Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-05-23

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 23
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 68▲ 9 vs year ago 32 · +28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 245▼ 71 vs year ago 289 · −24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 6.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00 higher with better packer inquiry this week and active bidding. No Holstein slaughter steers last week but they were trending higher today. Cows and bulls were significantly higher with good offering of high dressing cows and bulls with active buyer participation. Feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers trending higher and bulls steady and some good groups of valve added and fancy type feeders offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.53/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$171.53
17 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.95
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578171.5399117thin
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 sale17 hd
171.53
—
IN average4 barns · 236 hd
172.48
−0.95
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
Bullocks—Average1,300147.501,9181thin
Bulls—Average1,775120.532,13911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,417107.731,52638
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06082.748775thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,317135.001,7786thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,000110.001,1001thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,188181.002,1504thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,079176.331,90335
HeifersChoiceLow1,033154.261,59416
HeifersSelectLow1,190120.001,4281thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,179182.532,15247
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,180176.292,08039
SteersChoiceAverage936160.001,4987thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—500203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0152
BullsMedium and Large 1—550185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0182
BullsMedium and Large 1—410181.00/cwt181.00–181.007423
HeifersMedium and Large 1—410169.00/cwt169.00–169.006933
BullsMedium and Large 2—460157.00/cwt157.00–157.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1—783161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—603209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2606
SteersMedium and Large 1—935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
SteersMedium and Large 1—840161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—690202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3945
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—693169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—534178.00/cwt178.00–178.009518
SteersMedium and Large 1—465192.00/cwt192.00–192.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
Bulls——1,739114.24/cwt95.00–120.001,9874
Bulls——1,861130.97/cwt122.00–138.002,4376
Bulls——1,40083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1621
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09778.56/cwt75.00–80.008623
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,25989.57/cwt83.50–94.501,12810
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,473114.21/cwt96.50–126.501,68228
SteersChoice and Prime—1,180176.29/cwt170.00–178.002,08039
SteersChoice—936160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4987
HeifersChoice—1,034137.38/cwt130.00–140.501,4214
HeifersChoice—1,033159.89/cwt150.00–164.501,65212
Dairy SteersChoice—1,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1001
Dairy SteersPrime—1,317135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7786
Bullocks——1,300147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,9181
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,079176.33/cwt169.50–177.501,90335
HeifersPrime—1,188181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1504
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—900112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0081
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11066.00/cwt66.00–66.007331
HeifersSelect—1,190120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4281
SteersPrime—1,179182.53/cwt180.00–186.002,15247

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.