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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 69▼ 68 vs year ago 97 · −70.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 292▼ 241 vs year ago 432 · −55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good quality today but a lighter offering this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls had instances of higher/lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 5.00 higher and feeder bulls trending 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 $127.00/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$127.00

17 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	128.50	727	16thin
Medium and Large 2	610	103.00	628	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $99 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 sale17 hd

127.00

—

IN average4 barns · 411 hd

134.74

−7.74

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	—	Average	2,029	77.58	1,574	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	62.47	1,007	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,965	53.48	1,051	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	50.77	727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	40.43	442	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	115.00	1,741	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,510	100.00	1,510	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,680	107.01	1,798	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,269	141.75	1,799	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,228	135.88	1,669	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	123.00	1,613	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,422	110.12	1,566	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,459	85.68	1,250	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,437	135.96	1,954	58
Steers	Choice	Average	1,498	128.12	1,919	15

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	984	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	755	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	449	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,361	136.33/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,855	42
Steers	—	Choice	1,486	127.84/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,900	14
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,211	16
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,228	135.88/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,669	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,230	123.00/cwt	116.50–125.00	1,513	4
Heifers	—	Prime	1,269	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,799	4
Heifers	—	Standard	1,363	77.52/cwt	73.50–81.50	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,422	110.12/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,566	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,011	1
Heifers	—	StandardHeavy Weight	1,650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	68.66/cwt	67.00–70.50	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	2,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	284	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	41.90/cwt	40.00–44.00	501	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	742	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	48.53/cwt	47.00–52.00	710	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	65.64/cwt	64.50–70.00	1,038	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	60.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	988	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,695	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	763	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,965	53.48/cwt	52.00–55.00	1,051	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,741	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,680	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,798	2

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 69Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 292Year ago 432

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,075	101.00	101.00
2	—	298	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	59.50	59.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	83.00	83.00
1	—	2,260	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,978	67.00–70.50	68.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,347	54.00–56.00	55.11
11	—	1,462	47.00–52.00	48.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	36.00	36.00
3	—	1,195	40.00–44.00	41.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	52.00–55.00	53.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,628	57.00–64.00	60.68
9	—	1,582	64.50–70.00	65.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	73.50–81.50	77.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,228	134.00–138.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	108.00–113.00	110.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	116.50–125.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,361	134.00–138.50	136.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,486	124.00–132.00	127.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,638	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	105.00–109.00	107.01

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.