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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 25

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 36▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 251▲ 293 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 lower with slaughter heifers were mostly steady with instances of higher/lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Breaker and lean cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and boner cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls were 6.00 to 10.00 higher with some high dressing bulls today. Feeder cattle were too few to compare today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $92.86/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$92.86

7 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.85

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	360	125.00	450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	681	80.00	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale7 hd

92.86

—

IN average4 barns · 72 hd

108.71

−15.85

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	1,175	91.00	1,069	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,759	87.16	1,533	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	62.32	838	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	46.36	547	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	30.38	353	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	87.00	1,101	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,025	65.00	666	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,449	92.98	1,347	11
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,273	123.50	1,572	32
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,235	120.68	1,490	55
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,207	113.94	1,375	15
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,337	73.13	978	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,319	120.27	1,586	86
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	114.17	1,536	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,292	103.95	1,343	5thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,130	85.00	961	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	961	2
Steers	—	Select	1,292	103.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,343	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,319	120.27/cwt	117.50–121.75	1,586	86
Steers	—	Choice	1,331	115.00/cwt	113.50–116.50	1,531	25
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,710	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,207	113.94/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,375	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,235	120.68/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,490	55
Heifers	—	Prime	1,273	123.50/cwt	123.00–123.75	1,572	32
Heifers	—	Standard	1,337	73.13/cwt	70.00–77.00	978	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	97.33/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,633	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	265	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	42.44/cwt	37.50–46.00	478	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	23.50/cwt	23.50–23.50	269	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	54.93/cwt	53.00–59.50	689	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	52.89/cwt	48.00–55.50	672	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	447	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	64.85/cwt	60.00–69.00	868	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,383	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,101	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,175	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,069	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,449	92.98/cwt	92.75–93.25	1,347	11

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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	28.00	28.00
2	—	1,278	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,145	23.50	23.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	37.50–46.00	42.44
3	—	1,270	48.00–55.50	52.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,339	60.00–69.00	64.85
7	—	1,255	53.00–59.50	54.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,319	117.50–121.75	120.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,331	113.50–116.50	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	100.00–105.00	103.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,273	123.00–123.75	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,235	118.50–122.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,207	108.00–116.00	113.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	70.00–77.00	73.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,740	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,678	91.00–101.00	97.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,449	92.75–93.25	92.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
2	—	605	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
3	—	730	75.00	75.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00

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.