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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 6

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 90▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 263▲ 283 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher with slaughter heifers 3.00to 4.00 higher with sharply higher packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 5.00 higher with some high dressing cows and active buyer participation and with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending lower along with feeder heifers and feeder bulls.

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 $123.74/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$123.74

23 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.61

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	123.74	655	23

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 sale23 hd

123.74

—

IN average5 barns · 765 hd

123.13

+0.61

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	—	High	1,615	89.23	1,441	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	69.79	915	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,658	64.79	1,074	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	50.48	557	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,335	93.00	1,242	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	82.93	1,196	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,302	121.87	1,587	109
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	117.26	1,504	56
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,030	79.30	817	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	123.63	1,642	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	116.94	1,666	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	94.00	1,255	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	758	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	97.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,007	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,328	123.63/cwt	122.75–126.00	1,642	14
Steers	—	Select	1,335	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,255	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,425	116.94/cwt	116.50–118.75	1,666	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,030	79.30/cwt	79.00–80.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	117.26/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,504	56
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,302	121.87/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,587	109
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	94.38/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,449	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	87.82/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,438	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	48.72/cwt	47.50–50.00	545	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,171	64.98/cwt	59.00–69.50	761	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	74.60/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,082	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,658	64.79/cwt	64.00–65.50	1,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,335	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,242	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,442	82.93/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,196	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,844	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	599	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 263Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	93.00–96.00	94.38
11	—	1,637	81.00–91.50	87.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,425	116.50–118.75	116.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,328	122.75–126.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,283	113.00–119.50	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	79.00–80.00	79.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,302	120.00–124.50	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,335	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	80.00–84.00	82.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	64.00–65.50	64.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	47.50–50.00	48.72
1	—	1,075	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,171	59.00–69.50	64.98
17	—	1,451	70.00–78.00	74.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
2	—	250	140.00	140.00
2	—	628	119.50	119.50
3	—	810	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,035	96.00–100.00	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
7	—	578	139.00	139.00
3	—	422	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	130.00	130.00
9	—	611	124.00	124.00
3	—	450	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	920.00	920.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	809	74.00	74.00

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.