Sale reports / Indiana / Stoney Pike Livestock Auction / 2023-04-20

Stoney Pike Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Logansport, Indiana · Thu, Apr 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1969
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 144▼ 60 vs year ago 98 · −61.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 298▲ 19 vs year ago 254 · +7.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage but slaughter steers and heifers were trending significantly higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers with active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending higher today. A lighter test of cows and bulls that were trending unevenly steady. All classes of feeder calves were trending lower this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.55/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$176.55
21 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$75.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535180.1396320
Medium and Large 21,020105.001,0711thin
One grade step is worth $75.13/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale21 hd
176.55
—
IN average4 barns · 299 hd
174.20
+2.34
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bullocks—Average1,825121.002,2081thin
Bulls—Average2,010102.532,0612thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59284.911,3523thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16563.687423thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,383148.082,04844
HeifersPrimeAverage1,423179.812,55838
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,207167.812,02644
HeifersChoiceAverage990150.001,4851thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,552180.582,80390
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,323168.522,23028
SteersChoiceAverage1,080159.001,7171thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—512170.00/cwt170.00–170.008702
BullsMedium and Large 1—720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0442
BullsMedium and Large 2—730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
BullsLarge 2—71790.00/cwt90.00–90.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—476197.50/cwt197.50–197.509409
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,005137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3821
Dairy SteersLarge 2—655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,145120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—935122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—497170.00/cwt170.00–170.008452
HeifersMedium and Large 2—1,020105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0711
SteersMedium and Large 1—835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Dairy HeifersLarge 2—60770.00/cwt70.00–70.004252
HeifersMedium and Large 1—622165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332185.00/cwt185.00–185.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009862
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—458197.50/cwt197.50–197.509054
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008002
SteersMedium and Large 1—990151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4954
Bulls——2,010102.53/cwt98.00–108.002,0612
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16563.68/cwt62.00–66.007423
HeifersPrime—1,454179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,60311
HeifersPrime—1,410180.14/cwt178.00–186.002,54027
HeifersChoice—990150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4851
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59284.91/cwt72.00–90.001,3523
SteersChoice—1,080159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7171
SteersChoice and Prime—1,323168.52/cwt164.50–176.002,23028
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,498175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6224
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,178167.09/cwt166.00–174.001,96840
Dairy SteersPrime—1,383148.08/cwt145.50–162.002,04844
Bullocks——1,825121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,2081
SteersPrime—1,552180.58/cwt177.50–185.002,80390

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.