Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the first sale of the fall with all classes of feeder cattle trending higher with active farmer participation. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and replacement cows trending lower tonight.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.15/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$128.15

71 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$167

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.73

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	130.95	612	58
Medium and Large 2	474	117.01	555	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	678	115.00	779	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about −$167 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 sale71 hd

128.15

—

IN average5 barns · 222 hd

114.42

+13.73

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	53.69	737	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,525	53.00	808	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	940	47.66	448	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	34.00	388	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 lots · USDA AMS · White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, 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
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,525	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	53.69/cwt	53.00–54.00	737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	138.66/cwt	137.50–139.50	498	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	125.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	675	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	107.28/cwt	102.00–111.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	460.43/cwt	440.00–480.00	5,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	521.40/cwt	440.00–660.00	5,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	489.09/cwt	440.00–530.00	5,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,900	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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Thu Sep 12, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

This was the first sale of the fall with all classes of feeder cattle trending higher with active farmer participation. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and replacement cows trending lower tonight.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	54.00	54.00
2	—	940	44.00–45.00	44.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	53.00–54.00	53.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	34.00	34.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	139.00	139.00
5	—	453	131.50	131.50
9	—	440	135.50	135.50
12	—	359	137.50–139.50	138.66
30	—	536	122.00–130.00	125.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	113.00	113.00
6	—	640	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	405	117.00–120.00	118.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
2	—	658	112.00	112.00
2	—	290	122.00	122.00
3	—	377	126.00	126.00
6	—	539	121.00	121.00
2	—	638	112.00	112.00
9	—	464	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	102.00–111.00	107.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	121.00	121.00
2	—	448	128.00	128.00
2	—	560	124.00	124.00
3	—	813	105.50	105.50
4	—	639	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	440.00–480.00	460.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,133	440.00–660.00	521.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	440.00–530.00	489.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	400.00	400.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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White River Valley Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle