Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers were mostly steady with slaughter heifers trending higher with a good offering of steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher also today and Dairy/Beef steers were trending lower with Dairy/Beef heifers trending higher. Cows and bulls were trending much higher with active buyer participation today. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls trending lower with a light test today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $235.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$235.00

6 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.73

vs IN average

−83.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	235.00	1,321	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

235.00

—

IN average3 barns · 90 hd

272.73

−37.73

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−83.29

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,430	181.50	2,595	3thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,613	167.00	2,694	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,790	150.00	2,685	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	2,002	149.04	2,983	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	128.32	1,860	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	109.44	1,289	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,430	57.00	815	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	130.00	2,145	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,602	162.87	2,609	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	140.53	2,277	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	127.50	1,594	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,293	194.34	2,513	37
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,287	182.63	2,350	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,680	154.00	2,587	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,515	140.00	2,121	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,393	191.29	2,665	52
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,463	181.51	2,655	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,680	160.00	2,688	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,145	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	124.40/cwt	117.50–128.50	1,790	15
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,906	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,428	182.76/cwt	175.50–187.50	2,610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	224.16/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	774	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	160.55/cwt	146.00–175.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,293	194.34/cwt	185.50–197.00	2,513	37
Heifers	Standard	—	1,450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,149	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,587	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,287	182.63/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,350	37
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,613	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,694	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,430	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	116.80/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,479	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	133.21/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,949	12
Steers	Choice	—	1,680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,688	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	2,137	158.19/cwt	151.00–161.25	3,381	7
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,602	162.87/cwt	161.50–165.00	2,609	19
Steers	Prime	—	1,393	191.29/cwt	188.50–194.50	2,665	52
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,685	1

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.

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