Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2024-09-17

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 17
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
70 vs last sale 93 1 vs year ago 24 · 4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
34 vs last sale 238 152 vs year ago 356 · 42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with better value on higher quality steers and heifers with more buyer interest. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 lower and bulls 2.00 to 10,00 lower with Holstein cows 1.00 higher and a good offering of cows this week. Feeder steers were trending higher on a light test and feeder heifers trending lower with feeder bulls significantly lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $271.00/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$271.00
7 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+14.00
vs IN average
+4.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531271.001,4397thin
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 sale7 hd
271.00
IN average3 barns · 16 hd
257.00
+14.00
National average174 barns · 10,991 hd
266.64
+4.36
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 SteersPrimeAverage1,700160.002,7201thin
BullsAverage1,697134.842,2885thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,417137.131,9437thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,810132.002,3891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236120.231,48752
CowsLean 85-90%High90077.316963thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,550115.651,7927thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,31580.001,0521thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,525159.752,4365thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,150152.501,7541thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,310189.572,48320
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,290183.292,36528
HeifersChoiceAverage1,114173.261,9308thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,387190.302,63934
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,344181.752,4439thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,303175.022,2819thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,3001thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3031
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900895161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4411
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550548201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1013
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350315251.00/cwt251.00–251.007911
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485181.00/cwt181.00–181.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550531271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4397
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0644
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bulls1,558126.35/cwt121.00–131.001,9692
Bulls2,065158.24/cwt157.00–160.003,2682
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,368135.90/cwt134.00–139.501,8596
Bulls1,240105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3021
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed900160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4401
CowsBoner 80-85%96896.17/cwt90.00–102.009316
SteersChoice and Prime1,344181.75/cwt178.00–185.002,4439
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,700160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,7201
Dairy SteersPrime1,525159.75/cwt159.75–159.752,4365
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,150152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7541
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,31580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0521
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,482113.51/cwt107.00–118.501,6826
SteersChoice1,303175.02/cwt170.00–178.502,2819
HeifersPrime1,310189.57/cwt187.00–190.502,48320
HeifersChoice and Prime1,274183.82/cwt178.50–184.502,34227
HeifersChoice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,735169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,9321
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,955128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,5121
SteersPrime1,387190.30/cwt188.00–193.002,63934
CowsLean 85-90%90077.31/cwt70.00–80.006963
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,810132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,3891
HeifersChoice1,114173.26/cwt166.00–174.501,9308
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,710144.50/cwt144.50–144.502,4711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,156113.85/cwt104.50–119.501,31616
CowsBoner 80-85%1,348127.36/cwt120.00–133.001,71729

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.