Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2025-02-11

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 11
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
22 head
28 vs last sale 50 35 vs year ago 57 · 61.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
134 vs last sale 297 52 vs year ago 215 · 24.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 lower with lower packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower with Dairy/Beef steers steady and Dairy/Beef heifers trending higher. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls had instances higher/lower also but good value on high dressing cows and bulls with active buyer interest. Feeder steers and heifers were trend lower with feeder bulls sharply higher and a light test on all feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.50/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$223.50
2 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,218
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.49
vs IN average
73.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545223.501,2182thin
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
223.50
IN average2 barns · 17 hd
222.01
+1.49
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−73.50
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 HeifersPrimeAverage1,335204.502,7304thin
Beef/Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,640181.842,9822thin
BullsHigh1,562165.662,58811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379135.821,87311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,233106.331,3113thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,591131.532,0934thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,090105.501,1502thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,290163.002,1031thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,714180.503,0948thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,350205.662,77634
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,310199.812,61738
HeifersChoiceAverage1,473182.412,6872thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,620151.002,4461thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,454207.373,01529
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317200.942,64610

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575129.04/cwt127.00–131.002,0323
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,2801
HeifersStandard1,620151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4461
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415142.73/cwt137.00–146.502,0206
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,240130.15/cwt128.00–134.001,6144
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,090105.50/cwt105.00–106.001,1502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,4631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,035125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550545264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500478254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2143
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008701
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5361
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000970187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,8141
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,060164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7381
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6542
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627217.62/cwt201.00–226.001,3643
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0731
Bulls1,662168.99/cwt166.00–174.002,8098
Beef/Dairy HeifersPrime1,335204.50/cwt204.50–204.502,7304
SteersPrime1,454207.37/cwt207.00–208.003,01529
HeifersPrime1,284208.02/cwt205.50–209.502,67124
Dairy SteersPrime1,714180.50/cwt180.50–180.503,0948
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500475254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2071
HeifersChoice1,473182.41/cwt180.00–185.002,6872
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,290163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1031
HeifersChoice and Prime1,309200.08/cwt188.00–204.002,61937
SteersChoice and Prime1,317200.94/cwt196.50–205.002,64610
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,640181.84/cwt176.00–188.002,9822
Bulls1,297156.77/cwt153.00–160.002,0333
HeifersPrime1,507200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,01410
HeifersChoice and Prime1,340190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,5461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0901

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.