Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-09-19

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
20 vs last sale 44 15 vs year ago 39 · 38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
356 head
116 vs last sale 240 31 vs year ago 325 · +9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower with lower packer interest but a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher with a nice offering of Holstein steers. Cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher and bulls 3.00 higher with active buyer participation with a good offering of cows and bulls. Feeder steers and heifers were sharply lower and feeder bulls trending higher with a light test this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $205.56/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$205.56
9 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,295
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+50.31
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1630205.561,2959thin
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 sale9 hd
205.56
IN average2 barns · 25 hd
155.25
+50.31
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
BullsAverage1,582127.622,01810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488117.831,75340
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15791.821,06210
CowsLean 85-90%Average67855.713783thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,418154.092,1857thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347139.001,87219
HeifersPrimeAverage1,270187.422,38025
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,276179.072,28525
HeifersChoiceAverage1,126167.451,88513
HeifersSelectAverage1,090132.981,4494thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,392185.602,58478
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,318180.872,38482
SteersChoiceAverage1,307165.142,1586thin
SteersSelectAverage1,400120.001,6801thin

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 1Fancy380257.50/cwt257.50–257.509791
BullsMedium and Large 1640202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1670192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2902
BullsMedium and Large 1764185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4134
BullsMedium and Large 1255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 1445192.50/cwt192.50–192.508571
HeifersMedium and Large 1796169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3454
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy513227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1652
HeifersMedium and Large 1635172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0951
HeifersMedium 1560172.50/cwt172.50–172.509661
SteersMedium and Large 1997174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,7405
SteersMedium and Large 2290197.50/cwt197.50–197.505731
Bulls1,177112.79/cwt108.00–119.001,3283
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05587.64/cwt85.00–92.009253
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26698.21/cwt95.00–100.001,2436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,418114.68/cwt103.00–119.501,62624
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,015125.37/cwt120.00–130.001,2732
Bulls1,755133.97/cwt125.00–137.002,3517
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,347139.00/cwt135.00–146.001,87219
Dairy SteersPrime1,418154.09/cwt149.00–164.502,1857
SteersSelect1,400120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6801
SteersChoice1,307165.14/cwt164.00–169.002,1586
SteersChoice and Prime1,317181.00/cwt171.50–183.002,38481
SteersChoice and Prime1,400170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3801
HeifersPrime1,270187.42/cwt186.00–188.502,38025
HeifersSelect1,165140.59/cwt136.50–145.001,6382
SteersPrime1,392185.60/cwt184.00–188.502,58478
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81066.00/cwt66.00–66.005351
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight67855.71/cwt55.00–56.003783
HeifersChoice1,126167.45/cwt160.00–170.501,88513
HeifersChoice and Prime1,276179.07/cwt175.00–183.502,28525
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,581123.96/cwt120.00–126.501,96015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770101.50/cwt101.50–101.501,7971

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.