Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-07-25

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 25
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
58 vs last sale 63 25 vs year ago 30 · 83.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
93 vs last sale 293 7 vs year ago 207 · 3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with better packer inquiry this week and a good offering. Holsteins slaughter steers were too few to compare but were trending higher. Cows and bulls were significantly higher in high demand and active buyer participation today. A light offering of feeder calves today that were trending lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.25/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$171.25
4 head · 784 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
13.29
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1784171.251,3424thin
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 sale4 hd
171.25
IN average5 barns · 237 hd
184.54
−13.29
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
BullocksAverage1,155121.091,3992thin
BullsAverage1,662138.682,3056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,547123.701,91416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28795.431,2283thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17561.007171thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,555160.002,4881thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,255189.362,37655
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,111177.591,97329
HeifersChoiceAverage1,208165.001,9931thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,150141.001,6221thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,289189.942,44859
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373179.202,4605thin
SteersSelectAverage1,180138.751,6373thin
SteersStandardAverage1,160129.001,4961thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1Fancy833173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4413
HeifersMedium and Large 1635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1560177.00/cwt177.00–177.009911
Bulls1,480118.39/cwt115.00–123.001,7522
Bulls1,753148.83/cwt146.00–151.002,6094
CowsLean 85-90%1,17561.00/cwt61.00–61.007171
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,526134.39/cwt125.00–144.002,0518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568113.00/cwt106.00–119.001,7728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28795.43/cwt92.00–100.001,2283
SteersStandard1,160129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4961
SteersChoice and Prime1,373179.20/cwt174.00–183.002,4605
SteersPrime1,289189.94/cwt184.00–193.502,44859
SteersSelect1,180138.75/cwt135.00–141.001,6373
HeifersSelect1,150141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6221
Dairy SteersPrime1,555160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4881
HeifersChoice1,208165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9931
HeifersChoice and Prime1,111177.59/cwt175.00–180.501,97329
HeifersPrime1,255189.36/cwt183.50–192.752,37655
Bullocks1,155121.09/cwt118.00–124.001,3992

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.