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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 12▼ 3 vs year ago 94 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

330 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 395▼ 157 vs year ago 487 · −32.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers but much lower packer inquiry this week, Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were mostly steady with some good groups of steers and heifers and feeder bulls 4.00 lower.

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 $110.80/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$110.80

37 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	115.32	650	31
Medium and Large 2	581	87.42	508	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $143 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 sale37 hd

110.80

—

IN average3 barns · 443 hd

107.84

+2.96

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	1,383	71.72	992	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	62.98	925	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	49.23	635	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	37.31	402	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	89.50	1,372	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,332	111.17	1,481	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,259	108.33	1,364	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,211	103.49	1,254	37
Heifers	Select	Average	1,143	89.46	1,023	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,212	84.15	1,020	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,363	112.67	1,536	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,396	108.42	1,514	31
Steers	Choice	Average	1,344	103.23	1,388	60
Steers	Select	Average	1,240	95.33	1,182	15

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	413	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	609	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	120.36/cwt	120.00–120.50	555	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	95.00/cwt	85.00–100.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	725	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	479	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,240	95.33/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,182	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,326	103.92/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,378	56
Steers	—	Prime	1,363	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.75	1,536	38
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,396	108.42/cwt	107.00–109.50	1,514	31
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,599	93.52/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,495	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,143	89.46/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,023	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,204	103.64/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,248	36
Heifers	—	Standard	1,212	84.15/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,020	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,259	108.33/cwt	107.50–109.00	1,364	37
Heifers	—	Prime	1,332	111.17/cwt	111.00–111.50	1,481	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,475	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,446	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	62.52/cwt	61.00–70.00	743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,315	76.44/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	83.92/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,470	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	40.96/cwt	40.00–42.00	474	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	47.43/cwt	44.00–50.50	569	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,354	59.86/cwt	55.00–63.50	811	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	52.12/cwt	51.00–53.00	747	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	69.69/cwt	64.00–75.00	1,100	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,965	67.38/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,324	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,240	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,533	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,372	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 12Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 395Year ago 487

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	80.00	80.00
1	—	700	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
1	—	895	89.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
6	—	635	120.00	120.00
6	—	344	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
6	—	755	115.00	115.00
9	—	554	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	85.00–100.00	95.00
2	—	250	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	120.00–120.50	120.36
3	—	805	95.00	95.00
2	—	600	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
14	—	632	120.00	120.00
12	—	557	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	65.00	65.00
2	—	725	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,204	100.00–106.50	103.64
1	—	1,475	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	89.00–90.00	89.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	83.00–85.50	84.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,332	111.00–111.50	111.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,259	107.50–109.00	108.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,240	89.00–99.00	95.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,396	107.00–109.50	108.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	92.00–95.00	93.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,326	100.00–106.50	103.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,363	112.00–113.75	112.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	71.00–81.00	76.44
5	—	1,188	61.00–70.00	62.52
3	—	1,752	83.00–85.00	83.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,533	89.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,354	55.00–63.50	59.86
9	—	1,578	64.00–75.00	69.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,433	51.00–53.00	52.12
8	—	1,199	44.00–50.50	47.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	30.00	30.00
2	—	1,158	40.00–42.00	40.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	64.00–71.00	67.38
1	—	2,240	68.50	68.50

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.