Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower with active bidding today. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower this week. Cows were 1.00 higher with a good offering of breaker cows and bulls sharply higher. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls sharply higher with Holstein feeder steers significantly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.50/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$125.50

10 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$53.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.42

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	130.83	864	9thin
Medium and Large 2	705	77.50	546	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.33/cwt here — about $317 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 sale10 hd

125.50

—

IN average5 barns · 300 hd

139.92

−14.42

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	1,519	122.08	1,854	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	91.40	1,431	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	72.09	987	21
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,500	138.00	2,070	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,508	126.00	1,900	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	115.50	1,585	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,247	147.60	1,841	40
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,227	144.50	1,773	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,163	126.95	1,476	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,437	102.65	1,475	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,408	151.38	2,131	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	142.57	1,848	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	102.00	1,097	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	662	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	858	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	403	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	584	27
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	496	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	707	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	7
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	379	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	531	10
Bulls	—	—	1,265	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	126.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	76.92/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,105	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	91.40/cwt	82.50–110.00	1,431	45
Heifers	Prime	—	1,247	147.60/cwt	146.00–149.50	1,841	40
Steers	Prime	—	1,408	151.38/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,131	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,372	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,585	6
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,508	126.00/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,900	26
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Standard	—	1,388	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Standard	—	1,535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,163	126.95/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,227	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,773	9
Steers	Select	—	1,075	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,097	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,296	142.57/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,848	12

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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