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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 8

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 131▼ 7 vs year ago 104 · −6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 329▼ 175 vs year ago 607 · −28.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were 2.00 lower and feeder heifers 4.00 to 7.00 lower with feeder bulls sharply lower today.

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 $123.94/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$123.94

36 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.80

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	125.59	898	34
Medium and Large 2	695	96.00	667	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $231 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 sale36 hd

123.94

—

IN average3 barns · 426 hd

107.14

+16.80

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	1,607	71.59	1,150	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	59.40	881	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,646	54.71	901	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	50.12	681	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	39.37	442	17
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	70.50	842	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Low	1,045	66.00	690	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,526	87.75	1,339	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,287	105.40	1,356	114
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,213	100.20	1,215	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,216	90.51	1,101	9thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,236	76.47	945	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,274	108.25	1,379	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,359	104.33	1,418	97
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	98.00	1,468	25
Steers	Select	Average	1,396	90.17	1,259	8thin

Every lot

54 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	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	805	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	932	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	447	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	106.59/cwt	102.00–111.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	883	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	751	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	379	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	583	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	110.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	677	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	91.01/cwt	85.00–95.00	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	868	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	1,030	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,274	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,379	18
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,359	104.33/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,418	97
Steers	—	Select	1,396	90.17/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,259	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,475	99.38/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,466	21
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,621	90.74/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,471	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,206	100.27/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,209	32
Heifers	—	Select	1,216	90.51/cwt	86.50–94.00	1,101	9
Heifers	—	Standard	1,236	76.47/cwt	72.00–83.00	945	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,287	105.40/cwt	102.00–107.75	1,356	114
Heifers	—	Choice	1,430	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,401	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	81.24/cwt	80.50–81.50	1,215	6
Bulls	—	—	1,529	62.04/cwt	55.00–67.00	949	7
Bulls	—	—	1,758	72.72/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,278	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	36.71/cwt	35.00–39.00	367	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	24.50/cwt	24.50–24.50	274	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	43.10/cwt	41.00–44.00	525	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	48.42/cwt	45.00–51.50	607	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	65.73/cwt	64.00–66.50	837	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	58.54/cwt	55.00–61.50	885	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,534	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.50	812	9
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,646	54.71/cwt	49.00–57.00	901	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,045	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	690	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,526	87.75/cwt	87.75–87.75	1,339	6

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 131Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 432Last week 329Year ago 607

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	100.00	100.00
2	—	883	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
4	—	700	80.00	80.00
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
3	—	565	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	123.00	123.00
2	—	715	102.00–111.00	106.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,035	66.00	66.00
5	—	625	85.00–95.00	91.01
4	—	368	103.00	103.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	419	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	105.00–115.00	110.38
5	—	454	128.50	128.50
2	—	503	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	495	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
10	—	619	130.00	130.00
5	—	777	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	768	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	64.50	64.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	90.00–91.50	90.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	88.00–94.50	90.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,475	94.50–101.50	99.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,274	108.25	108.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,359	102.00–106.50	104.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,216	86.50–94.00	90.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,287	102.00–107.75	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,206	95.00–101.50	100.27
1	—	1,430	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	72.00–83.00	76.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,529	55.00–67.00	62.04
6	—	1,495	80.50–81.50	81.24
8	—	1,758	69.00–78.50	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,526	87.75	87.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,534	52.00–54.50	52.96
15	—	1,253	45.00–51.50	48.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	49.00–57.00	54.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	41.00–44.00	43.10
7	—	1,001	35.00–39.00	36.71
1	—	1,120	24.50	24.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	64.00–66.50	65.73
22	—	1,512	55.00–61.50	58.54

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.