Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offering of cattle tonight with moderate demand. Next sale will be on April 7.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.97/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$135.97

68 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$2.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	136.03	669	66
Medium and Large 3	225	134.00	302	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.03/cwt here — about $367 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

135.97

—

IN average5 barns · 477 hd

138.30

−2.33

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	1,438	76.68	1,103	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	75.16	838	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	60.30	561	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	824	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.23/cwt	156.00–166.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	302	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	661	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.61/cwt	143.00–158.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	993	4
Steers	Large 1	—	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	139.20/cwt	139.00–140.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.18/cwt	132.00–142.00	594	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	556	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	76.95/cwt	72.00–79.00	853	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	76.68/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,103	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	63.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	537	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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 122Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 15

Light offering of cattle tonight with moderate demand. Next sale will be on April 7.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	129.00	129.00
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
2	—	890	119.00	119.00
3	—	720	118.00	118.00
16	—	555	148.50	148.50
8	—	343	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	139.00–143.00	140.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	156.00–166.00	162.23
6	—	347	162.00	162.00
9	—	591	172.00	172.00
9	—	545	143.00–158.00	149.61
4	—	776	128.00	128.00
8	—	625	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	136.00	136.00
7	—	651	127.00	127.00
3	—	773	102.00	102.00
8	—	327	140.00–141.00	140.75
10	—	471	139.00–140.00	139.20
15	—	535	135.00–140.00	138.21
6	—	367	139.00	139.00
11	—	424	132.00–142.00	140.18
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	87.00	87.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	72.00–79.00	76.95
1	—	1,140	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	74.00–80.00	76.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	60.00–67.00	63.45
1	—	995	54.00	54.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle