Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-01-31

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 31
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
12 head
35 vs last sale 47 56 vs year ago 68 · 82.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
119 vs last sale 231 123 vs year ago 235 · 52.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter heifers sharply higher with a lighter offering but active buyer participation on high quality steers and heifers. Cows had instances of higher/lower with good value on high dressing breaker cows and no test on bulls due to light offering. Feeder calves were too few to compare with feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.67/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$153.67
12 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+44.38
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418153.6764212thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale12 hd
153.67
IN average3 barns · 45 hd
109.29
+44.38
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
BullsHigh1,865111.002,0701thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43184.711,21219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07559.006342thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26540.005061thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,387167.212,31922
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,082155.881,68710
HeifersSelectAverage994126.671,2593thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,080102.001,1021thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,364163.752,23423
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,231149.561,84116
SteersSelectAverage1,010126.251,2754thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
BullsMedium and Large 1330155.58/cwt154.00–160.005137
BullsMedium and Large 1540151.00/cwt151.00–151.008155
Bulls1,865111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13550.00/cwt50.00–50.005681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01568.00/cwt68.00–68.006901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50790.60/cwt82.00–98.501,36511
HeifersSelect1,425120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7101
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,007130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3093
HeifersStandard1,080102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1021
HeifersChoice and Prime1,082155.88/cwt145.00–157.001,68710
SteersChoice and Prime1,320150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,98711
SteersPrime1,364163.75/cwt158.00–164.002,23423
SteersChoice and PrimeReturn to Feed1,035147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5275
CowsLean 85-90%1,26540.00/cwt40.00–40.005061
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32676.61/cwt73.00–79.501,0168
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed778130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0112
HeifersPrime1,392167.53/cwt163.00–170.002,33220
HeifersPrime1,333164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1862
SteersSelect1,020115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1731

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.