Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 4.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter heifers 2.00 lower with less buyer interest today. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower on a light test this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Holstein cows significantly higher with a good offering of cows today and bulls 4.00 higher with more interest on cows and bulls today. Feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers and bulls trending lower on a light offering this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.31/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$205.31

8 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$57.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−78.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	219.58	1,279	6thin
Medium and Large 2	555	162.50	902	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.08/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

205.31

—

IN average1 barns · 8 hd

205.31

+0.00

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−78.01

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,730	173.50	3,002	1thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,470	168.00	2,470	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,658	138.62	2,299	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	129.22	1,974	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	105.26	1,219	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	126.00	1,915	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	107.17	1,412	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,500	132.00	1,980	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	153.50	2,149	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	138.00	2,208	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,284	193.93	2,490	73
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,182	184.66	2,183	13
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,388	151.22	2,099	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,537	193.87	2,980	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	186.50	2,680	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,343	176.91	2,376	4thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,270	144.00	1,829	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,930	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,893	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	124.24/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,839	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,486	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	108.96/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	194.10/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	166.63/cwt	155.00–180.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	572	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,730	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	3,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	692	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	612	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,045	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	132.21/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,426	3
Bullocks	—	—	1,470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,470	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,182	184.66/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,183	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	91.16/cwt	84.00–97.00	928	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,537	193.87/cwt	193.00–196.50	2,980	38
Heifers	Prime	—	1,284	193.93/cwt	191.75–196.00	2,490	73
Steers	Standard	—	1,270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,388	151.22/cwt	144.00–157.50	2,099	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,980	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	108.65/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,458	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,343	176.91/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,376	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,149	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,437	186.50/cwt	185.50–188.00	2,680	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	132.46/cwt	128.50–138.00	2,064	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,485	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.

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