Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with still better interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of cows and active bidding today and Holstein cows instances of higher/lower and bulls 3.00 higher with good interest today. Feeder steers were too few to compare but trending lower and feeder heifers trending lower with feeders bulls mostly steady this week and some good fancy type feeders today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $206.83/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$206.83

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$158.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.04

vs IN average

−123.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	259.75	1,377	2thin
Medium and Large 3	500	101.00	505	1thin

One grade step is worth $158.75/cwt here — about $872 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 sale3 hd

206.83

—

IN average2 barns · 18 hd

251.87

−45.04

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−123.12

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
Bulls	—	High	1,535	164.77	2,529	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	150.28	2,108	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	120.26	1,269	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	880	62.50	550	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	116.67	1,387	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	76.00	768	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,328	214.67	2,851	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,244	205.99	2,563	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	180.73	2,187	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	163.22	1,895	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,364	214.36	2,924	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	204.02	2,652	9thin

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)	1,340	$2,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,030	165.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	180.58/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,229	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	117.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,592	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	124.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,392	3
Steers	Prime	—	1,364	214.36/cwt	212.50–215.00	2,924	25
Heifers	Select	—	1,213	162.39/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,970	5
Heifers	Prime	—	1,328	214.67/cwt	211.00–220.00	2,851	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,300	204.02/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,652	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	768	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,226	139.64/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,712	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	126.16/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,369	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	114.36/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,173	6
Bulls	—	—	1,459	160.03/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,335	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	775	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	855	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,015	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	500–550	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	950–1000	975	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	587	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,210	180.73/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,187	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,244	205.99/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,563	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	154.17/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,232	38

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →