on bigger breaker cows and bulls were 6.00 lower with high dressing heavier bulls 7.00 higher. Feeder steers too few last week to compare but trending higher with feeder heifers instances of higher/lower and feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.32/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$127.32

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.95

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	130.79	740	15thin
Medium and Large 2	524	110.00	576	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $164 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 sale18 hd

127.32

—

IN average5 barns · 537 hd

149.27

−21.95

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	1,783	89.58	1,597	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	79.01	1,149	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	60.34	753	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	40.30	435	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,356	135.00	1,831	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	120.00	1,680	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	115.00	1,708	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	100.00	1,370	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,269	155.98	1,979	108
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,237	146.98	1,818	71
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	133.18	1,678	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	112.00	1,277	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,600	96.75	1,548	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,432	154.43	2,211	52
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	149.00	1,976	76
Steers	Choice	Average	1,221	134.23	1,639	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,123	115.20	1,294	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,340	101.00	1,353	1thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,160	5

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.40/cwt	115.00–126.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	150.42/cwt	150.00–152.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	2,002	112.33/cwt	107.50–117.00	2,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.75/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,899	88.77/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.88/cwt	59.00–69.50	793	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	56.30/cwt	50.00–58.50	706	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	84.82/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,308	12
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,370	2
Steers	Prime	—	1,432	154.43/cwt	152.50–157.00	2,211	52
Steers	Select	—	1,615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,873	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,000	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,150	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,708	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,680	4
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,356	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,237	146.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,818	71
Heifers	Prime	—	1,269	155.98/cwt	153.25–163.25	1,979	108
Heifers	Choice	—	1,256	133.87/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,681	9
Steers	Standard	—	1,340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,353	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	149.00/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,976	76
Steers	Choice	—	1,221	134.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,639	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	35.50/cwt	35.00–36.00	391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	42.70/cwt	40.00–45.00	457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	73.65/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,010	13
Heifers	Select	—	1,140	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,600	96.75/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,645	1

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 →