Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2020-11-17

Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 10Nov 17Nov 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 73 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 311▼ 81 vs year ago 500 · −16.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls had instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady 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 $112.16/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$112.16

34 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	112.47	648	33
Medium and Large 2	440	102.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $199 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 sale34 hd

112.16

—

IN average3 barns · 350 hd

107.16

+5.00

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	—	Average	1,469	86.32	1,268	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	65.16	952	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	53.06	700	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	37.64	420	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	90.50	1,389	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	87.50	1,124	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	87.96	1,186	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,358	110.96	1,507	41
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	107.29	1,427	79
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	101.31	1,284	53
Heifers	Select	Average	922	92.60	854	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,399	83.73	1,171	9thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,351	111.78	1,510	61
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,357	106.43	1,444	72
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	102.22	1,469	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,161	90.67	1,053	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,255	87.00	1,092	1thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,071	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	120.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	453	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	119.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	103.50/cwt	100.00–106.00	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	431	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	780	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,161	90.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,053	6
Steers	—	Standard	1,255	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,092	1
Steers	—	Prime	1,351	111.78/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,510	61
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,357	106.43/cwt	105.00–109.75	1,444	72
Steers	—	Choice	1,437	102.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,469	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	922	92.60/cwt	90.00–94.00	854	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,110	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,088	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,270	101.37/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,287	52
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,330	107.29/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,427	79
Heifers	—	Prime	1,358	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,507	41
Heifers	—	Standard	1,399	83.73/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,171	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	82.43/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,554	89.09/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,384	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	34.24/cwt	30.00–37.00	338	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	50.92/cwt	49.00–52.00	628	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	42.75/cwt	42.50–43.00	559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	73.09/cwt	69.00–78.00	994	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	55.55/cwt	54.50–56.50	788	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	60.76/cwt	58.00–66.50	922	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,285	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,124	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,348	87.96/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,186	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 15Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 419Last week 311Year ago 500

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	118.00	118.00
10	—	1,045	102.50	102.50
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	116.00	116.00
3	—	627	111.00	111.00
4	—	664	109.00	109.00
2	—	720	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	118.00–121.00	119.25
3	—	712	100.00	100.00
7	—	778	100.00–106.00	103.50
3	—	910	85.00	85.00
6	—	376	115.00–123.00	120.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,517	58.00–66.50	60.76
5	—	1,360	69.00–78.00	73.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	49.00–52.00	50.92
6	—	1,418	54.50–56.50	55.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	30.00–37.00	34.24
2	—	1,308	42.50–43.00	42.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,270	97.00–104.50	101.37
1	—	1,110	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,399	80.00–87.50	83.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	90.00–94.00	92.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,358	110.00–112.00	110.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,330	105.00–108.50	107.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,437	100.00–104.00	102.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,357	105.00–109.75	106.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	90.00–93.00	90.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,351	111.00–113.00	111.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,350	76.00–86.50	82.43
7	—	1,554	87.00–91.00	89.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	85.00–89.00	87.96

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.