Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher with more active bidding on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher with good offering of higher quality Holstein steers. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation. Feeder steers too few to compare but feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.89/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$149.89

20 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.38

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	153.22	985	17thin
Medium and Large 2	458	131.00	600	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $385 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 sale20 hd

149.89

—

IN average5 barns · 235 hd

160.27

−10.38

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,496	111.94	1,675	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	93.13	1,388	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	71.10	829	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,255	50.00	628	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	92.00	1,116	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,551	137.09	2,126	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	120.00	1,794	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	100.00	1,470	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,301	172.78	2,248	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,242	161.57	2,007	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	150.50	2,235	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,392	171.70	2,390	65
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	163.77	2,252	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	152.50	1,722	13

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1Fancy	—	417	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	156.86/cwt	153.00–161.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.31/cwt	157.00–171.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	831	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	103.99/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,277	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	86.87/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,173	11
Bulls	—	—	1,831	121.87/cwt	115.00–132.00	2,231	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	71.10/cwt	65.00–76.00	829	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	96.75/cwt	90.50–106.50	1,521	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	628	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	163.77/cwt	156.00–166.50	2,252	14
Steers	Prime	—	1,392	171.70/cwt	168.50–175.00	2,390	65
Dairy Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,213	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,116	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,470	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,551	137.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,126	16
Heifers	Prime	—	1,301	172.78/cwt	168.00–173.50	2,248	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,485	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,235	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,242	161.57/cwt	155.50–165.00	2,007	43
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,794	1
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,129	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,722	13

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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