Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-12-05

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 5
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 41▲ 23 vs year ago 59 · +39.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
366 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 254▲ 69 vs year ago 297 · +23.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 6.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with lower packer interest again this week. A light offering of Holstein slaughter steers so no comparison but Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower today. Cows 4,00 to 7.00 lower with high dressing breaker cows higher and bulls steady to 3,00 lower and a good offering of cows and bulls with active buyer participation today. Feeder steers were significantly lower with feeder heifers 6.00 to 11.00 lower and feeder bulls significantly lower this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.12/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$165.12
42 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.08
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551165.9091540
Medium and Large 2503149.507512thin
One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $164 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 sale42 hd
165.12
—
IN average3 barns · 281 hd
171.21
−6.08
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—Average1,592105.361,67724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50896.301,45268
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29977.661,00957
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14256.056406thin
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,200159.001,9085thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,330133.321,7736thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,280174.752,2375thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,288171.352,20776
HeifersChoiceAverage1,229164.192,0186thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,193139.841,66810
SteersPrimeAverage1,546174.452,69713
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373170.072,33631
SteersChoiceAverage1,337160.462,14522
SteersSelectAverage1,233147.801,82319

Every lot, as filed

55 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—455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—789163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2864
HeifersMedium and Large 1—636150.68/cwt144.00–161.009585
BullsMedium and Large 1—733161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1804
BullsMedium and Large 1—860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 2—550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006022
SteersMedium and Large 1—460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—400174.00/cwt174.00–174.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—828141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465174.21/cwt161.00–185.0081013
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,000150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5001
SteersMedium and Large 1—970133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1—569178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,0168
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—68080.00/cwt80.00–80.005442
SteersMedium and Large 1—305181.00/cwt181.00–181.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570166.91/cwt166.00–167.0095111
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—1,13090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0172
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—64075.00/cwt75.00–75.004801
SteersMedium and Large 2—420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,100162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7821
BullsMedium and Large 1—514179.60/cwt179.00–180.009235
BullsMedium and Large 1—765169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2933
BullsMedium and Large 2—580139.99/cwt139.00–141.008124
BullsMedium and Large 2—688131.00/cwt131.00–131.009012
BullsMedium and Large 2—380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—417206.00/cwt206.00–206.008593
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28575.34/cwt68.00–79.5096833
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53086.12/cwt86.00–86.501,3184
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14256.05/cwt50.00–60.006406
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29267.23/cwt65.00–70.008693
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48593.86/cwt87.00–103.001,39449
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,12382.73/cwt80.00–86.009292
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,288171.35/cwt168.00–173.752,20776
HeifersSelect—1,270145.18/cwt141.00–149.001,8443
HeifersChoice—1,229164.19/cwt157.00–165.502,0186
HeifersPrime—1,280174.75/cwt174.75–174.752,2375
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed—1,160137.55/cwt124.00–149.001,5967
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,35883.17/cwt80.00–86.001,12918
Dairy SteersChoice—1,330133.32/cwt130.00–139.001,7736
SteersPrime—1,546174.45/cwt174.00–176.002,69713
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,142150.54/cwt147.00–152.501,7195
SteersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight—2,015141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,8411
SteersChoice—1,322160.01/cwt157.50–167.002,11520
SteersSelect—1,266146.82/cwt144.00–154.501,85914
Dairy HeifersPrime—1,200159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9085
SteersChoice—1,485165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4502
SteersChoice and Prime—1,352171.04/cwt169.00–173.002,31230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed—1,090116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2641
Bulls——1,523100.36/cwt89.00–111.001,5289
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,612106.33/cwt104.00–114.001,71414
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,07576.00/cwt76.00–76.008171
Bulls——1,763118.48/cwt114.00–128.002,08911
Bulls——1,27580.53/cwt71.00–85.001,0274
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005332

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.