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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 14

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 135▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

487 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 568▲ 487 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady with some instances of higher/lower with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower this week. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers were trading 9.00 higher with feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls mostly steady.

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 $113.08/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$113.08

49 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$33.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	113.77	846	48
Medium and Large 2	700	80.00	560	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.77/cwt here — about $286 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 sale49 hd

113.08

—

IN average4 barns · 620 hd

116.12

−3.04

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	—	Low	1,675	69.25	1,160	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	55.76	738	14
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,593	55.22	880	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	42.66	578	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	31.42	396	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	90.43	1,195	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,360	80.00	1,088	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,184	72.00	852	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,262	124.20	1,567	81
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,291	117.77	1,521	150
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,534	78.15	1,199	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,437	126.53	1,818	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,337	123.42	1,650	102
Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	117.55	1,558	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,048	108.00	1,132	2thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,118	85.00	950	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	123.31/cwt	119.00–125.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	133.30/cwt	132.00–134.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	111.04/cwt	108.00–115.00	701	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	822	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	988	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	939	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	289	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	373	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	758	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,048	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,132	2
Steers	—	Standard	1,118	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	950	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,325	117.55/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,558	35
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,337	123.42/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,650	102
Steers	—	Prime	1,437	126.53/cwt	126.00–126.75	1,818	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,262	124.20/cwt	122.50–125.75	1,567	81
Heifers	—	Choice	1,286	117.79/cwt	113.50–120.75	1,515	147
Heifers	—	Standard	1,403	75.73/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,062	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,557	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,822	3
Heifers	—	StandardHeavy Weight	1,795	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,490	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	69.37/cwt	64.50–74.50	1,099	8
Bulls	—	—	1,995	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	228	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,223	60.63/cwt	60.00–61.50	742	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	35.81/cwt	35.00–36.50	450	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	40.81/cwt	39.00–43.00	518	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	32.30/cwt	30.00–33.50	421	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	50.88/cwt	47.50–53.00	725	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.50	642	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,593	55.22/cwt	51.50–58.50	880	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,184	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	852	8
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,321	90.43/cwt	90.25–94.00	1,195	20
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,360	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,088	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 Jan 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 487Last week 568Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,325	112.00–121.50	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	1,337	122.00–125.50	123.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,437	126.00–126.75	126.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,321	90.25–94.00	90.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	60.00–61.50	60.63
7	—	1,424	47.50–53.00	50.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	39.00–43.00	40.81
5	—	1,442	44.00–45.50	44.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	30.00–33.50	32.30
2	—	1,258	35.00–36.50	35.81
1	—	1,140	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	51.50–58.50	55.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,262	122.50–125.75	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,286	113.50–120.75	117.79
3	—	1,557	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	72.00–79.00	75.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	58.00	58.00
1	—	2,085	79.50	79.50
8	—	1,584	64.50–74.50	69.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	125.00	125.00
5	—	289	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	107.00	107.00
6	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	955	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	343	141.00	141.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
4	—	676	125.00	125.00
2	—	865	120.00	120.00
7	—	612	119.00–125.00	123.31
2	—	535	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	132.00–134.00	133.30
3	—	438	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	834	118.50	118.50
9	—	631	108.00–115.00	111.04
2	—	1,038	91.00	91.00
2	—	878	107.00	107.00
4	—	712	115.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	574	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
3	—	665	111.00	111.00

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.