Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-04-11

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 11
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 42▲ 63 vs year ago 29 · +217.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 217▼ 126 vs year ago 301 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with higher packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending higher today. There was a good offering of cows with active bidding and trending higher with bulls unevenly steady. All classes of feeder calves were in high demand and trending higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.40/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$153.40
47 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.18
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535159.1085240
Medium and Large 2641120.867747thin
One grade step is worth $38.24/cwt here — about $77 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 sale47 hd
153.40
—
IN average5 barns · 157 hd
162.59
−9.18
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
Bulls—High1,630108.091,76110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42592.531,31841
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13367.7276710
CowsLean 85-90%Average89535.003132thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,375136.001,8701thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,375135.001,8564thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335125.791,6796thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,295117.001,5151thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,293172.502,23025
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,258161.272,0296thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,178151.531,7855thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,320173.252,28715
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293164.962,13330
SteersChoiceAverage1,320150.731,9904thin
SteersSelectAverage1,185123.501,4632thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2—235146.00/cwt146.00–146.003432
HeifersMedium and Large 1—504126.00/cwt126.00–126.006355
BullsMedium and Large 2—860109.00/cwt109.00–109.009372
BullsMedium and Large 1—679131.93/cwt130.00–138.008964
BullsMedium and Large 1—845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009721
BullsMedium and Large 2—370134.00/cwt134.00–134.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417149.00/cwt149.00–149.006217
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745101.50/cwt101.50–101.507561
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—573149.00/cwt149.00–149.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620132.50/cwt132.50–132.508221
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—460187.00/cwt187.00–187.008604
HeifersMedium and Large 1—339173.00/cwt173.00–173.005864
HeifersMedium and Large 1—900120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009693
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470136.31/cwt135.00–137.006413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—267161.00/cwt161.00–161.004303
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—518217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1246
SteersMedium and Large 1—650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1382
BullsMedium and Large 1—603132.00/cwt132.00–132.007965
BullsMedium and Large 2—800109.50/cwt109.50–109.508762
BullsMedium and Large 1—450166.00/cwt166.00–166.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—445192.00/cwt192.00–192.008543
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—593181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,0764
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—454187.00/cwt187.00–187.008494
SteersChoice—1,320150.73/cwt150.00–151.501,9904
CowsLean 85-90%—90040.00/cwt40.00–40.003601
HeifersChoice—1,178151.53/cwt147.50–155.001,7855
HeifersPrime—1,293172.50/cwt170.00–176.502,23025
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35685.75/cwt81.50–89.501,16314
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45996.89/cwt90.00–110.001,41426
Dairy SteersChoice—1,295117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5151
Dairy SteersPrime—1,375135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8564
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,335125.79/cwt120.00–127.001,6796
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,258161.27/cwt159.50–168.502,0296
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,375136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8701
SteersChoice and Prime—1,293164.96/cwt159.00–169.502,13330
SteersSelect—1,185123.50/cwt116.00–130.001,4632
SteersPrime—1,320173.25/cwt170.00–176.502,28715
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18872.32/cwt68.00–79.008596
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1101
CowsLean 85-90%—89030.00/cwt30.00–30.002671
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05160.83/cwt59.00–64.006394
Bulls——2,265119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,6951
Bulls——1,559106.88/cwt97.50–113.001,6669
BullsMedium and Large 2—425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1—442174.00/cwt174.00–174.007693
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,025104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 1—325174.00/cwt173.00–180.005667
BullsMedium and Large 1—567151.80/cwt149.50–154.008614
BullsMedium and Large 1—760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008662

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.