Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-01-07

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 7
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 61▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
568 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 340▲ 568 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 the Holidays but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers and higher packer inquiry. Holstein slaughter steers and cows and bulls were trending steady. A good offering of all classes of feeder cattle with good quality were trending higher today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.55/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$124.55
64 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.77
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515124.5564164
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 sale64 hd
124.55
—
IN average3 barns · 103 hd
111.78
+12.77
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—Average1,34097.001,3001thin
Bulls—High1,72469.561,19913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35554.7374254
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54045.006931thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24241.9052027
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05531.903378thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,18171.508447thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,30183.641,08823
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330124.031,65028
HeifersChoiceAverage1,239118.861,473124
HeifersSelectAverage1,169105.561,2349thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,17373.168587thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,444122.991,77676
SteersChoiceAverage1,317119.011,567143
SteersSelectAverage1,351106.031,43216

Every lot

45 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1425121.02/cwt120.00–126.005146
Steers—Medium and Large 246590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1508121.00/cwt121.00–121.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 2583110.00/cwt110.00–110.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1608126.00/cwt126.00–126.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008665
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331117.37/cwt115.00–121.003888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359120.31/cwt120.00–121.0043210
Heifers—Medium and Large 237881.00/cwt81.00–81.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy429126.50/cwt126.50–126.505436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475124.50/cwt124.50–124.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522117.00/cwt117.00–117.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569111.00/cwt111.00–111.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 259591.00/cwt91.00–91.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362126.00/cwt126.00–126.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy388138.09/cwt138.00–138.5053612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456120.00/cwt120.00–120.005478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533125.00/cwt125.00–125.0066621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618117.55/cwt112.00–122.0072620
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,175110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2931
Steers—Choice1,318119.07/cwt113.00–121.751,569142
Steers—Select1,351106.03/cwt100.00–110.501,43216
Steers—Choice and Prime1,444122.99/cwt122.00–124.001,77676
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,169105.56/cwt100.00–109.001,2349
Heifers—Standard1,17373.16/cwt72.00–81.008587
Heifers—Choice1,237118.92/cwt112.00–121.501,471123
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,330124.03/cwt122.00–124.751,65028
Heifers—Choice1,510112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,6911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41859.17/cwt57.00–61.008392
Bulls——1,57067.33/cwt65.00–69.001,0573
Bulls——1,85873.00/cwt71.00–75.501,3568
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85523.00/cwt23.00–23.001971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06530.90/cwt30.00–32.003293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09834.87/cwt34.50–35.003834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21841.26/cwt37.00–43.5050317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23844.99/cwt44.00–47.005578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28059.59/cwt55.00–70.0076325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42050.54/cwt46.50–55.5071829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45835.00/cwt35.00–35.005102
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,54045.00/cwt45.00–45.006931
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,18171.50/cwt71.50–71.508447
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,30183.64/cwt78.00–88.001,08823
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,34097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3001

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.