Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with active buyer participation today. No comparison on Holstein slaughter steers due to light offering. Cows were 2.00 to 8.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher with high packer demand high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers were steady to higher with feeder bulls significantly higher with a good offering of bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $213.16/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$213.16

17 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$87.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+58.43

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	218.29	1,126	16thin
Medium and Large 2	615	131.00	806	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.29/cwt here — about $320 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 sale17 hd

213.16

—

IN average5 barns · 79 hd

154.73

+58.43

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	1,674	124.21	2,079	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	112.47	1,485	35
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,945	90.00	1,751	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	85.58	974	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	705	33.73	238	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,365	155.50	2,123	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,219	140.00	1,707	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,125	188.29	2,118	70
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,232	179.41	2,210	45
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,060	161.80	1,715	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	876	155.23	1,359	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,310	154.50	2,024	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,258	188.44	2,371	157
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	176.69	2,232	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,055	172.00	1,815	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,217	166.21	2,023	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	472	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	211.17/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.50/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	597	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	188.08/cwt	180.00–196.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	113.73/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,020	111.86/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,141	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,050	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	87.60/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,052	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	104.08/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,257	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	117.52/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,638	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,217	166.21/cwt	164.00–167.50	2,023	5
Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,365	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,123	1
Dairy Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,219	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,060	161.80/cwt	160.50–163.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Select	—	858	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,310	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,024	4
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,055	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,815	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,263	176.69/cwt	170.50–182.50	2,232	25
Heifers	Prime	—	1,125	188.29/cwt	185.50–190.50	2,118	70
Steers	Prime	—	1,258	188.44/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,371	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	33.73/cwt	31.00–36.00	238	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,874	134.69/cwt	125.00–141.50	2,524	4
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	893	160.46/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,232	179.41/cwt	170.00–183.50	2,210	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	67.91/cwt	60.00–76.00	718	4

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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