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Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 20
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 28 · +35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 233▲ 6 vs year ago 217 · +2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instance of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher and a good offering of steers and heifers. Not enough of Holstein slaughter to compare. Cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower with bulls 1.00 higher this week. All feeder calves were mostly steady today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.07/cwt on 15 head.
Average price
$141.07
15 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+18.89
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561141.0779215thin
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 sale15 hd
141.07
—
IN average4 barns · 420 hd
122.17
+18.89
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—High1,80393.671,6895thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31271.9594415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18057.736815thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29838.004932thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35585.001,1521thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,700108.001,8361thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,21585.001,0331thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,193126.531,51037
HeifersChoiceAverage1,141118.271,34931
HeifersSelectAverage92598.279093thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,35790.301,2253thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,303128.001,66832
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354124.511,68642
SteersChoiceAverage1,408114.801,61734
SteersSelectAverage1,385109.001,5102thin
SteersStandardAverage1,56094.501,4741thin

Every lot

35 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 1Value Added522147.50/cwt147.50–147.5077012
Steers—Medium and Large 1613123.00/cwt123.00–123.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230151.00/cwt151.00–151.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300137.00/cwt137.00–137.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384126.00/cwt126.00–126.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519126.88/cwt121.00–130.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1598125.00/cwt125.00–125.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467138.55/cwt136.00–139.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743111.00/cwt111.00–111.008253
Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Prime1,303128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,66832
Steers—Choice and Prime1,345124.74/cwt123.00–126.501,67841
Steers—Choice1,356115.60/cwt113.00–118.501,56828
Steers—Select1,385109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5102
Steers—Standard1,56094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,4741
Steers—Choice1,595112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7864
Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,730115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9901
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,765109.24/cwt106.00–113.001,9282
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed89581.00/cwt81.00–81.007251
Heifers—Select940106.91/cwt105.00–109.001,0052
Heifers—Choice1,141118.27/cwt112.00–121.501,34931
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,193126.53/cwt122.50–127.501,51037
Heifers—Standard1,35790.30/cwt83.00–94.001,2253
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59599.50/cwt99.50–99.501,5871
Bulls——1,85592.21/cwt88.50–96.501,7104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%88550.00/cwt50.00–50.004431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09546.00/cwt46.00–46.005041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25459.66/cwt58.50–61.007484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28973.15/cwt70.00–78.0094312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40267.16/cwt64.00–69.009423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,50030.00/cwt30.00–30.004501
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,21585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0331
Dairy Steers—Prime1,700108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,8361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1521

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.