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

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 64▲ 18 vs year ago 67 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 158▼ 23 vs year ago 255 · −9.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 31 · −96.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with better packer interest this week and higher prices on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were significantly higher today. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing breaker cows and bulls were had instances of higher/lower with good value on heavier high dressing bulls. Feeder steers were steady to lower with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls instances of higher/lower with a nice offering of feeders this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.46/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$196.46
43 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.59
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563200.891,13239
Medium and Large 2493153.257554thin
One grade step is worth $47.64/cwt here — about $377 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 sale43 hd
196.46
—
IN average3 barns · 495 hd
213.05
−16.59
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—Average93099.009211thin
Bulls—Average1,622111.121,80311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,396109.691,53131
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,050103.502,1222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32688.691,17610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01042.004241thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360140.501,9111thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,333163.922,1852thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,462147.502,1564thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,115110.001,2271thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,224189.062,31465
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,244179.562,23432
HeifersChoiceLow1,245154.001,9171thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,360153.002,0811thin
HeifersSelectAverage950138.331,3143thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,320188.182,48430
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,304183.302,39023
SteersChoiceAverage1,202167.322,0115thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$1,4251thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2—685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0067
HeifersMedium and Large 1—945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660133.00/cwt133.00–133.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—560211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1823
BullsMedium and Large 2—570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2—430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520159.00/cwt159.00–159.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385161.00/cwt161.00–161.006201
SteersMedium and Large 1—622195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2136
SteersMedium and Large 1—790183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4461
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375209.00/cwt209.00–209.007841
SteersMedium and Large 1—485227.37/cwt225.00–232.501,1033
SteersMedium and Large 2—510169.00/cwt169.00–169.008621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—715171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—655192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433216.86/cwt200.00–225.009399
HeifersMedium and Large 1—960135.05/cwt130.00–140.001,2964
SteersMedium and Large 1—695182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2651
SteersMedium and Large 2—800171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3681
SteersMedium and Large 1—355235.00/cwt235.00–235.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1—638182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1612
BullsMedium and Large 1—535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
BullsMedium and Large 1—285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
BullsMedium and Large 1—580194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1252
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—423244.04/cwt238.00–250.001,0328
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—532257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3673
HeifersSelect—1,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5951
CowsPremium White 65-75%—2,050103.50/cwt103.50–103.502,1222
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01042.00/cwt42.00–42.004241
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,406114.81/cwt110.00–124.001,61415
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,244179.56/cwt175.00–183.502,23432
HeifersChoice—1,245154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9171
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,462147.50/cwt147.50–147.502,1564
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
SteersPrime—1,320188.18/cwt186.50–190.002,48430
SteersChoice and Prime—1,304183.30/cwt173.00–185.002,39023
HeifersPrime—1,224189.06/cwt186.25–190.002,31465
HeifersStandard—1,360153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,0811
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,360140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,9111
Bullocks——93099.00/cwt99.00–99.009211
Dairy SteersPrime—1,333163.92/cwt155.00–171.002,1852
SteersChoice—1,202167.32/cwt162.00–169.502,0115
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,51883.20/cwt80.00–85.001,2633
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—875135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1812
Bulls——1,556108.78/cwt100.00–113.001,6939
Bulls——1,920121.66/cwt116.00–128.002,3362
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,386104.89/cwt97.50–109.501,45416
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24491.04/cwt86.00–95.501,1337
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 2—785141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—487230.23/cwt230.00–231.001,12112
BullsMedium and Large 1—405222.50/cwt222.50–222.509012
BullsMedium and Large 2—382173.00/cwt173.00–173.006613
BullsMedium and Large 1—830181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5022

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.