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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 4

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 20May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 46▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 244▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no coverage last week, but slaughter steers trending lower and slaughter heifers trending lower with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Cows were trending higher with a good offering of high dressing cows a active buyer participation with bulls trending lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were trending lower with feeder bulls trend higher.

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 $119.83/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$119.83

24 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$24.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	122.90	654	21
Medium and Large 2	563	98.33	554	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.56/cwt here — about $100 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 sale24 hd

119.83

—

IN average5 barns · 373 hd

118.01

+1.82

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	—	Low	1,611	91.29	1,471	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	71.72	1,000	47
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,335	60.00	801	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	990	59.24	586	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,462	97.18	1,421	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,300	81.00	1,053	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,342	121.97	1,637	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,191	116.70	1,390	24
Heifers	Select	Average	1,100	106.00	1,166	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,395	85.38	1,191	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	120.63	1,595	17
Steers	Choice	Average	1,335	115.10	1,537	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,058	102.59	1,085	2thin

Every lot

33 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 1Fancy	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	116.92/cwt	112.00–120.00	663	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	595	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,058	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,085	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,322	120.63/cwt	120.50–120.75	1,595	17
Steers	—	Choice	1,335	115.10/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,537	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,100	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,166	1
Heifers	—	Standard	1,165	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,078	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,191	116.70/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,390	24
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,342	121.97/cwt	119.75–123.75	1,637	24
Heifers	—	Standard	1,472	83.00/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,222	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	90.46/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,337	12
Bulls	—	—	1,830	96.35/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,763	5
Bulls	—	—	2,110	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	59.24/cwt	59.00–59.50	586	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	65.67/cwt	60.00–69.50	841	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,335	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	801	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	74.28/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,071	33
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,462	97.18/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,421	10

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	76.00	76.00
12	—	1,478	83.00–94.00	90.46
5	—	1,830	95.00–97.50	96.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	100.00–105.00	102.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,335	114.00–116.00	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,322	120.50–120.75	120.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,191	113.00–119.00	116.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,342	119.75–123.75	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	80.00–85.00	83.00
1	—	1,165	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,462	94.00–97.50	97.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	60.00–69.50	65.67
33	—	1,442	70.00–79.00	74.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	59.00–59.50	59.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
8	—	567	112.00–120.00	116.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	105.00	105.00
1	—	700	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	127.50	127.50
3	—	460	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	567	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	80.00	80.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	145.00	145.00

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.