Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This the first sale of the year with all classes of feeder calves trading mostly steady with some good direct feeders and fancy type feeders. A good offering of replacement cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.74/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$120.74

79 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$23.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	122.20	644	74
Medium and Large 2	449	99.00	445	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.20/cwt here — about $200 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 sale79 hd

120.74

—

IN average4 barns · 414 hd

121.62

−0.88

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,843	69.53	1,281	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	48.95	564	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	38.62	409	6thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	48.95/cwt	46.00–51.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	43.12/cwt	42.00–44.00	492	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	34.12/cwt	30.00–36.00	333	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,063	419.12/cwt	350.00–475.00	4,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	22,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,267.98/cwt	1,100.00–1,425.00	14,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.11/cwt	111.00–118.00	713	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	7

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	46.00–51.00	48.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	42.00–44.00	43.12
3	—	977	30.00–36.00	34.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	69.00–70.00	69.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	350.00–475.00	419.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,267.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	113.00	113.00
8	—	552	116.00	116.00
6	—	385	119.00	119.00
6	—	778	111.50	111.50
19	—	619	111.00–118.00	115.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	135.00	135.00
14	—	432	131.00	131.00
6	—	364	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	98.50	98.50
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
2	—	498	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	94.00	94.00
1	—	315	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	121.00	121.00
4	—	564	109.00	109.00
6	—	638	107.00	107.00
2	—	445	117.00	117.00
5	—	812	91.00	91.00
12	—	348	130.00	130.00
2	—	738	93.00	93.00
5	—	546	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	128.00	128.00
7	—	442	144.00	144.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle