Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2025-02-25

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 25
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
25 vs last sale 16 31 vs year ago 72 · 43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
133 vs last sale 114 67 vs year ago 180 · +37.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers mostly steady and good prices on high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers and Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 8.00 higher and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher with a good offering of cows and bulls and active buyer participation. Holstein cows were 2.00 to 6.00 lower today. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers and bulls trending higher with some fancy type feeders this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.50/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$265.50
12 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
41.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542265.501,43912thin
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 sale12 hd
265.50
IN average1 barns · 12 hd
265.50
+0.00
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−41.51
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 SteersPrimeAverage1,595180.002,8711thin
BullsHigh1,822167.483,05211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524142.812,17741
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,121121.211,3597thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,573133.152,0943thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266107.321,3595thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28382.351,0573thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,611170.002,7394thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,323207.362,74323
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,270202.472,57230
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223177.422,1707thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,495209.993,13964
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,256201.362,52922
SteersChoiceAverage1,294184.212,3847thin
SteersSelectAverage1,011163.921,6578thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,433137.16/cwt129.00–142.501,96615
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed948134.75/cwt130.00–139.001,2772
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,360120.38/cwt119.00–122.001,6372
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,22596.91/cwt95.00–99.001,1872
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,160102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1831
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183114.99/cwt114.00–116.001,3604
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7571
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850845221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8671
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0584
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,7552
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650605254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,5372
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550500288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550542265.50/cwt265.00–266.001,43912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500475251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,1921
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5822
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650610255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5564
Bulls2,016177.18/cwt171.00–182.003,5728
Beef/Dairy SteersPrime1,595180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,8711
Dairy HeifersLarge 2500–550500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007552
BullsMedium 1500–550500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007051
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500483309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,4922
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450400318.33/cwt315.00–325.001,2733
SteersChoice and Prime1,256201.36/cwt196.00–204.002,52922
HeifersChoice and Prime1,264202.56/cwt196.50–205.502,56029
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,060191.19/cwt189.00–196.002,0273
SteersSelect981147.55/cwt144.00–157.001,4475
Bulls1,258132.90/cwt130.00–136.001,6722
Bulls1,400159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4521
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,573133.15/cwt130.00–135.002,0943
SteersPrime1,495209.99/cwt206.00–215.003,13964
Dairy SteersPrime1,611170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,7394
HeifersPrime1,323207.36/cwt206.50–209.002,74323
SteersChoice1,294184.21/cwt178.50–192.002,3847
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600148.66/cwt143.00–159.002,37923
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,400126.25/cwt125.00–128.001,7683
HeifersChoice1,223177.42/cwt162.00–188.002,1707
HeifersChoice and Prime1,455200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,9101
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,40074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0361
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,22586.52/cwt84.00–90.001,0602

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.