Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-10-03

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 3
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 98▼ 3 vs year ago 67 · −4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 260▼ 97 vs year ago 255 · −38.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 lower with lighter packer interest this week. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare. Cows were 1.00 lower and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a lighter test today. Feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers significantly higher with feeder bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher with some good fancy type feeder today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.66/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$212.66
28 head · 693 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,475
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$106.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.93
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1683216.461,47827
Medium and Large 2980110.001,0781thin
One grade step is worth $106.46/cwt here — about $400 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 sale28 hd
212.66
—
IN average4 barns · 324 hd
187.73
+24.93
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—Average1,475125.001,8441thin
Bulls—Average1,793116.332,0867thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490103.481,54121
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21682.861,00721
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,483135.002,0022thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,317187.572,47049
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,232176.812,17811
HeifersSelectAverage1,003159.001,5958thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,655131.502,1761thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,344186.002,5007thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,227180.092,21010
SteersSelectAverage1,076155.571,6747thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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—415254.88/cwt251.00–257.001,0583
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—525239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2555
BullsMedium and Large 1—570181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1—621189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1744
BullsMedium and Large 2—795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1532
BullsMedium and Large 1—295251.00/cwt251.00–251.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—828183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,5153
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—634234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4846
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—707239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6903
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—543237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2876
SteersMedium and Large 1—510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1—445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—663250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,65810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—660149.00/cwt149.00–149.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—920134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327227.00/cwt227.00–227.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—980110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,0191
BullsMedium and Large 2—380161.00/cwt161.00–161.006121
BullsMedium and Large 1—215250.00/cwt250.00–250.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—566231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3074
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,000163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6302
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,240149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,8541
Bulls——1,583109.95/cwt108.50–115.001,7413
Bulls——1,951121.11/cwt117.00–125.002,3634
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,59564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14879.97/cwt74.00–88.0091813
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,501102.21/cwt92.00–108.501,53417
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,423114.00/cwt112.00–115.001,6223
SteersPrime—1,344186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5007
SteersSelect—1,310129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6901
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,037160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6596
SteersChoice and Prime—1,227180.09/cwt174.00–183.502,21010
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,483135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0022
Bullocks——1,475125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8441
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28790.91/cwt88.00–94.001,1707
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,3981
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,232176.81/cwt170.00–181.502,17811
HeifersPrime—1,317187.57/cwt186.50–187.752,47049
HeifersStandard—1,655131.50/cwt131.50–131.502,1761
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,003159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5958

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.