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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 14

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 7Dec 14Dec 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 29▼ 31 vs year ago 90 · −34.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 191▲ 89 vs year ago 344 · +25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering of high quality steers and heifers and active bidding. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were unevenly steady with a good offering of high dressing breaker cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers mostly steady with 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 $120.60/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$120.60

32 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

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	122.73	653	29
Medium and Large 2	650	100.00	650	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $3 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 sale32 hd

120.60

—

IN average5 barns · 560 hd

132.65

−12.05

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	—	High	1,481	79.32	1,174	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	62.31	946	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	49.67	648	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	36.06	400	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,220	105.50	1,287	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,307	140.49	1,836	47
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,184	136.48	1,616	57
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	125.01	1,388	7thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,225	90.00	1,103	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,337	142.25	1,902	33
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,339	138.18	1,850	107
Steers	Choice	Average	1,281	128.15	1,642	35
Steers	Select	Average	1,435	115.00	1,650	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	121.42/cwt	120.00–126.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	121.10/cwt	115.00–124.00	713	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	116.48/cwt	115.00–117.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	609	117.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	813	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,281	128.15/cwt	120.00–131.50	1,642	35
Steers	—	Prime	1,337	142.25/cwt	141.75–142.50	1,902	33
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,339	138.18/cwt	132.00–139.75	1,850	107
Steers	—	Select	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,110	125.01/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,388	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,184	136.48/cwt	132.00–138.75	1,616	57
Heifers	—	Standard	1,225	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,103	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,307	140.49/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,836	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	79.79/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,177	13
Bulls	—	—	1,865	90.23/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,683	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	34.87/cwt	30.00–38.00	386	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	473	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	48.26/cwt	45.00–52.50	610	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	53.56/cwt	52.50–55.00	758	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	59.85/cwt	54.00–64.50	874	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,644	68.43/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,125	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,220	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,287	1

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 29Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 433Last week 191Year ago 344

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	609	116.00–122.00	117.97
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
5	—	582	131.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
2	—	745	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
4	—	454	138.00	138.00
3	—	624	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
4	—	718	115.00–117.00	116.48
2	—	835	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	120.00–126.00	121.42
6	—	589	115.00–124.00	121.10
2	—	620	116.00	116.00
2	—	370	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,184	132.00–138.75	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,110	116.00–127.50	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,307	140.00–140.50	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	42.00	42.00
5	—	1,106	30.00–38.00	34.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	59.00	59.00
11	—	1,644	65.00–71.00	68.43
26	—	1,461	54.00–64.50	59.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,263	45.00–52.50	48.26
4	—	1,416	52.50–55.00	53.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,339	132.00–139.75	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,281	120.00–131.50	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,337	141.75–142.50	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,865	90.00–90.50	90.23
3	—	1,248	70.00	70.00
13	—	1,475	74.00–85.50	79.79

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.