Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2025-01-21

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 21
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
30 vs last sale 54 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
161 vs last sale 294 8 vs year ago 141 · 5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still good packer interest this and some high quality steers and heifers on a lower test this week. Ho Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 6.00 higher today bulls too few to compare but trending higher. No feeder steers today but feeder heifers were trending higher with feeder bulls sharply higher on fancy type bulls. A light offering on all classes of cattle this week due to weather conditions but good buyer interest today.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb bulls averaged $243.00/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$243.00
7 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.36
vs IN average

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1661243.001,6067thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
243.00
IN average3 barns · 11 hd
235.64
+7.36
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
BullsHigh1,930174.003,3581thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,318141.541,8654thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385129.001,7871thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,655114.001,8871thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,395162.002,2601thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,307206.772,70212
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,229197.542,42822
HeifersChoiceAverage1,368179.522,4562thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,550164.002,5421thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,400144.002,0161thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,402210.532,95266
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,311201.462,64114

Every lot, as filed

17 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 1Fancy400–450429304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3047
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700661243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6067
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550514249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,2807
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5832
SteersChoice and Prime1,311201.46/cwt193.50–203.502,64114
HeifersChoice1,368179.52/cwt179.00–180.002,4562
HeifersChoice and Prime1,229197.54/cwt189.00–203.502,42822
HeifersPrime1,307206.77/cwt206.50–210.002,70212
Bulls1,930174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,3581
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318141.54/cwt139.00–148.001,8654
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,655114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8871
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7871
HeifersSelect1,550164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5421
SteersPrime1,402210.53/cwt205.00–214.502,95266
Dairy SteersPrime1,395162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,2601
HeifersStandard1,400144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,0161

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.