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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 14▲ 38 vs year ago 23 · +165.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 235▲ 65 vs year ago 229 · +28.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of slaughter steers and heifers this week. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with bulls too few but trending higher. Feeder steers and bulls had a higher undertone today with feeder heifers 4.00 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 $111.31/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$111.31

27 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	113.61	790	18thin
Medium and Large 2	466	106.70	497	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $292 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 sale27 hd

111.31

—

IN average5 barns · 562 hd

117.38

−6.07

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	—	Low	1,427	75.50	1,077	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	64.24	903	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,782	59.19	1,055	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	54.11	678	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	43.95	468	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	85.00	1,160	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,275	110.78	1,412	30
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,259	107.26	1,350	52
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,226	95.24	1,168	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,158	87.90	1,018	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,320	110.98	1,465	35
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,334	106.06	1,415	72
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	95.06	1,279	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,354	87.34	1,183	8thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	925	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	434	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	103.07/cwt	100.00–106.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	887	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	137.41/cwt	131.00–139.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	730	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	733	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	685	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,289	95.97/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,237	10
Steers	—	Prime	1,320	110.98/cwt	109.75–112.00	1,465	35
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,334	106.06/cwt	102.50–108.00	1,415	72
Steers	—	Select	1,354	87.34/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,183	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,628	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,473	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,158	87.90/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,018	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	94.56/cwt	93.50–100.00	1,157	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,240	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,259	107.26/cwt	102.50–108.75	1,350	52
Heifers	—	Prime	1,275	110.78/cwt	110.50–111.25	1,412	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,093	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	710	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	2,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	43.95/cwt	43.00–45.00	468	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	50.91/cwt	49.00–53.50	605	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	70.93/cwt	70.00–72.00	928	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	57.30/cwt	56.50–58.50	754	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	63.21/cwt	59.00–69.00	898	26
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,782	59.19/cwt	59.00–59.50	1,055	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,365	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,160	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 14Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 235Year ago 229

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	122.00	122.00
3	—	392	135.00	135.00
2	—	843	106.00	106.00
2	—	608	114.00	114.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	510	122.00	122.00
6	—	887	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	100.00–106.00	103.07
4	—	392	110.00–111.00	110.76
1	—	300	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	90.00–97.00	93.49
1	—	530	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	131.00–139.00	137.41
4	—	533	121.00	121.00
3	—	613	117.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	578	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	121.00	121.00
8	—	881	105.00	105.00
3	—	557	139.00	139.00
3	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	85.00–90.00	87.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,275	110.50–111.25	110.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,259	102.50–108.75	107.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	93.50–100.00	94.56
1	—	1,240	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	65.00	65.00
1	—	2,095	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,289	92.00–97.50	95.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,354	87.00–90.00	87.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,320	109.75–112.00	110.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,334	102.50–108.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	90.00–91.00	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,420	59.00–69.00	63.21
4	—	1,309	70.00–72.00	70.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,316	56.50–58.50	57.30
10	—	1,189	49.00–53.50	50.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	59.00–59.50	59.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	43.00–45.00	43.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	85.00	85.00

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.