Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-07-30

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 30
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 44▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 333▲ 319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher with a good offering today. Breaker cows were 1.00 higher with boner and lean cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trading 4.00 lower today. Feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher with feeder heifers trending higher on the heavier weights.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $118.20/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$118.20
15 head · 966 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.31
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1966118.201,14215thin
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 sale15 hd
118.20
—
IN average4 barns · 394 hd
112.89
+5.31
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
Bulls—Average1,75086.871,5208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37264.5288532
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15052.2560133
CowsLean 85-90%Average91030.002731thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35089.501,2084thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,080121.001,3071thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,209117.721,42367
HeifersChoiceAverage1,131112.311,27029
HeifersSelectAverage1,185103.501,2261thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,17092.821,0863thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,333121.501,6209thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,265118.391,49851
SteersChoiceAverage1,240111.451,38238
SteersSelectAverage1,293104.561,3524thin
SteersStandardAverage1,19594.231,1262thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1821133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0926
Steers—Medium and Large 11,032113.57/cwt110.00–115.001,1727
Steers—Medium and Large 11,17090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0532
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417122.00/cwt122.00–122.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505127.00/cwt127.00–127.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0415
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532134.28/cwt130.00–136.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2698105.00/cwt105.00–105.007332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 265561.00/cwt61.00–61.004002
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Standard1,19594.23/cwt93.50–95.001,1262
Steers—Choice1,240111.45/cwt106.00–114.751,38238
Steers—Choice and Prime1,265118.39/cwt115.00–119.501,49851
Steers—Select1,293104.56/cwt103.00–105.001,3524
Steers—Prime1,333121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,6209
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Prime1,080121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3071
Heifers—Choice1,131112.31/cwt106.00–114.501,27029
Heifers—Standard1,17092.82/cwt90.00–97.001,0863
Heifers—Select1,185103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,2261
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,209117.72/cwt115.00–119.001,42367
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0121
Bulls——1,56094.09/cwt90.00–97.001,4684
Bulls——2,10582.87/cwt80.00–85.001,7443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91030.00/cwt30.00–30.002731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02543.94/cwt40.00–48.004504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16753.40/cwt50.00–55.5062329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27558.57/cwt55.50–62.0074714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44869.14/cwt64.00–74.001,00118
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,35089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2084

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.