Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-05-09

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 9
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
11 head
57 vs last sale 68 28 vs year ago 39 · 71.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
14 vs last sale 216 107 vs year ago 123 · +87.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with good valve on high quality steers and slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing breaker cows and bull with instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers and heifers were too few to compare today with feeder bulls trending lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.50/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$156.50
7 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+36.69
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1605156.509477thin
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 sale7 hd
156.50
IN average3 barns · 32 hd
119.81
+36.69
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
BullsHigh1,638109.641,7969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39495.221,32849
CowsBoner 80-85%Average90774.326745thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99550.004981thin
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,278138.501,7702thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,543136.172,1013thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,295180.002,33114
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,215171.752,08719
HeifersChoiceAverage1,178145.001,7072thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,065123.331,3143thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,538114.501,7612thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,302180.602,35134
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,233173.292,13759
SteersChoiceAverage1,342143.301,9235thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
SteersChoice and Prime1,233173.29/cwt164.50–177.002,13759
SteersChoice1,342143.30/cwt140.00–149.501,9235
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed90585.69/cwt80.00–90.007752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42799.74/cwt91.00–110.001,42330
BullsMedium and Large 1675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0133
BullsMedium and Large 1380192.50/cwt192.50–192.507321
BullsMedium and Large 1703136.00/cwt136.00–136.009562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy490162.00/cwt162.00–162.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy530161.00/cwt161.00–161.008531
BullsMedium and Large 1425181.00/cwt181.00–181.007691
SteersMedium and Large 1485174.00/cwt174.00–174.008441
SteersMedium 1910122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1101
Bulls1,888120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2662
Bulls1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
Bulls1,594111.12/cwt110.00–113.001,7716
CowsBoner 80-85%90866.74/cwt61.00–72.006063
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1001
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34488.36/cwt80.50–90.501,18818
Dairy HeifersPrime1,278138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,7702
Dairy SteersPrime1,543136.17/cwt131.00–145.002,1013
HeifersChoice and Prime1,215171.75/cwt160.00–176.502,08719
HeifersSelect1,095130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4242
HeifersChoice1,240145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7981
CowsLean 85-90%99550.00/cwt50.00–50.004981
SteersPrime1,302180.60/cwt177.00–182.502,35134
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
HeifersChoice1,115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6171
HeifersStandard1,538114.50/cwt114.00–115.001,7612
HeifersPrime1,295180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,33114

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.