Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower and better interest on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady and Dairy/Beef heifers trending higher. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and Holstein cows 1.00 lower this week. Bulls were 4.00 higher with good interest on higher dressing bulls. Feeder steers and bulls were higher/lower and feeder heifers unevenly steady today with and some good groups of value added and fancy type feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.36/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$259.36

8 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.86

vs IN average

−55.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	259.36	1,453	8thin

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 sale8 hd

259.36

—

IN average3 barns · 22 hd

266.22

−6.86

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−55.60

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 Heifers	Prime	Average	1,400	200.00	2,800	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,586	151.98	2,411	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,549	137.79	2,135	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,795	129.00	2,316	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	123.50	1,608	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	132.57	2,026	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	118.56	1,572	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,340	85.00	1,139	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,671	169.00	2,824	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,382	207.76	2,871	29
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,253	199.42	2,499	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,277	185.71	2,372	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	793	177.29	1,406	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,325	157.00	2,080	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,325	207.17	2,745	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	198.68	2,674	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	183.98	2,796	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,750	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,253	199.42/cwt	194.00–205.00	2,499	24
Bulls	—	—	1,576	149.31/cwt	137.00–156.00	2,353	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,277	185.71/cwt	178.50–189.00	2,372	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	124.56/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,690	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,358	2
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,671	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,824	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	—	1,400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,800	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,346	198.68/cwt	193.00–204.00	2,674	5
Heifers	Standard	—	1,325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	143.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,212	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	124.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,644	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,357	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	133.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,065	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	132.57/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	985	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	154.97/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	584	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	268.37/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,520	183.98/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,796	2
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	793	177.29/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,722	165.86/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,856	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,325	207.17/cwt	207.00–207.50	2,745	16
Heifers	Prime	—	1,382	207.76/cwt	206.50–209.50	2,871	29
Bulls	—	—	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1

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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