Sale reports / Indiana / White River Valley Auction / 2021-11-04

White River Valley Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Worthington, Indiana · Thu, Nov 4
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1967
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
45 vs last sale 177 71 vs year ago 203 · 35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
1 vs last sale 9 14 vs year ago 22 · 63.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
1 vs last sale 9 1 vs year ago 9 · 11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous sale, comparable receipts were too limited for an accurate test, however, all classes of cattle were in mostly good demand. Buyer participation was very good although sale attendance was somewhat light due to favorable harvest weather which gave many farmers an opportune time to work towards harvest completion. The next sale will be on Thursday, December 2 and will be the final fall sale of the year.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.11/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$146.11
62 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.09
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496146.1172462
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale62 hd
146.11
IN average2 barns · 69 hd
138.02
+8.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,41060.128482thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61851.148273thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97537.793682thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1255186.00/cwt186.00–186.004741
BullsMedium and Large 1707117.50/cwt117.50–117.508311
BullsMedium and Large 1764106.00/cwt106.00–106.008105
BullsMedium and Large 1362159.96/cwt158.00–164.005796
BullsMedium and Large 1437150.00/cwt150.00–150.0065612
BullsMedium and Large 1630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008139
SteersMedium and Large 1370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
SteersMedium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007531
SteersMedium and Large 1450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006842
SteersMedium and Large 1218190.00/cwt190.00–190.004143
HeifersMedium and Large 197099.48/cwt98.00–101.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 1540132.87/cwt132.00–135.0071714
HeifersMedium and Large 1573133.00/cwt133.00–133.007624
HeifersMedium and Large 1633127.00/cwt127.00–127.008044
HeifersMedium and Large 1420137.00/cwt137.00–137.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 1348139.00/cwt139.00–139.004843
BullsMedium and Large 1532147.85/cwt146.00–149.0078718
BullsMedium and Large 1328164.33/cwt141.00–174.0053910
HeifersMedium and Large 1213127.00/cwt127.00–127.002712
HeifersMedium and Large 1472128.00/cwt128.00–128.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 1940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1282123.00/cwt123.00–123.003473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1490.00/cwt490.00–490.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2387.50/cwt350.00–425.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1500.00/cwt500.00–500.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1450.00/cwt450.00–450.001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1775.00/cwt775.00–775.001
Bulls1,41060.12/cwt56.00–63.008482
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61851.14/cwt49.00–55.008273
CowsLean 85-90%97537.79/cwt35.00–40.003682

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.