Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-07-21

Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 21

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 4▼ 16 vs year ago 44 · −36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 303▼ 116 vs year ago 333 · −34.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls 1.00 higher today. Feeder cattle were too few from last week to compare but all classes of feeders were trending lower today.

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 $103.35/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$103.35

12 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.27

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	107.36	672	9thin
Medium and Large 2	807	91.33	737	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale12 hd

103.35

—

IN average5 barns · 238 hd

97.09

+6.27

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	1,718	85.52	1,469	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	67.52	956	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	54.92	654	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,520	30.00	456	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	85.70	1,221	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,186	99.93	1,185	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	94.17	1,163	27
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,255	83.00	1,042	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	100.93	1,333	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,319	95.04	1,254	51
Steers	Select	Average	1,158	86.01	996	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,630	80.00	1,304	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	893	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	822	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	654	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,158	86.01/cwt	85.00–88.00	996	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,313	95.24/cwt	90.00–98.75	1,251	50
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,321	100.93/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,333	28
Steers	—	Standard	1,630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,304	1
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,186	99.93/cwt	99.75–100.00	1,185	24
Heifers	—	Choice	1,235	94.17/cwt	90.00–98.75	1,163	27
Heifers	—	Standard	1,255	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,042	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	85.52/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,469	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,021	51.48/cwt	46.50–53.50	526	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	56.88/cwt	54.50–58.50	733	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,324	63.29/cwt	59.00–67.00	838	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,520	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	456	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	73.43/cwt	69.50–76.50	1,135	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,425	85.70/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,221	5

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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 4Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 303Year ago 333

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	82.00–89.00	85.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	85.00–88.00	86.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,321	99.00–104.50	100.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,313	90.00–98.75	95.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	46.50–53.50	51.48
7	—	1,289	54.50–58.50	56.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,324	59.00–67.00	63.29
20	—	1,546	69.50–76.50	73.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	80.00–88.00	85.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,186	99.75–100.00	99.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,235	90.00–98.75	94.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	83.00	83.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	105.00	105.00
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	111.25	111.25
1	—	435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	92.00	92.00
1	—	635	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.