Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no coverage last week due to bad weather, but all slaughter cattle were trending lower with lower packer inquiry again this week. The same holds true for all classes of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $99.55/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$99.55

11 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	115.00	679	3thin
Medium and Large 2	687	93.75	644	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $34 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 sale11 hd

99.55

—

IN average4 barns · 73 hd

109.47

−9.92

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	1,158	94.97	1,100	3thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,795	80.00	1,436	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	60.00	1,008	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	44.14	610	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,243	27.63	343	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	92.25	1,238	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	82.50	1,169	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,413	92.43	1,306	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,215	87.00	1,057	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,200	77.00	924	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,232	120.50	1,485	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,216	113.60	1,381	19
Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	93.00	1,079	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,225	89.00	1,090	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,371	119.36	1,636	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,383	114.97	1,590	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,373	101.65	1,396	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,356	82.83	1,123	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	977	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	35.52/cwt	35.00–36.00	462	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,383	114.97/cwt	108.50–117.50	1,590	17
Steers	Standard	—	1,356	82.83/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,123	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,215	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	41.33/cwt	37.00–46.00	588	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	249	1
Steers	Select	—	1,373	101.65/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,396	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	858	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	772	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	49.77/cwt	48.00–51.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	56.66/cwt	56.00–57.00	1,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,324	22.85/cwt	21.00–23.50	303	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,371	119.36/cwt	119.00–119.75	1,636	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,413	92.43/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,232	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,485	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	555	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,216	113.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,381	19
Heifers	Standard	—	1,225	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,090	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,342	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	337	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,160	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,079	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	2,340	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,708	1
Bullocks	—	—	1,158	94.97/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	698	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,250	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	734	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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