Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2024-07-23

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 23
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 1 3 vs year ago 5 · 60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
312 head
136 vs last sale 176 112 vs year ago 200 · +56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were1.00 low and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers and cautious packer interest. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher today with good quality. Dairy/Beef steers and heifers were trending higher this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher and active buyer participation. No comparison on feeder calves due to light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb bulls averaged $254.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$254.00
2 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
30.51
vs IN average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465254.001,1812thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
254.00
IN average2 barns · 5 hd
284.51
−30.51
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 HeifersPrimeAverage1,265170.002,1511thin
Beef/Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,507183.732,7694thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,235176.002,1742thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,238156.001,9314thin
BullocksHigh1,265163.002,0621thin
BullsAverage1,691150.232,54011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,389144.132,0029thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,655134.502,2261thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,060112.731,19510
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,302150.001,9533thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,490161.862,4126thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,253153.791,9277thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,257197.952,48887
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,198190.562,28374
HeifersChoiceAverage1,050176.671,8553thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,035150.001,5531thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,389199.162,76627
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,263190.302,40347
SteersSelectAverage910177.701,6172thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,226177.322,1747thin
SteersStandardAverage1,368128.001,7512thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Bulls1,617147.69/cwt143.00–151.002,3886
Bulls1,716163.86/cwt157.00–168.002,8124
Bulls2,035111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,2591
Bullocks1,265163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0621
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,238156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9314
CowsBoner 80-85%88582.50/cwt82.50–82.507301
Beef/Dairy HeifersPrime1,265170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1511
SteersChoice and Prime1,263190.30/cwt182.00–194.502,40347
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,235176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1742
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,253153.79/cwt149.00–157.001,9277
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,049111.49/cwt107.00–115.001,1705
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,655134.50/cwt134.50–134.502,2261
SteersPrime1,389199.16/cwt197.00–202.002,76627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118121.84/cwt119.00–126.001,3624
HeifersChoice and Prime1,191190.59/cwt182.00–194.502,27072
HeifersPrime1,257197.95/cwt196.50–200.002,48887
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,361143.56/cwt142.00–144.501,9544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,452151.58/cwt150.00–153.502,2013
SteersSelectReturn to Feed910177.70/cwt169.00–187.001,6172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,350134.08/cwt132.00–136.001,8102
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
SteersStandard1,368128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7512
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,302150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9533
HeifersChoice1,050176.67/cwt173.50–178.501,8553
HeifersChoice and Prime1,445189.53/cwt187.00–192.002,7392
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,507183.73/cwt180.00–185.002,7694
Dairy SteersPrime1,490161.86/cwt160.00–166.002,4126
SteersChoice1,226177.32/cwt176.00–180.002,1747

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.