Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-11-03

Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 3

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 9▼ 30 vs year ago 79 · −38.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 332▲ 113 vs year ago 185 · +61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slighter better packer inquiry this week and a good offering of high quality heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower with bulls 5.00 lower. All classes of feeder cattle were trending higher this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.91/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$124.91

23 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.76

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	134.30	579	13thin
Medium and Large 2	391	112.70	441	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $138 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 sale23 hd

124.91

—

IN average4 barns · 369 hd

107.15

+17.76

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	1,555	83.50	1,298	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,688	74.21	1,253	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	60.60	882	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,930	56.00	1,081	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	53.16	668	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	38.51	415	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	75.50	849	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	79.86	1,075	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,142	61.50	702	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,378	109.12	1,504	40
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	103.54	1,328	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	99.57	1,266	15
Heifers	Standard	Average	897	85.00	762	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	105.36	1,399	63
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	96.51	1,344	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	93.50	1,029	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,494	86.40	1,291	15

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	242	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	375	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	257	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	306	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	449	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	494	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	123.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	121.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	735	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	730	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	125.40/cwt	121.00–130.00	712	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,100	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,029	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,328	105.36/cwt	101.25–107.00	1,399	63
Steers	—	Choice	1,348	97.10/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,309	12
Steers	—	Standard	1,375	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,210	7
Steers	—	StandardHeavy Weight	1,598	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,358	8
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,663	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,546	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	897	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,271	99.57/cwt	97.00–100.50	1,266	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,283	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.75	1,328	50
Heifers	—	Prime	1,378	109.12/cwt	109.00–109.25	1,504	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	70.40/cwt	69.00–71.50	1,093	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	76.50/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,353	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	294	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	40.94/cwt	38.00–45.00	452	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	50.37/cwt	48.50–52.00	599	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	890	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	54.93/cwt	53.00–57.00	714	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	60.23/cwt	56.00–65.00	881	23
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,930	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,081	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,142	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	702	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,346	79.86/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,075	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,555	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,125	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	849	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 9Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 332Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	121.00–130.00	125.40
7	—	543	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	118.00–126.00	121.79
6	—	639	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
2	—	570	116.00	116.00
3	—	378	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	242	155.00	155.00
2	—	383	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
6	—	505	120.00–124.00	123.32
1	—	620	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	119.00	119.00
7	—	449	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	30.00	30.00
7	—	1,104	38.00–45.00	40.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,462	56.00–65.00	60.23
1	—	1,290	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,300	53.00–57.00	54.93
7	—	1,189	48.50–52.00	50.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,346	78.50–83.00	79.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,283	102.00–105.75	103.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,378	109.00–109.25	109.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,271	97.00–100.50	99.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,328	101.25–107.00	105.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	91.00–95.00	92.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,348	95.00–100.50	97.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,598	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,769	74.50–79.00	76.50
3	—	1,553	69.00–71.50	70.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	75.50	75.50

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.