Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending measurably lower with a good offering of steers and heifers and lower packer interest today. Holstein slaughter steers and Dairy/Beef steers were trending sharply higher this week. Cows and bulls were trend much lower but a good offering of cows and bulls with active buyer participation today. Feeder heifers and bulls were trending sharply lower today and no feeder steers this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$170.00

2 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.00

vs IN average

−94.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	170.00	850	2thin

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 sale2 hd

170.00

—

IN average3 barns · 5 hd

198.00

−28.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−94.52

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	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	140.00	1,876	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,346	174.00	2,342	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	140.00	2,156	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,697	143.37	2,433	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	124.72	1,967	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	106.78	1,391	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,240	60.00	744	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,610	131.00	2,109	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,300	171.00	2,223	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,611	157.50	2,537	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,295	188.50	2,441	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	181.68	2,333	83
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,046	163.22	1,707	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,343	181.38	2,436	79
Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	173.90	2,346	19

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	129.67/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,038	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,903	116.19/cwt	115.50–117.00	2,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	122.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,878	22
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,611	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,537	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,066	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,412	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	146.98/cwt	131.00–157.50	2,466	12
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,295	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,441	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	917	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,888	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,343	181.38/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,436	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	744	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,349	173.90/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,346	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	89.12/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,062	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,284	181.68/cwt	172.00–184.75	2,333	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	112.13/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,503	32
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,346	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,342	7
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,046	163.22/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,707	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,930	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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →