Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder

cattle had a lower undertone with a lighter offering today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.04/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$118.04

26 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	123.75	898	20
Medium and Large 2	566	99.00	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.75/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

118.04

—

IN average4 barns · 380 hd

115.54

+2.50

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bullocks	—	Average	1,373	92.65	1,272	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,354	78.35	1,061	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	59.15	869	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	49.60	662	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,201	30.42	365	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,062	66.00	701	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	91.00	1,334	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	80.98	1,113	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,180	72.54	856	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,078	117.50	1,267	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,155	114.36	1,321	34
Heifers	Select	Average	1,022	107.02	1,094	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	117.00	1,478	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,313	115.01	1,510	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,260	101.72	1,282	5thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Stoney Pike Livestock Auction - Logansport, 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
Steers	Select	—	1,260	101.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,282	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,263	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,478	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bullocks	—	—	1,373	92.65/cwt	88.50–96.00	1,272	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,180	72.54/cwt	72.50–73.00	856	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,334	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,375	80.98/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,113	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	690	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,371	80.19/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,099	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.95/cwt	125.00–132.50	547	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	314	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	57.71/cwt	56.00–64.00	855	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	53.03/cwt	51.00–55.00	784	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	42.73/cwt	38.00–48.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	122.73/cwt	120.00–127.50	970	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,063.24/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	11,302	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,062	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	701	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	916	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	560	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,078	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,267	18
Heifers	Select	—	1,022	107.02/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,094	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,155	114.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,321	34
Steers	Choice	—	1,313	115.01/cwt	110.00–116.25	1,510	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	3

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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