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Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 26
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
69 vs last sale 92 18 vs year ago 41 · 43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
78 vs last sale 175 157 vs year ago 254 · 61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
0 vs last sale 1 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 10.00 to 12.00 higher with slaughter heifers 9.00 higher and higher packer interest and a light offering this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower with Dairy/Beef steers sharply higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 6.00 higher and Holstein cows trending higher with bulls instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers and bulls significantly lower with feeder heifers 6.00 to 14.00 lower on a lower offering and less buyer interest this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$211.00
2 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,203
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
69.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570211.001,2032thin
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 sale2 hd
211.00
IN average1 barns · 2 hd
211.00
+0.00
National average40 barns · 6,153 hd
280.90
−69.90
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 SteersPrimeAverage1,447188.322,7253thin
BullsHigh1,892134.822,5515thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,389124.491,72922
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,700115.001,9551thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,147110.481,26823
CowsLean 85-90%Average84356.004722thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,443104.491,5082thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,304155.002,0217thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,292195.772,52910
SteersPrimeAverage1,365197.962,70214
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,488192.002,8573thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428164.002,3423thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,175$2,0501thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,700115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9551
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,443104.49/cwt101.00–108.001,5082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14296.21/cwt90.00–99.001,0993
HeifersPrime1,292195.77/cwt194.50–198.002,52910
SteersChoice1,428164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3423
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,304155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0217
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,0041
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500455171.00/cwt171.00–171.007781
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400231.00/cwt231.00–231.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950928164.06/cwt161.00–167.001,5222
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338227.50/cwt227.50–227.507694
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650635219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425212.50/cwt212.50–212.509033
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,607114.65/cwt114.00–115.001,8423
SteersChoice and Prime1,488192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,8573
CowsLean 85-90%78544.00/cwt44.00–44.003451
CowsLean 85-90%90068.00/cwt68.00–68.006121
Bulls2,130152.97/cwt151.00–155.003,2582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220115.54/cwt113.00–118.001,4109
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,334122.36/cwt120.00–125.001,6328
Bulls1,733122.72/cwt116.00–132.002,1273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,123108.55/cwt101.00–114.001,21910
SteersPrime1,365197.96/cwt196.50–199.002,70214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,370128.72/cwt126.00–132.501,76311
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,447188.32/cwt179.00–196.002,7253

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.