Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher with better packer inquiry and a good offering today. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower this week. Cows and bulls were sharply lower today with low packer bids. Feeder steers and heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls too few to trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $109.80/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$109.80

15 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.27

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	110.15	812	13thin
Medium and Large 2	767	107.50	825	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale15 hd

109.80

—

IN average4 barns · 676 hd

116.07

−6.27

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	—	Average	1,815	56.50	1,025	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	49.39	753	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	41.86	549	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,213	26.49	321	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	84.00	1,078	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	92.54	1,351	63
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,312	85.58	1,123	38
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,238	79.07	979	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,237	122.62	1,517	68
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	116.25	1,522	13
Heifers	Select	Average	1,318	104.85	1,382	22
Steers	Prime	Average	1,385	128.71	1,783	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,427	123.53	1,763	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	118.03	1,678	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,360	104.73	1,424	12
Steers	Standard	Average	1,187	84.49	1,003	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	3
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	1,042	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	825	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,238	79.07/cwt	75.00–80.00	979	6
Heifers	Select	—	1,318	104.85/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,382	22
Steers	Select	—	1,360	104.73/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,424	12
Steers	Standard	—	1,187	84.49/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,237	122.62/cwt	121.00–123.25	1,517	68
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,427	123.53/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,763	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	23.52/cwt	21.00–26.00	284	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	30.30/cwt	27.00–33.00	395	4
Steers	Prime	—	1,385	128.71/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,783	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,312	85.58/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,123	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,270	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,384	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,422	118.03/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,678	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,313	116.85/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,534	12
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	92.54/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,351	63
Bulls	—	—	1,485	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	936	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	39.65/cwt	38.00–42.00	492	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	44.07/cwt	43.00–45.00	608	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	48.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	109.94/cwt	107.50–117.50	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	80.04/cwt	75.00–85.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	847	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	532	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,044	2

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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