Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2021-11-23

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 23
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 74▼ 47 vs year ago 93 · −50.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 329▲ 103 vs year ago 212 · +48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher with a light offering. Cows were 1.00 higher with bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers were trending lower but good value on value added steers and feeder heifers and bulls were unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.88/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$152.88
17 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+24.27
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534152.8881617thin
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 sale17 hd
152.88
—
IN average3 barns · 384 hd
128.61
+24.27
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
Bullocks—Average1,645100.001,6451thin
Bulls—High1,46182.671,2079thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44164.9493635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17249.7258325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13039.254442thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,51580.001,2121thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37098.001,3434thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,97895.001,8793thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,274128.221,63462
HeifersChoiceAverage1,405118.631,6675thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,196102.571,2274thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,22790.761,1143thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,358132.431,79870
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,518125.331,9039thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,446118.301,71122
SteersSelectAverage1,149108.781,2508thin

Every lot

42 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 Added508160.00/cwt160.00–160.0081312
Steers—Medium and Large 1593137.00/cwt137.00–137.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433131.00/cwt131.00–131.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483137.00/cwt137.00–137.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562126.00/cwt126.00–126.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531141.00/cwt141.00–141.007498
Bulls—Medium and Large 260090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633126.00/cwt126.00–126.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 265586.00/cwt86.00–86.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,149108.78/cwt100.00–110.001,2508
Steers—Prime1,358132.43/cwt132.00–134.001,79870
Steers—Choice1,387121.74/cwt120.00–123.001,68917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,518125.33/cwt125.00–126.001,9039
Steers—Choice1,565113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,7681
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,667105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7504
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Standard1,08585.00/cwt85.00–85.009221
Heifers—Select1,196102.57/cwt100.00–106.001,2274
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,274128.22/cwt125.00–130.001,63462
Heifers—Standard1,29893.64/cwt90.00–98.001,2152
Heifers—Choice1,346122.04/cwt120.00–123.001,6434
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,640105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Value Added1,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1941
Bulls——1,34380.91/cwt80.00–84.001,0875
Bulls——1,66569.49/cwt69.00–70.001,1572
Bulls——2,01590.50/cwt90.50–90.501,8241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12035.00/cwt35.00–35.003921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13750.35/cwt45.00–52.0057223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14043.50/cwt43.50–43.504961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37162.77/cwt57.50–65.0086123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57569.10/cwt66.00–76.001,08812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,58042.50/cwt42.00–43.006722
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3434
Dairy Steers—Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight1,97895.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8793
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,645100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,51580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,200960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,5202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,410800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,2801

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.