Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-09-03

Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 38▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 119▲ 208 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 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 lower with lower packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower today. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were too few to trend with feeder heifers and bulls trading sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.08/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$132.08

33 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$33.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.52

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	136.10	572	29
Medium and Large 2	638	103.00	657	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.10/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale33 hd

132.08

—

IN average4 barns · 135 hd

114.57

+17.52

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	1,584	75.14	1,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	59.89	775	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	48.88	596	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	32.86	316	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,343	81.85	1,099	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	107.70	1,419	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	102.02	1,247	44
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,244	83.56	1,039	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	110.88	1,501	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,308	103.93	1,359	69
Steers	Select	Average	1,371	95.39	1,308	5thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	339	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	130.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	488	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	444	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	613	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	657	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	615	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	338	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,308	103.93/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,359	69
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,354	110.88/cwt	109.00–111.75	1,501	14
Steers	—	Select	1,371	95.39/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,308	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,185	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,161	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	102.05/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,249	42
Heifers	—	Standard	1,244	83.56/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,039	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,318	107.70/cwt	107.50–107.75	1,419	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	77.02/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,312	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	793	31.80/cwt	30.00–35.00	252	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	25.90/cwt	25.00–27.50	262	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	380	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	41.40/cwt	41.00–42.00	484	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	53.18/cwt	52.50–54.50	643	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	58.67/cwt	56.00–62.50	726	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	47.35/cwt	43.00–51.00	595	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,041	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,343	81.85/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,099	9

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 38Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 119Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	75.50–78.50	77.02
1	—	1,225	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	41.00–42.00	41.40
2	—	1,013	25.00–27.50	25.90
3	—	793	30.00–35.00	31.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	36.50	36.50
6	—	1,256	43.00–51.00	47.35
5	—	1,210	52.50–54.50	53.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,237	56.00–62.50	58.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,318	107.50–107.75	107.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	80.00–87.00	83.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,224	100.00–106.50	102.05
1	—	1,185	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,205	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,308	100.00–106.50	103.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,354	109.00–111.75	110.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,371	95.00–97.00	95.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,343	76.00–85.00	81.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
2	—	283	140.00	140.00
3	—	508	131.00	131.00
5	—	373	125.00–133.00	130.96
18	—	444	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	105.00	105.00
2	—	885	90.00	90.00
2	—	578	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
5	—	255	133.00	133.00
3	—	435	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	110.00	110.00
3	—	855	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

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.