Name: Stoney Pike Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher today with Dairy/Beef steers 3.00 lower this week. Cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test today. Feeder steers and heifers were trending lower and feeder bulls sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.50/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$237.50

5 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.54

vs IN average

−22.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	237.50	1,311	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

237.50

—

IN average2 barns · 13 hd

227.96

+9.54

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−22.96

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,358	182.50	2,478	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	148.00	1,806	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,488	124.36	1,850	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	114.62	1,260	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,643	111.34	1,829	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	36.88	343	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,415	172.75	2,444	10
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,268	191.94	2,434	32
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,210	189.40	2,292	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,126	182.00	2,049	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	171.00	2,314	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,445	193.05	2,790	90
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,333	183.75	2,449	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	162.25	1,979	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,438	$1,917	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,220	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,806	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,979	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,050	1
Steers	Prime	—	1,445	193.05/cwt	190.75–194.00	2,790	90
Heifers	Prime	—	1,268	191.94/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,434	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,311	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	1,917.39/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	541	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	448	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,176	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,643	111.34/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,829	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	33.75/cwt	33.75–33.75	353	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,210	189.40/cwt	189.00–189.50	2,292	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,358	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,478	10
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,415	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	2,444	10
Dairy Steers	Large 2	700–750	728	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,128	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,126	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,049	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	936	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,095	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	110.81/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,508	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,333	183.75/cwt	182.50–185.50	2,449	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	132.83/cwt	127.00–141.00	2,031	5

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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