Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the first auction of the spring with feeder steers and bulls in very good demand with feeder heifers with a lower undertone and active farmer participation tonight. There was a good offering of cow/calf pairs and bred heifers and cows with good buyer inquiry and cows and bulls had a good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.95/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$180.95

134 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$43.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.68

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	183.28	862	116
Medium and Large 1-2	448	177.00	793	7thin
Medium and Large 2	489	163.11	798	9thin
Medium 2	455	140.00	637	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.28/cwt here — about $225 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 sale134 hd

180.95

—

IN average5 barns · 410 hd

168.27

+12.68

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	1,385	97.00	1,343	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	79.60	1,061	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	68.41	804	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,058	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	910	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	76.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,085	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	71.22/cwt	68.00–74.00	853	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	309	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	444	216.50/cwt	212.00–221.00	961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,016	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	186.03/cwt	180.00–189.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	193.78/cwt	192.00–195.00	893	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.63/cwt	165.50–173.00	1,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	178.47/cwt	177.00–182.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	176.31/cwt	176.00–177.00	940	16
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	205.48/cwt	201.00–213.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	547	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	975	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,122.16/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 119Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 6Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,418	74.00–80.00	76.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,198	68.00–74.00	71.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,122.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	233.00	233.00
14	—	444	212.00–221.00	216.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	143.00	143.00
6	—	369	206.00	206.00
6	—	435	190.00–192.00	191.34
5	—	610	171.00	171.00
8	—	336	201.00–213.00	205.48
9	—	547	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	545	186.50	186.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	183.50	183.50
2	—	558	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	176.00	176.00
3	—	315	193.00	193.00
4	—	640	187.00	187.00
7	—	554	195.50	195.50
3	—	490	180.00–189.00	186.03
1	—	350	183.00	183.00
2	—	448	190.00	190.00
3	—	780	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	218.00	218.00
6	—	455	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	174.00	174.00
7	—	547	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	448	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	180	200.00	200.00
3	—	305	179.00	179.00
13	—	465	188.00	188.00
13	—	623	165.50–173.00	166.63
22	—	422	180.00–182.00	181.04
14	—	364	177.00–182.00	178.47
16	—	533	176.00–177.00	176.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	461	192.00–195.00	193.78
13	—	540	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	140.00	140.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle