Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-02-14

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 14
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
58 head
26 vs last sale 32 23 vs year ago 35 · +65.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
147 vs last sale 266 20 vs year ago 139 · 14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with lower prices on higher quality steers and heifers with a lighter test today. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high prices on the heavier higher dressing cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder heifers were trading 5.00 lower and feeder bulls trending higher with a good offering of bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.32/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$147.32
38 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+13.16
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1607147.3289438
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 sale38 hd
147.32
IN average4 barns · 115 hd
134.15
+13.16
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
BullsAverage1,31590.321,18811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48288.961,31825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18163.1674610
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,348146.501,9752thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,458128.971,8809thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,336159.972,1375thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,285153.621,9747thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,300113.501,4761thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,073111.751,1992thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,328160.232,12817
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347151.692,04318
SteersChoiceAverage1,475140.002,0652thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy554153.00/cwt153.00–153.008486
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy606162.00/cwt162.00–162.009829
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008379
BullsMedium and Large 1468151.00/cwt151.00–151.007072
BullsMedium and Large 1365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
BullsMedium and Large 1445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
BullsMedium and Large 1580131.00/cwt131.00–131.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 1560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1878100.00/cwt100.00–100.008784
HeifersMedium and Large 1616136.00/cwt136.00–136.008388
BullsMedium and Large 11,15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0352
BullsMedium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy560148.00/cwt148.00–148.008296
BullsMedium and Large 1835121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1726126.40/cwt121.00–135.009185
HeifersMedium and Large 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43482.74/cwt79.00–86.501,18611
Bulls1,36295.75/cwt90.00–100.001,3047
Bulls1,23480.82/cwt79.00–84.009974
HeifersSelect1,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3621
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51993.85/cwt90.00–102.501,42614
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12457.56/cwt55.00–64.506476
HeifersStandard1,300113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,4761
HeifersChoice and Prime1,285153.62/cwt149.00–157.001,9747
HeifersPrime1,336159.97/cwt159.50–160.502,1375
SteersPrime1,328160.23/cwt159.00–161.002,12817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26671.55/cwt69.50–74.009064
SteersChoice1,475140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0652
SteersChoice and Prime1,347151.69/cwt145.00–156.002,04318
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,010103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,0451
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,458128.97/cwt120.50–130.001,8809
Dairy SteersPrime1,348146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,9752

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.