Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with good demand on high quality steers and heifers, No Holstein slaughter steers last week but were trending much higher today. Cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering and demand of high dressing breaker cows and bulls sharply higher this week. A light offering feeder calves today that were trending lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $194.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$194.00

5 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+44.15

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	194.00	945	5thin

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 sale5 hd

194.00

—

IN average5 barns · 54 hd

149.85

+44.15

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	1,754	128.64	2,257	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	108.34	1,504	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	79.28	879	10
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,560	142.50	2,223	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	124.50	1,843	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,489	143.17	2,132	34
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	127.31	1,866	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,201	184.60	2,217	51
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,177	174.97	2,059	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	157.10	2,074	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,260	140.00	1,764	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,032	128.93	1,331	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,292	185.80	2,401	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	175.55	2,308	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	159.00	2,441	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,045	140.00	1,463	1thin

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
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	138.52/cwt	130.00–147.50	2,691	6
Bulls	—	—	1,115	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,201	184.60/cwt	180.00–187.50	2,217	51
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,441	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,866	6
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,489	143.17/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,132	34
Steers	Prime	—	1,292	185.80/cwt	184.25–190.00	2,401	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,843	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	968	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,160	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,404	1
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,223	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,172	175.09/cwt	168.00–179.25	2,052	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	69.13/cwt	61.00–77.00	728	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	89.04/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,146	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	102.98/cwt	93.50–108.50	1,379	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	113.69/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,635	17
Steers	Standard	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,315	175.55/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,308	12

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →