Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on high quality groups of steers and heifers. No Holstein steers this week. Cows and bulls were significantly higher with a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls and good buyer inquiry. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.47/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$155.47

30 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$54.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.63

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	162.77	744	26
Medium and Large 2	698	108.00	753	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.77/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale30 hd

155.47

—

IN average5 barns · 376 hd

177.10

−21.63

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,070	120.00	1,284	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	112.93	1,779	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	96.60	1,363	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	74.11	789	17
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,301	179.43	2,334	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,252	173.64	2,174	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,088	157.50	1,714	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,450	135.00	1,958	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,403	125.54	1,761	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,323	179.95	2,381	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	173.90	2,247	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,225	154.16	1,888	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,355	117.90	1,598	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,235	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	159.81/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	152.37/cwt	148.00–161.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	150.88/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	170.66/cwt	170.00–171.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,308	110.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,996	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,475	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	98.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	66.05/cwt	62.00–69.50	709	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	100.29/cwt	94.50–108.00	1,446	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	86.75/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,153	12
Steers	Prime	—	1,323	179.95/cwt	178.50–182.00	2,381	30
Bullocks	—	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,286	1
Steers	Select	—	1,355	117.90/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,598	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,225	154.16/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,888	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,292	173.90/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,247	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,235	174.65/cwt	162.00–177.50	2,157	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	79.06/cwt	73.00–87.50	854	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,301	179.43/cwt	179.00–179.75	2,334	42
Heifers	Standard	—	1,403	125.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,088	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,714	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,465	167.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,451	2

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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