Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2024-06-04

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jun 4
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
19 vs last sale 27 37 vs year ago 9 · +411.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
295 head
169 vs last sale 126 55 vs year ago 240 · +22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers and good buyer interest. Holstein slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower and Dairy/Beef steers 4.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering and active buyer participation and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers significantly higher with feeder bulls trending higher on a light test last week on feeder bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.00/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$228.00
6 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
20.22
vs IN average
45.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530228.001,2096thin
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
228.00
IN average2 barns · 18 hd
248.22
−20.22
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−45.03
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 SteersPrimeAverage1,653177.002,9266thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440159.002,2901thin
BullsAverage1,708142.652,4367thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365142.011,93933
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190109.861,30716
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,165125.001,4561thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387119.331,6553thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,600156.002,4964thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,511150.612,2765thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,304192.152,50632
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,204183.402,20858
HeifersChoiceAverage1,226171.172,09810
SteersPrimeAverage1,384192.812,66846
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,316185.862,44650
SteersStandardAverage1,612175.002,8213thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,300172.172,2389thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244120.98/cwt118.00–124.001,5055
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,165125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,4561
HeifersChoice1,455165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4011
HeifersChoice and Prime1,500156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3401
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,415114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04577.00/cwt77.00–77.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450447280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2523
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700665258.50/cwt258.50–258.501,7197
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4802
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700693199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3793
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4651
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1543
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000965170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6411
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900895168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200180340.00/cwt340.00–340.006121
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,035171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7701
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950915180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6472
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325280.00/cwt280.00–280.009102
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009872
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550545259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4121
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450435269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700675232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5664
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2694
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550530243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3481
Bulls1,453129.16/cwt127.00–132.001,8773
Bulls1,899152.77/cwt147.00–156.002,9014
HeifersPrime1,304192.15/cwt191.50–193.752,50632
SteersStandard1,612175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,257133.87/cwt126.00–139.001,68312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,427146.66/cwt141.00–154.002,09321
SteersChoice and Prime1,316185.86/cwt178.50–189.502,44650
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,440159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2901
SteersChoice1,300172.17/cwt170.00–173.252,2389
HeifersChoice1,200171.85/cwt167.50–177.002,0629
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,373122.00/cwt121.00–123.001,6752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,177107.59/cwt100.00–112.001,26610
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,511150.61/cwt149.50–151.002,2765
HeifersChoice and Prime1,168179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,0972
SteersPrime1,384192.81/cwt190.00–193.002,66846
Dairy SteersPrime1,600156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4964
HeifersChoice and Prime1,200184.04/cwt178.50–189.502,20855
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,653177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,9266

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.