Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-06-01

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jun 1
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 7▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 111▲ 281 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending mostly steady today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a good offering of higher dressing cows and bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. All classes of feeder calves were too few from last week to compare but trending lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.86/cwt on 7 head.
Average price
$108.86
7 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$26
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.52
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1587114.006695thin
Medium and Large 267096.006432thin
One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $26 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 sale7 hd
108.86
—
IN average4 barns · 33 hd
97.34
+11.52
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
Bulls—High1,63988.171,4457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30869.5190942
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68068.001,1421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07452.675663thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15940.374684thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,51370.001,0594thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,600105.001,6801thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,48694.721,4085thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,18080.009441thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,46575.001,0991thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,157119.111,37915
HeifersChoiceAverage1,223115.741,41640
HeifersSelectAverage1,309103.371,3537thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,21487.591,0635thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,256120.321,51177
SteersChoiceAverage1,307114.381,49553
SteersSelectAverage1,29099.751,28612

Every lot

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1360125.00/cwt125.00–125.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy423145.00/cwt145.00–145.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1398121.00/cwt121.00–121.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493111.00/cwt111.00–111.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653110.00/cwt110.00–110.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 267096.00/cwt96.00–96.006432
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,218101.60/cwt95.00–107.001,23710
Steers—Choice and Prime1,256120.32/cwt119.00–122.251,51177
Steers—Choice1,307114.38/cwt110.00–118.501,49553
Steers—SelectHeavy Weight1,64890.50/cwt90.50–90.501,4912
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceLight Weight84090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,123120.48/cwt119.75–121.001,35314
Heifers—Standard1,21487.59/cwt85.00–93.001,0635
Heifers—Choice1,233116.40/cwt112.00–118.251,43539
Heifers—Select1,309103.37/cwt96.00–108.001,3537
Heifers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,640100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1591
Bulls——1,64389.84/cwt85.00–91.001,4765
Bulls——2,06071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04536.59/cwt35.00–39.003822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07351.76/cwt51.50–52.005552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07554.50/cwt54.50–54.505861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26666.47/cwt61.00–69.5084222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27344.14/cwt42.00–46.005622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35572.86/cwt70.00–79.0098720
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,51370.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0594
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,18080.00/cwt80.00–80.009441
Dairy Steers—Select1,46575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0991
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,48694.72/cwt94.25–96.001,4085
Dairy Steers—Prime1,600105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6801

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.