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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 28

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 28▼ 29 vs year ago 41 · −70.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 217▼ 134 vs year ago 319 · −42.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher today. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were too few to compare but trending lower this week.

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 $113.64/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$113.64

11 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	118.13	678	8thin
Medium and Large 2	677	101.67	688	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale11 hd

113.64

—

IN average5 barns · 87 hd

110.54

+3.10

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	—	High	1,471	87.74	1,291	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	66.04	872	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	54.44	663	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,420	90.00	1,278	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	88.25	1,287	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,251	103.00	1,289	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,118	96.09	1,074	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,255	103.70	1,301	86
Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	97.60	1,294	12

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,255	103.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,301	86
Steers	—	Choice	1,326	97.60/cwt	90.00–98.75	1,294	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,111	95.91/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,150	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,116	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,251	103.00/cwt	102.25–103.50	1,289	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	955	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	98.48/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	55.41/cwt	54.00–57.50	670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	52.51/cwt	51.50–53.50	650	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	63.78/cwt	59.50–67.50	829	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	70.56/cwt	69.00–72.00	962	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,278	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,458	88.25/cwt	88.25–88.25	1,287	14

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 28Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 217Year ago 319

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	96.50–100.00	98.48
1	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
1	—	955	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,255	100.00–105.00	103.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,326	90.00–98.75	97.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	69.00–72.00	70.56
12	—	1,300	59.50–67.50	63.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	54.00–57.50	55.41
2	—	1,238	51.50–53.50	52.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,458	88.25	88.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,251	102.25–103.50	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	95.00–98.00	95.91
1	—	1,150	97.00	97.00

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.