Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-06-11

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jun 11
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 229▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week, but a lower undertone was noted on all classes of slaughter cattle with a lower packer inquiry today. No comparison on feeder cattle either, but good demand was noted on value added feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.61/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$115.61
31 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.83
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567116.8066225
Medium and Large 2632110.677006thin
One grade step is worth $6.13/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale31 hd
115.61
—
IN average3 barns · 220 hd
111.78
+3.83
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
Bullocks—Average1,29595.001,2301thin
Bulls—High1,45284.731,2306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29062.6380819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18951.0860812
CowsLean 85-90%High79232.502572thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,35083.101,12224
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,21071.008591thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,232116.831,43927
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223112.181,37235
HeifersSelectAverage1,179100.251,1827thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,278117.731,50581
SteersChoiceAverage1,239111.181,37821
SteersSelectAverage1,297104.491,35515
SteersStandardAverage1,31888.321,1642thin

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1243137.50/cwt137.50–137.503342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407143.11/cwt140.00–145.005828
Steers—Medium and Large 1518125.00/cwt125.00–125.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1572127.03/cwt125.00–131.007273
Steers—Medium and Large 2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1788121.00/cwt121.00–121.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 1925111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1351125.00/cwt125.00–125.004395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418116.82/cwt116.00–120.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489124.50/cwt123.00–125.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2596113.00/cwt113.00–113.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610116.00/cwt116.00–116.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705106.00/cwt106.00–106.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772114.26/cwt110.00–116.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 185091.00/cwt91.00–91.007742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1291123.00/cwt123.00–123.003584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007942
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,239111.18/cwt107.00–114.501,37821
Steers—Choice and Prime1,278117.73/cwt115.00–119.751,50581
Steers—Select1,297104.49/cwt101.00–105.001,35515
Steers—Standard1,31888.32/cwt85.00–93.001,1642
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,179100.25/cwt96.00–105.001,1827
Heifers—Choice1,223112.18/cwt108.00–114.501,37235
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,232116.83/cwt115.00–119.751,43927
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0781
Bulls——1,50583.48/cwt77.00–86.501,2565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74440.00/cwt40.00–40.002981
Cows—Lean 85-90%84025.00/cwt25.00–25.002101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15946.25/cwt44.00–48.005365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21154.53/cwt50.00–57.506607
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25859.89/cwt56.50–63.0075311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33566.39/cwt64.00–70.008868
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,21071.00/cwt71.00–71.008591
Dairy Steers—Choice1,35083.10/cwt80.50–83.501,12224
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,29595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2301

This sale against other markets

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.