Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-11-07

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 7
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 36▲ 45 vs year ago 51 · +88.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 366▼ 147 vs year ago 296 · −49.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a light test of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady today. Cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher with a good offering of cows and active bidding and bulls had instances of higher/lower with a good offering also. Feeder steers and heifers were trend higher with nice groups of valve added steers and heifers and feeder bulls were mostly steady with active bidding on all feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.15/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$208.15
44 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$406
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.47
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495217.521,07638
Medium and Large 2451148.846716thin
One grade step is worth $68.68/cwt here — about $406 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 sale44 hd
208.15
—
IN average5 barns · 617 hd
199.68
+8.47
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
Bulls—Average1,610108.061,74026
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,332103.881,38339
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25983.201,04724
CowsLean 85-90%High92566.006111thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,541128.721,9846thin
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,633112.001,8282thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,373186.132,5566thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,307175.702,2965thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,455163.002,3721thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,273138.801,7675thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,340190.252,5495thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,320184.002,4295thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,663169.502,8192thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2—795139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1051
HeifersMedium and Large 1—589204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 1—412193.68/cwt193.00–194.007983
BullsMedium and Large 1—453172.50/cwt172.50–172.507813
BullsMedium and Large 2—600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0903
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—683215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4684
SteersMedium and Large 1—315212.50/cwt212.50–212.506692
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—435229.00/cwt229.00–229.009961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007302
SteersMedium and Large 1—960187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7955
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—400236.00/cwt236.00–236.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—537221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1878
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—474225.77/cwt224.00–229.001,07019
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—573233.95/cwt232.00–235.001,34112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—503250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2586
BullsMedium and Large 1—533180.00/cwt180.00–180.009593
BullsMedium and Large 2—585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
BullsMedium and Large 1—578203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1733
BullsMedium and Large 1—355204.00/cwt204.00–204.007242
BullsMedium and Large 2—285182.50/cwt182.50–182.505201
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—405226.00/cwt226.00–226.009152
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21480.24/cwt74.00–86.0097410
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,252112.80/cwt107.00–129.001,4127
HeifersPrime—1,373186.13/cwt185.50–189.502,5566
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,307175.70/cwt175.50–176.002,2965
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,360102.02/cwt95.00–106.001,38729
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39591.99/cwt89.00–94.501,2832
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,663169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,8192
HeifersStandard—1,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
SteersChoice and Prime—1,320184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,4295
CowsLean 85-90%—92566.00/cwt66.00–66.006111
HeifersChoice—1,455163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3721
HeifersStandard—1,330139.75/cwt130.00–150.001,8594
SteersPrime—1,340190.25/cwt190.25–190.252,5495
Dairy SteersChoice—1,625114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8531
Dairy SteersChoice—1,640110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8041
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,541128.72/cwt121.00–136.001,9846
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,47070.04/cwt64.00–76.001,0303
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24289.48/cwt86.00–95.001,11111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed—940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Bulls——1,371106.57/cwt93.00–110.501,46114
Bulls——1,71585.97/cwt83.00–89.001,4742
Bulls——1,924114.57/cwt113.00–115.502,20410
HeifersMedium and Large 2—327157.51/cwt151.00–176.005154

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.