Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-02-02

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 2
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 96 vs year ago 106 · −90.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 224▼ 30 vs year ago 257 · −11.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 higher with higher packer bids today and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter heifers were sharply lower with Holstein steers too few to compare. Cows were 1.00 lower and bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder calves were too few to compare this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.50/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$113.50
10 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.29
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507113.5057610thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale10 hd
113.50
—
IN average2 barns · 88 hd
107.21
+6.29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bullocks—Average1,88590.001,6971thin
Bulls—Average1,80275.011,3523thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47565.8397145
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26750.9364514
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29138.274945thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,51588.501,3413thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,71372.501,2422thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,32092.001,2141thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,71079.001,3511thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,367111.501,5243thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405105.201,4785thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,00095.009501thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,281116.161,48819
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450112.191,62778
SteersChoiceAverage1,258106.561,34124

Every lot

25 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757105.00/cwt105.00–105.007953
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,258106.56/cwt100.00–109.001,34124
Steers—Prime1,281116.16/cwt116.00–116.251,48819
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450112.19/cwt110.00–114.751,62778
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,00095.00/cwt95.00–95.009501
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,367111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,5243
Heifers—Choice1,396107.50/cwt105.00–108.501,5014
Heifers—Choice1,44096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75370.76/cwt70.00–71.501,2402
Bulls——1,90083.50/cwt83.50–83.501,5871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22741.14/cwt40.00–42.505053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24050.29/cwt45.00–52.506249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30045.00/cwt45.00–45.005851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32053.84/cwt53.00–55.007114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38833.96/cwt33.00–35.004712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46762.66/cwt56.50–66.5091923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47369.72/cwt67.00–73.001,02721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72057.00/cwt57.00–57.009801
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,88590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6971
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,51588.50/cwt88.50–88.501,3413
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,71372.50/cwt72.50–72.501,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,32092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2141
Dairy Steers—Choice1,71079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3511

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.