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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 23

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 164▲ 200 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 6.00 higher with higher packer inquiry and a good offering of high quality heifers this week. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls were significantly higher with some good groups of heifers and bulls. No feeder steers today.

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 $119.38/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$119.38

26 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.75

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	119.38	807	26

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 sale26 hd

119.38

—

IN average5 barns · 686 hd

125.13

−5.75

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	1,728	84.15	1,454	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	67.74	948	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	54.78	679	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	47.00	525	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,680	76.00	1,277	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,270	120.26	1,527	34
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,218	115.76	1,410	30
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,226	109.39	1,341	11
Heifers	Select	Average	1,123	100.51	1,129	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,055	81.36	858	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	116.13	1,642	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	111.77	1,575	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	100.00	1,145	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	656	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	949	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,001	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	446	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	444	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	142.40/cwt	142.00–142.50	722	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,388	111.80/cwt	110.50–112.50	1,552	19
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,414	116.13/cwt	113.00–117.25	1,642	21
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,608	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,055	81.36/cwt	80.00–83.00	858	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,123	100.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,173	110.36/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,295	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,218	115.76/cwt	114.00–116.25	1,410	30
Heifers	—	Prime	1,270	120.26/cwt	119.50–121.00	1,527	34
Heifers	—	Choice	1,465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	85.55/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,312	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,225	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	50.99/cwt	50.00–53.00	511	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	525	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	64.96/cwt	60.50–69.00	883	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	57.62/cwt	55.00–59.00	816	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	71.99/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,051	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,680	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,277	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	82.00–89.50	85.55
2	—	1,995	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,470	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,388	110.50–112.50	111.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,414	113.00–117.25	116.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,173	107.00–112.00	110.36
2	—	1,465	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	80.00–83.00	81.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,218	114.00–116.25	115.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,270	119.50–121.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	100.00–102.00	100.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	55.00–59.00	57.62
3	—	1,003	50.00–53.00	50.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,460	70.00–77.00	71.99
26	—	1,359	60.50–69.00	64.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	76.00	76.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	288	155.00	155.00
3	—	652	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	154.00	154.00
11	—	507	142.00–142.50	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	132.50	132.50
2	—	578	118.00	118.00
10	—	949	105.50	105.50
3	—	613	111.00	111.00
8	—	488	134.50	134.50
1	—	300	139.00	139.00

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.