Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher this week. Holstein slaughter steers were significantly higher on 1/2 blood Holstein slaughter steers. Cows were mostly steady and bulls were 3.00 lower today. Feeder steers were too few to compare but were trending lower and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.86/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$158.86

22 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$77.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	162.38	1,095	21
Medium and Large 3	780	85.00	663	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.38/cwt here — about $432 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 sale22 hd

158.86

—

IN average4 barns · 246 hd

161.95

−3.09

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	1,635	130.07	2,127	3thin
Bulls	—	High	1,716	111.36	1,911	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	89.53	1,343	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,355	76.47	1,036	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,168	58.00	677	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	142.32	1,987	3thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,534	164.04	2,516	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	149.66	2,279	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,453	143.00	2,078	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,264	165.53	2,092	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,249	161.31	2,015	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,350	130.00	1,755	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,387	171.00	2,372	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	167.74	2,271	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,370	161.51	2,213	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$1,650	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,550	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	902	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	188.15/cwt	182.50–195.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	894	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	123.75/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	103.92/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	677	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	85.23/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,300	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,370	161.51/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,213	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,396	142.32/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,987	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,534	164.04/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,516	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,453	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,078	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	149.66/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,279	34
Bullocks	—	—	1,635	130.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	73.87/cwt	72.00–78.00	943	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	87.57/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,334	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,264	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,092	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,249	161.31/cwt	151.00–164.50	2,015	16
Steers	Prime	—	1,387	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,372	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,354	167.74/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,271	22

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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