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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 22

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Oct 1Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 70▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

446 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 301▲ 446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage, but slaughter steers and heifers had a higher undertone. Cows and bulls were trading mostly steady. All classes of feeder cattle had a steady undertone, but good value on value added and fancy feeder steers and heifers.

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 $114.18/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$114.18

20 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$19.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.88

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	120.04	554	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	100.50	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.54/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale20 hd

114.18

—

IN average4 barns · 445 hd

106.29

+7.88

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	1,723	74.27	1,280	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	57.25	821	40
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	53.33	856	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	47.02	576	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	35.44	383	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,206	65.00	784	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,463	81.00	1,185	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,440	67.50	972	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,294	113.18	1,465	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	108.40	1,373	68
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	100.76	1,209	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,235	95.00	1,173	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,318	111.54	1,470	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,359	109.39	1,487	226
Steers	Choice	Average	1,416	102.24	1,448	14

Every lot

43 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	496	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	331	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	783	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,229	102.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,257	6
Steers	—	Prime	1,318	111.54/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,470	11
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,357	109.50/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,486	223
Steers	—	Choice	1,513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,589	4
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,527	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,542	3
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,601	99.46/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,592	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	100.76/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,209	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,235	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,173	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,267	108.40/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,373	68
Heifers	—	Prime	1,294	113.18/cwt	112.75–114.25	1,465	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	81.78/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	69.27/cwt	65.50–73.00	1,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,415	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,630	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	34.19/cwt	30.00–39.00	361	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	40.43/cwt	40.00–41.00	479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	46.30/cwt	40.00–48.00	561	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	52.44/cwt	52.00–53.00	702	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	859	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	56.17/cwt	52.00–59.50	812	33
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,605	53.33/cwt	50.00–55.00	856	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,463	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,185	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,206	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	784	4

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 Oct 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 446Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	81.00–83.00	81.78
4	—	1,646	65.50–73.00	69.27
1	—	1,685	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,415	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	52.00–53.00	52.44
15	—	1,211	40.00–48.00	46.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	30.00–39.00	34.19
2	—	1,185	40.00–41.00	40.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	50.00–55.00	53.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	60.00–65.00	62.34
33	—	1,445	52.00–59.50	56.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,565	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	100.00–103.00	102.26
4	—	1,513	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	101.00	101.00
223	—	1,357	106.00–110.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,318	111.00–112.00	111.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,601	95.00–101.00	99.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,267	106.00–110.00	108.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,294	112.75–114.25	113.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	100.00–104.00	100.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
2	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
1	—	490	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	113.00	113.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	465	115.00	115.00
7	—	408	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	90.00	90.00
2	—	568	91.00	91.00
2	—	368	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	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.