Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers trending higher with a light offering of steers and heifers due to market conditions and packer inquiry. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady this week. A light offering of cows, but sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle were too few to compare but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $88.33/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$88.33

6 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.16

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	692	102.50	709	4thin
Medium and Large 2	962	60.00	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $132 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 sale6 hd

88.33

—

IN average3 barns · 70 hd

94.49

−6.16

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	1,716	81.55	1,399	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	62.58	820	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	32.12	329	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,517	90.50	1,373	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,343	112.09	1,505	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,105	108.73	1,201	19
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,368	92.85	1,270	7thin
Steers	Prime	High	1,235	120.00	1,482	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,264	113.28	1,432	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,247	108.51	1,353	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,180	101.00	1,192	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2	—	962	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	76.73/cwt	76.50–77.50	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	744	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,368	92.85/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	606	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,343	112.09/cwt	111.00–112.25	1,505	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	865	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,105	108.73/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,201	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	65.85/cwt	63.00–72.00	890	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	32.12/cwt	31.00–33.00	329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	686	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,247	108.51/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,353	13
Steers	Select	—	1,180	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,192	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,482	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,264	113.28/cwt	111.85–115.00	1,432	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	984	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,517	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,373	8
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	415	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	249	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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