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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 48▲ 32 vs year ago 23 · +139.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 338▲ 89 vs year ago 75 · +118.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher with steady packer bids this week. Too few of Holstein steers to compare today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower but active buyer participation and bulls 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers and bulls trending lower this week.

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 $124.89/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$124.89

28 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.32

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	125.78	656	27
Medium 1	650	101.00	657	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale28 hd

124.89

—

IN average3 barns · 330 hd

113.57

+11.32

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	1,776	87.24	1,549	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	66.32	855	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,645	56.00	921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	55.52	611	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	39.38	373	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,105	81.00	895	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	114.94	1,498	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,129	110.88	1,252	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,370	101.00	1,384	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,336	113.28	1,514	52
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	106.95	1,350	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,000	100.28	1,003	4thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	648	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	816	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	200	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	290	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	569	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,041	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	687	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	2
Steers	—	Select	1,050	100.56/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,056	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,262	106.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,350	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,321	113.47/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,499	50
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,720	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,866	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,129	110.88/cwt	110.50–111.00	1,252	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,303	114.94/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,498	33
Heifers	—	Select	1,370	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,384	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,684	84.04/cwt	78.50–86.00	1,415	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	92.57/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,785	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	284	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	44.07/cwt	43.50–45.00	418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	55.52/cwt	53.50–57.00	611	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,229	70.02/cwt	69.00–71.00	861	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	64.24/cwt	59.00–68.00	850	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,645	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	921	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,105	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	895	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 48Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 338Year ago 75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,684	78.50–86.00	84.04
3	—	1,928	90.50–94.50	92.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	110.50–111.00	110.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,303	112.00–117.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	100.00–101.00	100.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	105.00–110.00	106.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,321	112.00–114.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,229	69.00–71.00	70.02
16	—	1,323	59.00–68.00	64.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	43.50–45.00	44.07
1	—	945	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	53.50–57.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	81.00	81.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	120.00	120.00
3	—	378	130.00	130.00
7	—	527	120.00	120.00
2	—	233	140.00	140.00
2	—	283	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	648	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	140.00	140.00
6	—	667	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	145.00	145.00
5	—	386	147.50	147.50
6	—	662	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	66.00	66.00

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.