Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with active buyer interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare but were trending higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 200 higher with good interest and bulls had a light test and were significantly lower. Dairy/Beef steers were 6.00 higher this week with higher quality Dairy/Beef steers. A light test of feeders last week but feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers and bulls trend lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $167.49/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$167.49

2 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−73.03

vs IN average

−100.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	167.49	976	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

167.49

—

IN average3 barns · 20 hd

240.52

−73.03

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−100.10

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	1,539	179.50	2,763	5thin
Bulls	—	High	1,837	139.22	2,558	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	126.99	1,826	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,690	115.56	1,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	113.11	1,271	12
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,613	152.00	2,452	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	136.00	1,745	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,213	187.95	2,280	18
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,240	184.25	2,285	26
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	165.50	2,118	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,300	146.00	1,898	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,367	188.58	2,578	36
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,348	183.15	2,469	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,290	161.00	2,077	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,550	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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%	—	1,433	134.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,927	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	125.03/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,799	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,240	184.25/cwt	177.00–186.50	2,285	26
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,348	183.15/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,469	46
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	115.56/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	960	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	171.11/cwt	161.00–181.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	191.44/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	221.75/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	195.96/cwt	188.00–204.00	956	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2	450–500	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	494	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	165.50/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	147.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,889	4
Bulls	—	—	1,365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Prime	—	1,213	187.95/cwt	187.00–189.50	2,280	18
Heifers	Standard	—	1,300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,898	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,613	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	101.05/cwt	92.00–106.00	975	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	115.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,392	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,077	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,283	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,745	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,539	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,763	5
Steers	Prime	—	1,367	188.58/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,578	36

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 →