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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 22

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 61▼ 35 vs year ago 79 · −44.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 294▼ 124 vs year ago 376 · −33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady with instances of higher/lower and slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher. Holstein steers were 1.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls trending higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady and feeder heifers sharply lower.

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 $118.86/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$118.86

21 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	120.83	698	18thin
Medium and Large 2	613	107.00	656	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $41 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

118.86

—

IN average4 barns · 391 hd

112.81

+6.05

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,306	90.00	1,175	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,442	87.85	1,267	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	69.28	939	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	55.04	737	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,240	45.00	558	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,256	86.28	1,084	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,263	106.42	1,344	81
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	99.09	1,306	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,415	90.00	1,274	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,340	88.07	1,180	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,404	109.75	1,541	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,314	106.02	1,393	38
Steers	Choice	Average	1,313	97.50	1,280	6thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	969	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	867	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	401	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	521	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,313	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,280	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,314	106.02/cwt	104.50–108.75	1,393	38
Steers	—	Prime	1,404	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,541	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,216	98.48/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,198	12
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,263	106.42/cwt	104.75–107.25	1,344	81
Heifers	—	Standard	1,340	88.07/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,180	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,274	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,471	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,471	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,324	92.54/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,225	7
Bulls	—	—	1,413	87.66/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,239	8
Bulls	—	—	1,440	75.13/cwt	71.50–78.50	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	2,050	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	52.13/cwt	51.50–53.00	682	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,316	65.61/cwt	60.50–69.50	863	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	56.01/cwt	54.00–59.50	756	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	74.17/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,045	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,256	86.28/cwt	80.50–88.00	1,084	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,306	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,175	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 61Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 294Year ago 376

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
4	—	375	121.00	121.00
3	—	867	100.00	100.00
3	—	677	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	106.00	106.00
1	—	335	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	84.00–92.00	88.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,263	104.75–107.25	106.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,216	95.50–100.00	98.48
8	—	1,471	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,316	60.50–69.50	65.61
9	—	1,409	70.00–79.00	74.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,350	54.00–59.50	56.01
4	—	1,308	51.50–53.00	52.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	80.50–88.00	86.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,500	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	82.50–90.50	87.66
7	—	1,324	91.00–95.50	92.54
2	—	1,440	71.50–78.50	75.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,306	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,404	109.75	109.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,314	104.50–108.75	106.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	95.00–100.00	97.50

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.