Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-11-10

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 10
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 49▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 298▲ 10 vs year ago 301 · +3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with much better packer inquiry today. Holstein slaughter steers were selling 1.00 higher. Cows were 1.00 lower with bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder cattle were too few to compare but were trending lower this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.67/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$112.67
12 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$28.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.66
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554118.006549thin
Medium and Large 2640100.006402thin
Medium 150090.004501thin
One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $204 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 sale12 hd
112.67
—
IN average3 barns · 200 hd
111.01
+1.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,57587.621,37912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34861.3182636
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,58855.278782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22652.6164515
CowsLean 85-90%Average99240.674044thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,66577.501,2901thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,55880.031,2475thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,398112.251,56912
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,316107.591,41623
HeifersChoiceAverage1,29896.591,2534thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,32390.771,2015thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,40981.101,1424thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,273111.001,4138thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,271107.151,36240
SteersChoiceAverage1,194100.261,19721
SteersSelectAverage1,06397.501,0363thin

Every lot

33 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320127.00/cwt127.00–127.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005582
Heifers—Medium 150090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532116.00/cwt116.00–116.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606121.00/cwt121.00–121.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,06397.50/cwt97.50–97.501,0363
Steers—Choice1,135101.39/cwt98.00–103.501,15119
Steers—Choice and Prime1,268107.21/cwt104.00–109.501,35939
Steers—Prime1,273111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,4138
Steers—Choice and Prime1,390105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4601
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,75089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,5662
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,14299.28/cwt98.00–100.001,1343
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,316107.59/cwt105.00–110.751,41623
Heifers—Select1,32390.77/cwt90.00–95.001,2015
Heifers—Standard1,37880.63/cwt79.00–83.001,1113
Heifers—Prime1,398112.25/cwt112.25–112.251,56912
Heifers—Standard1,50082.50/cwt82.50–82.501,2381
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,76588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11574.00/cwt74.00–74.008251
Bulls——1,58790.48/cwt90.00–91.751,4369
Bulls——1,74881.53/cwt78.00–84.001,4252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87030.00/cwt30.00–30.002611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03344.23/cwt43.50–45.004573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21550.11/cwt47.50–52.506096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23354.27/cwt53.00–55.506699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32660.89/cwt56.00–66.0080734
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,58855.27/cwt54.50–56.008782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72068.51/cwt68.00–69.001,1782
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,66577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,55880.03/cwt76.00–82.001,2475

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.