Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2024-05-28

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 28
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
3 vs last sale 24 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
80 vs last sale 206 63 vs year ago 189 · 33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with a lighter offering but good value on high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher and Dairy/Beef steers were significantly higher today. Cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and bulls 7.00 lower with active buyer participation. No test last week on Holstein heifers or Dairy/Beef heifers but were trending higher this week. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher on a light test with no feeder bulls today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.00/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$202.00
4 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
65.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567202.001,1454thin
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 sale4 hd
202.00
IN average1 barns · 4 hd
202.00
+0.00
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−65.62
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
Beef/Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,410165.002,3271thin
Beef/Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,558181.212,8233thin
BullsHigh1,757153.092,6907thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,529139.372,13010
CowsBoner 80-85%High950125.001,1881thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,803152.122,7432thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,629165.552,6978thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,201139.001,6697thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,150129.001,4841thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,185188.912,23912
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,282183.262,34911
HeifersChoiceAverage1,253170.002,1302thin
HeifersSelectAverage960153.501,4742thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,448191.182,76825
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,275186.132,3728thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,150160.001,8401thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
SteersChoice and Prime1,268186.00/cwt184.00–186.502,3587
SteersChoice1,150160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8401
HeifersPrime1,185188.91/cwt188.50–189.002,23912
Dairy SteersChoice1,150129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4841
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,484140.19/cwt135.00–146.502,0809
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,930132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650637240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5296
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650600264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5847
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,558181.21/cwt171.50–187.502,8233
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900867175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5173
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800750232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7404
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1454
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700665239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5891
HeifersSelect1,030152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5661
Dairy SteersPrime1,629165.55/cwt165.50–166.002,6978
HeifersChoice1,253170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1302
Bulls1,757153.09/cwt143.00–159.002,6907
SteersChoice and Prime1,320187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4681
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed890155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3801
CowsBoner 80-85%950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
Beef/Dairy HeifersPrime1,410165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3271
SteersPrime1,448191.18/cwt189.00–192.002,76825
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,201139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6697
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,803152.12/cwt148.00–157.002,7432
HeifersChoice and Prime1,282183.26/cwt179.00–187.002,34911

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.