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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

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

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 74▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

396 head

▲ 256 vs last sale 140▲ 396 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 3.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter heifers sharply higher with better packer inquiry this week and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers today. Slaughter Holstein steers were 1.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 6.00 higher with bulls trading 4.00 to 10.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers and feeder bulls trending higher.

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 $114.67/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$114.67

30 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$18.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	120.75	555	20
Medium 1	260	103.33	269	3thin
Medium and Large 2	453	102.14	463	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.61/cwt here — about $92 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 sale30 hd

114.67

—

IN average2 barns · 142 hd

106.41

+8.25

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,335	100.00	1,335	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,623	71.09	1,154	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	57.14	816	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	41.37	540	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	31.98	353	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,285	95.00	1,221	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	80.00	912	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,557	98.50	1,534	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	84.62	1,227	23
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,309	120.75	1,581	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	116.98	1,685	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	110.75	1,402	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	97.50	1,160	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,291	83.72	1,081	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,292	121.35	1,568	36
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,316	117.63	1,548	146
Steers	Choice	Average	1,382	111.23	1,537	47
Steers	Select	Average	1,131	97.71	1,105	5thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	273	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	287	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	606	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	267	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	360	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,131	97.71/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,105	5
Steers	—	Prime	1,292	121.35/cwt	120.25–123.50	1,568	36
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,316	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.75	1,548	146
Steers	—	Choice	1,369	111.93/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,532	45
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,675	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,135	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,260	1
Heifers	—	Select	1,190	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,160	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	110.74/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,408	26
Heifers	—	Standard	1,291	83.72/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,081	4
Heifers	—	Prime	1,309	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,581	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	116.98/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,685	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	80.13/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,077	4
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,260	63.76/cwt	61.00–66.50	1,441	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	249	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	32.64/cwt	32.00–34.00	390	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	38.73/cwt	35.00–43.00	503	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	44.73/cwt	43.00–47.00	587	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	53.22/cwt	48.50–56.00	731	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	61.45/cwt	58.00–67.00	915	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,140	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	912	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,285	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,450	84.62/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,227	23
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,557	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,534	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	1

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 396Last week 140Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	78.00–83.00	80.13
4	—	1,585	65.00–70.00	67.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,260	61.00–66.50	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	35.00–43.00	38.73
11	—	1,313	43.00–47.00	44.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,489	58.00–67.00	61.45
11	—	1,374	48.50–56.00	53.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,195	32.00–34.00	32.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,292	120.25–123.50	121.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,316	115.00–119.75	117.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,369	105.00–114.50	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	95.00–96.00	95.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	96.00–101.00	97.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,450	81.50–87.00	84.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	98.50	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	116.00–119.00	116.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	80.00–86.00	83.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	111.00	111.00
26	—	1,271	104.50–114.00	110.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	120.75	120.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	458	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	122.00	122.00
3	—	358	135.00	135.00
2	—	750	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	100.00	100.00
2	—	643	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
5	—	547	119.00	119.00
4	—	368	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
2	—	273	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	790	105.00	105.00
3	—	267	135.00	135.00
2	—	315	120.00	120.00

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.