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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 11 vs year ago 56 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 265▲ 70 vs year ago 208 · +33.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 4.00 higher and feeder bulls 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 $118.83/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$118.83

21 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.53

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	120.29	757	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	608	105.00	638	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about $119 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 sale21 hd

118.83

—

IN average3 barns · 304 hd

109.31

+9.53

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	1,569	88.82	1,394	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	62.83	901	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	55.68	689	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	38.00	360	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,165	78.94	920	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	93.32	1,285	27
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,229	82.08	1,009	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,215	70.00	851	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,218	106.23	1,294	48
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,256	102.16	1,283	29
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,360	90.00	1,224	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,254	111.95	1,404	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,319	106.89	1,410	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,232	97.70	1,204	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,025	90.00	923	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	250	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	263	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,041	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	98.17/cwt	91.00–105.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,232	97.70/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,204	35
Steers	—	Prime	1,254	111.95/cwt	111.00–112.25	1,404	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,319	106.89/cwt	105.00–109.75	1,410	56
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	103.29/cwt	95.50–104.50	1,239	26
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,218	106.23/cwt	105.50–107.75	1,294	48
Heifers	—	Standard	1,360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,224	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,465	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,524	1
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,885	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,631	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	85.03/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,325	9
Bulls	—	—	1,594	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,552	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	51.99/cwt	50.00–53.50	567	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	56.86/cwt	54.00–59.50	731	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	62.83/cwt	61.00–65.00	901	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,215	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,229	82.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,009	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,377	93.32/cwt	92.25–93.75	1,285	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,165	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	920	2

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 25Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 265Year ago 208

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,232	95.00–104.50	97.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,319	105.00–109.75	106.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,254	111.00–112.25	111.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	104.00	104.00
26	—	1,200	95.50–104.50	103.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,218	105.50–107.75	106.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	95.00–100.00	97.36
9	—	1,558	80.00–90.00	85.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	80.00–85.00	82.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,377	92.25–93.75	93.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	30.00	30.00
1	—	900	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	50.00–53.50	51.99
25	—	1,285	54.00–59.50	56.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,434	61.00–65.00	62.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	78.00–80.00	78.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
3	—	652	132.00	132.00
5	—	640	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	125.00	125.00
3	—	443	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,073	97.00	97.00
10	—	618	120.00–127.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	91.00–105.00	98.17
1	—	415	91.00	91.00
2	—	455	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	114.00	114.00
3	—	460	130.00	130.00

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.