Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2019-11-05

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 5
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 53▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 376▲ 185 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 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower this week. Dairy steers were too few to compare but were trending lower. Cows and bulls were sharply lower with lower packer inquiry this week. A good offering of feeder steers and heifers today with feeder steers trending higher and feeder heifers 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls were mostly steady this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.47/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$127.47
32 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.64
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536127.4768332
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 sale32 hd
127.47
—
IN average4 barns · 676 hd
118.83
+8.64
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—Average1,19095.001,1311thin
Bulls—Low1,60061.3198114
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34450.6968128
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,93545.008712thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29539.1050623
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04130.963224thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,21975.509204thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,261113.421,43022
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,233109.011,3448thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302103.191,3443thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,06594.491,0064thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,346114.041,53513
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,312108.311,42116
SteersChoiceAverage1,200103.191,23811
SteersSelectAverage1,10989.959985thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345131.00/cwt131.00–131.004521
Steers—Medium and Large 1370133.00/cwt133.00–133.004921
Steers—Medium and Large 1445126.00/cwt126.00–126.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy449138.00/cwt138.00–138.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 1491125.81/cwt125.00–126.006185
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1505120.50/cwt120.00–121.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608125.00/cwt125.00–125.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656125.50/cwt125.50–125.508236
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395125.00/cwt125.00–125.0049411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435116.19/cwt115.00–120.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455122.50/cwt122.50–122.505573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added649120.00/cwt120.00–120.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 188090.00/cwt90.00–90.007922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535121.00/cwt121.00–121.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625101.00/cwt101.00–101.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683101.00/cwt101.00–101.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 284280.00/cwt80.00–80.0067410
Bulls—Medium and Large 196570.00/cwt70.00–70.006762
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,10989.95/cwt85.00–95.009985
Steers—Choice1,200103.19/cwt100.00–106.001,23811
Steers—Choice and Prime1,312108.31/cwt107.00–112.001,42116
Steers—Prime1,346114.04/cwt113.75–114.751,53513
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,06594.49/cwt94.00–95.001,0064
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,233109.01/cwt107.00–110.001,3448
Heifers—Prime1,261113.42/cwt112.75–114.001,43022
Heifers—Choice1,302103.19/cwt101.00–106.001,3443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39256.16/cwt55.00–58.007823
Bulls——1,65762.72/cwt60.00–65.501,03911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92043.00/cwt43.00–43.003961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04130.96/cwt25.00–33.003224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27655.89/cwt55.00–59.007137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31238.92/cwt35.00–42.0051122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36748.96/cwt43.00–54.0066921
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65543.50/cwt43.50–43.507201
Cows—Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight2,21546.50/cwt46.50–46.501,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,21975.50/cwt75.50–75.509204
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,19095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1311

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.