Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-08-06

Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Aug 6

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 41▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 319▲ 238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were steady to 1.00 lower while heifers were unchanged with a few exceptions of higher/lower. All classes of slaughter cows were were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 1.00 lower and bulls too few to compare.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.03/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$116.03

21 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.32

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	118.04	745	17thin
Medium and Large 2	572	107.50	615	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about $130 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 sale21 hd

116.03

—

IN average3 barns · 270 hd

111.71

+4.32

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	—	Low	1,437	84.08	1,208	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	70.31	967	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	53.78	647	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	41.96	446	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	80.00	912	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,234	84.87	1,047	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,182	117.76	1,392	40
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,098	110.16	1,210	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,154	105.00	1,212	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,210	85.60	1,036	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,256	121.11	1,521	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,282	116.91	1,499	33
Steers	Choice	Average	1,285	112.30	1,443	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,087	102.23	1,111	9thin

Every lot

29 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	851	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,140	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	112.34/cwt	109.00–118.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,087	102.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,111	9
Steers	—	Prime	1,256	121.11/cwt	120.00–121.50	1,521	28
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,282	116.91/cwt	115.00–118.75	1,499	33
Steers	—	Choice	1,285	112.30/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,443	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,098	110.16/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,210	24
Heifers	—	Select	1,154	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,212	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,182	117.76/cwt	116.00–119.50	1,392	40
Heifers	—	Standard	1,210	85.60/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	72.96/cwt	71.00–75.00	803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,287	92.75/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	—	1,577	83.61/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,319	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	38.81/cwt	38.00–39.50	396	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	45.10/cwt	44.00–46.00	498	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	48.85/cwt	46.50–53.00	569	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	57.13/cwt	55.00–59.00	684	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	62.22/cwt	60.00–67.00	768	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	73.99/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,065	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,140	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,234	84.87/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,047	6

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Tue Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	71.00–75.00	72.96
3	—	1,287	90.50–96.00	92.75
8	—	1,577	80.00–88.50	83.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,104	44.00–46.00	45.10
2	—	1,020	38.00–39.50	38.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,164	46.50–53.00	48.85
10	—	1,197	55.00–59.00	57.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,440	69.00–77.00	73.99
5	—	1,235	60.00–67.00	62.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,234	80.00–87.50	84.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,098	106.00–114.00	110.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	85.00–87.00	85.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,182	116.00–119.50	117.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,154	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,285	108.50–114.00	112.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,282	115.00–118.75	116.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,256	120.00–121.50	121.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	100.00–105.00	102.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
8	—	691	109.00–118.00	112.34
5	—	535	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
3	—	678	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	851	134.00	134.00

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.