Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-02-28

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 28
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
4 head
103 vs last sale 107 15 vs year ago 19 · 78.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
4 vs last sale 146 37 vs year ago 187 · 19.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with higher prices on the higher quality steers and heifers. No dairy last week to compare but dairy steers this week were trending lower. Cows and bulls had instances of higher/lower but, good prices on high dressing heavier cows and bulls. To few of feeder calves today to compare.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$171.00
3 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.93
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418171.007153thin
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 sale3 hd
171.00
IN average4 barns · 277 hd
167.07
+3.93
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
BullocksAverage1,540124.001,9101thin
BullsAverage1,785109.861,96111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54291.941,41814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10166.317306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27045.005721thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,180115.001,3574thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,280165.312,11621
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,307156.362,04410
HeifersChoiceAverage1,055137.001,4451thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,225115.001,4091thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,380166.422,29751
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,312159.862,09727
SteersSelectAverage1,385110.501,5301thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1325151.00/cwt151.00–151.004911
SteersMedium and Large 1418171.00/cwt171.00–171.007153
Bulls1,589102.21/cwt90.00–106.001,6245
Bulls1,948116.24/cwt107.00–120.002,2646
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17855.00/cwt55.00–55.006482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06371.96/cwt70.00–74.007654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39880.20/cwt75.00–85.001,1214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60096.63/cwt89.00–107.001,54610
SteersPrime1,380166.42/cwt165.50–168.502,29751
SteersSelect1,385110.50/cwt110.50–110.501,5301
Dairy SteersChoice1,180115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3574
Bullocks1,540124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9101
CowsLean 85-90%1,27045.00/cwt45.00–45.005721
HeifersChoice1,055137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4451
HeifersChoice and Prime1,307156.36/cwt150.00–159.002,04410
HeifersPrime1,280165.31/cwt160.00–165.752,11621
HeifersStandard1,225115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4091
SteersChoice and Prime1,312159.86/cwt155.00–162.502,09727

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.