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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 5

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 29Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 123 vs year ago 135 · −91.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 292▼ 173 vs year ago 568 · −30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 6.00 higher with good offerings of steers and heifers with higher packer inquiry today. Holstein slaughter were 7.00 higher this week. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a lot offered and bulls 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were too few to compare but were trending steady.

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 $117.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$117.00

6 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$316

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

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	130.00	544	4thin
Medium and Large 2	945	91.00	860	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about −$316 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 sale6 hd

117.00

—

IN average2 barns · 232 hd

109.62

+7.38

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	1,600	95.00	1,520	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,761	68.45	1,205	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	64.30	870	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,740	56.49	983	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	51.80	664	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	36.32	375	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	95.00	1,378	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,420	81.80	1,162	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,347	87.95	1,185	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,257	112.33	1,412	96
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	105.33	1,321	27
Heifers	Select	Average	1,016	98.00	996	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,443	85.74	1,237	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	112.30	1,532	86
Steers	Choice	Average	1,575	106.52	1,678	41
Steers	Select	Average	1,352	95.00	1,284	6thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,415	92.42	1,308	2thin

Every lot

36 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 1	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,352	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,284	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,364	112.30/cwt	110.50–113.50	1,532	86
Steers	—	Standard	1,415	92.42/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,308	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,519	105.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,604	25
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,663	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,796	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,016	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	996	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,254	105.33/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,321	27
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,257	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.75	1,412	96
Heifers	—	Standard	1,443	85.74/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,237	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,172	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	58.40/cwt	58.00–59.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,841	69.88/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,286	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	44.14/cwt	43.00–45.00	422	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	249	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	48.85/cwt	46.00–50.00	586	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	394	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	60.45/cwt	56.00–65.00	760	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	53.87/cwt	51.00–55.50	705	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	69.87/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,042	18
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,740	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,420	81.80/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,162	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,378	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,347	87.95/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,185	16

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 292Year ago 568

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	945	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	46.00–50.00	48.85
1	—	1,480	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,308	51.00–55.50	53.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	56.00–57.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,257	56.00–65.00	60.45
18	—	1,492	66.00–75.00	69.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	43.00–45.00	44.14
1	—	1,230	32.00	32.00
1	—	995	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,668	58.00–59.00	58.40
6	—	1,841	65.00–74.50	69.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	80.00–88.00	85.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,257	110.00–114.75	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,254	100.00–109.00	105.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,352	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,663	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,364	110.50–113.50	112.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	91.00–94.00	92.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,519	100.00–108.00	105.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	79.00–84.50	81.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,347	80.00–88.50	87.95

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.