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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 17

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 10Mar 17Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 33▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 216▲ 75 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 5.00 to 6.00 lower with a light offering this week and lower packer inquiry. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 1.00 lower. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Feeder cattle were too few to compare but feeder heifers and bulls were 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 $115.59/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$115.59

17 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$48.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.96

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	118.44	495	16thin
Medium and Large 2	635	70.00	445	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about $50 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 sale17 hd

115.59

—

IN average5 barns · 246 hd

109.63

+5.96

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	—	Average	1,673	81.20	1,358	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	59.61	770	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,728	52.38	905	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	49.65	594	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	660	21.00	139	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,230	82.00	1,009	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	107.40	1,392	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,237	102.36	1,266	7thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,124	82.02	921	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,333	100.18	1,335	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,200	90.00	1,080	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,315	80.00	1,052	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	408	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	567	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Standard	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,333	100.18/cwt	100.00–100.50	1,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Standard	1,198	82.69/cwt	80.00–85.00	991	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,237	102.36/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,266	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,296	107.40/cwt	106.75–108.25	1,392	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	86.43/cwt	85.25–89.50	1,478	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	660	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	139	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	51.22/cwt	50.50–52.50	605	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,209	57.31/cwt	53.25–59.50	693	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	47.29/cwt	42.50–48.50	575	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	63.36/cwt	60.25–67.50	903	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,728	52.38/cwt	48.50–55.50	905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,230	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,009	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 33Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 216Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	458	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	116.00	116.00
6	—	489	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	85.25–89.50	86.43
1	—	1,560	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,198	80.00–85.00	82.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,296	106.75–108.25	107.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	95.00–104.00	102.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,425	60.25–67.50	63.36
13	—	1,209	53.25–59.50	57.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,728	48.50–55.50	52.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,182	50.50–52.50	51.22
6	—	1,216	42.50–48.50	47.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	100.00–100.50	100.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00

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.