Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with active bidding on high quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were mostly steady with high dressing cows much higher and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher with a good offering of cows and bulls with active buyer participation. Dairy/Beef steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher today. Feeder steers had instances of higher/lower with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.44/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$222.44

9 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.40

vs IN average

−44.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	222.44	1,183	9thin

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 sale9 hd

222.44

—

IN average3 barns · 24 hd

236.84

−14.40

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−44.43

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 Steers	Prime	Average	1,397	169.34	2,366	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	151.00	2,114	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,742	150.92	2,630	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	127.08	1,788	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,805	122.75	2,216	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	99.99	1,135	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	51.00	530	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	127.63	1,925	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	136.00	2,054	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,352	192.90	2,608	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	183.78	2,411	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,249	150.33	1,878	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,472	193.80	2,853	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,454	185.41	2,696	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,645	136.00	2,237	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	136.16/cwt	131.50–146.00	2,059	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	103.46/cwt	88.00–113.00	1,157	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	82.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,011	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	127.63/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,925	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	123.27/cwt	117.00–129.50	1,659	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	7
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,950	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,393	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,485	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,792	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,360	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,462	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,406	186.21/cwt	176.00–189.75	2,618	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,114	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,805	122.75/cwt	122.00–123.50	2,216	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,397	169.34/cwt	166.50–185.00	2,366	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,310	183.89/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,409	26
Heifers	Select	—	1,465	150.54/cwt	146.00–154.50	2,205	2
Heifers	Prime	—	1,352	192.90/cwt	192.25–195.00	2,608	30
Steers	Prime	—	1,472	193.80/cwt	190.00–194.50	2,853	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	159.53/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,923	12
Bulls	—	—	1,583	140.43/cwt	126.00–150.00	2,223	5
Heifers	Select	—	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Steers	Select	—	1,645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,237	1
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,080	150.28/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,623	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	467	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	804	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,584	12

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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