Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 lower and a good offering of steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with Holstein cows 1.00 higher and bulls significantly lower today. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with a better offering of feeders today and good buyer interest..

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.36/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$219.36

11 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$54.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

vs IN average

−39.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	234.13	1,327	8thin
Medium and Large 2	590	180.00	1,062	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.13/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

219.36

—

IN average4 barns · 112 hd

225.93

−6.57

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−39.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bullocks	—	Average	1,355	174.00	2,358	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,786	141.91	2,535	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,406	131.37	1,847	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,671	119.55	1,998	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,373	115.05	1,579	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	75.00	904	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	107.86	1,317	5thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,578	165.50	2,612	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	151.86	2,289	15
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,278	192.17	2,456	90
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,253	189.37	2,373	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	179.72	2,200	25
Steers	Prime	Average	1,456	195.14	2,841	66
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	184.67	2,756	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	179.00	2,685	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,225	146.50	1,795	2thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,060	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	137.53/cwt	135.50–139.50	2,101	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,028	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,671	119.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,998	4
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,578	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,612	12
Heifers	Prime	—	1,278	192.17/cwt	191.50–194.00	2,456	90
Steers	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	—	1,837	178.32/cwt	177.00–178.50	3,276	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	904	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	129.01/cwt	124.50–134.50	1,825	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	113.08/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,549	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	179.72/cwt	175.00–180.50	2,200	25
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,476	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	121.57/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,680	9
Bulls	—	—	1,681	136.10/cwt	123.00–144.00	2,288	9
Bulls	—	—	1,335	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,589	1
Bulls	—	—	2,019	154.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,118	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,309	188.05/cwt	182.50–190.75	2,462	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	189.37/cwt	188.00–189.50	2,373	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	109.44/cwt	108.50–110.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,152	2
Steers	Select	—	1,255	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,920	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,507	151.86/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,289	15
Steers	Prime	—	1,456	195.14/cwt	193.25–197.00	2,841	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	2

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 →