Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the first sale of the fall with all classes of feeder cattle selling at a good value tonight. Slaughter cows were selling mostly steady with other auction sales this week. Replacement cows were at a lower value.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.84/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$131.84

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$4.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	132.02	724	65
Medium and Large 2	300	128.00	384	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.02/cwt here — about $339 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 sale68 hd

131.84

—

IN average4 barns · 120 hd

124.97

+6.87

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	1,145	60.00	687	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,070	49.79	533	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,695	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,760	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	9,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	129.17/cwt	123.00–131.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	126.62/cwt	121.00–131.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	298	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	145.21/cwt	141.00–149.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	780	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	646	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	49.09/cwt	45.00–52.00	540	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	7,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,050	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,515	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	5,523	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	670.00	670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	900	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	890	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,513	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	890.00	890.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	143.00	143.00
3	—	342	147.00	147.00
2	—	438	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	121.00	121.00
15	—	481	123.00–131.00	129.17
12	—	448	132.00	132.00
7	—	560	121.00–131.00	126.62
6	—	638	115.00–119.00	116.98
6	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.17
3	—	742	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	138.00	138.00
6	—	322	141.00–149.00	145.21
4	—	645	118.50	118.50
11	—	653	119.50	119.50
1	—	375	141.00	141.00
10	—	757	118.50	118.50
8	—	536	130.00	130.00
6	—	553	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	298	128.00	128.00
1	—	305	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	438	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,101	45.00–52.00	49.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	60.00	60.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle