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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 15

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 97▲ 29 vs year ago 61 · +47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 432▲ 4 vs year ago 340 · +1.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 lower with active bidding and a good offering high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher this week. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with some good groups of value added steers and heifers while feeder bulls were too few to compare.

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 $118.39/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$118.39

49 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.94

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	125.00	761	34
Medium and Large 2	608	103.40	628	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $132 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 sale49 hd

118.39

—

IN average2 barns · 258 hd

106.45

+11.94

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	1,405	86.00	1,208	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,537	70.07	1,077	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	58.77	868	22
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,899	54.03	1,026	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	50.73	656	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	36.91	422	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	85.41	1,087	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,536	89.85	1,380	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,364	86.05	1,174	7thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,393	108.75	1,515	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	105.39	1,353	46
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	99.27	1,271	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,025	87.35	895	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,432	77.19	1,105	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,342	109.86	1,474	32
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,357	105.11	1,426	79
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	100.00	1,375	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,348	91.00	1,227	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	592	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	770	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	945	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,342	109.86/cwt	109.75–110.00	1,474	32
Steers	—	Select	1,348	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,227	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,357	105.11/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,426	79
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,375	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,025	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,280	99.27/cwt	95.00–100.25	1,271	23
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,284	105.39/cwt	102.00–107.75	1,353	46
Heifers	—	Prime	1,393	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	1,515	6
Heifers	—	Standard	1,432	77.19/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,105	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	65.17/cwt	62.00–68.00	922	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	73.99/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,210	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	34.17/cwt	30.00–39.00	383	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	41.03/cwt	40.00–43.00	483	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	48.46/cwt	44.50–52.00	593	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	53.43/cwt	52.00–54.00	735	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	64.55/cwt	62.50–66.00	948	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	57.48/cwt	55.00–61.00	850	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,781	52.91/cwt	51.00–56.50	942	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	2,370	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	1,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,405	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,273	85.41/cwt	85.25–86.00	1,087	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,364	86.05/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,174	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,536	89.85/cwt	89.75–92.50	1,380	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,928	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,850	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	21,738	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 432Year ago 340

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,415	62.00–68.00	65.17
10	—	1,635	70.50–77.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,280	95.00–100.25	99.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	108.75	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,284	102.00–107.75	105.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	71.00–85.00	77.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	85.00–90.00	87.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,273	85.25–86.00	85.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	83.50–87.50	86.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,536	89.75–92.50	89.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,376	52.00–54.00	53.43
19	—	1,223	44.50–52.00	48.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	51.00–56.50	52.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,469	62.50–66.00	64.55
18	—	1,479	55.00–61.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,120	30.00–39.00	34.17
6	—	1,178	40.00–43.00	41.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,342	109.75–110.00	109.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,357	102.00–107.00	105.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	115.00–120.00	118.73
3	—	422	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
2	—	558	95.00	95.00
1	—	665	91.00	91.00
9	—	612	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	133.00	133.00
16	—	675	125.00	125.00
3	—	808	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
7	—	558	138.00	138.00
18	—	653	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
6	—	487	120.00–125.00	121.64
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,850	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,448	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.