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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 8

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Feb 22Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 38 vs year ago 48 · −79.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 187▼ 131 vs year ago 338 · −38.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no coverage but, slaughter steers and heifers were trending much lower with lower packer inquiry today. Too few of Holstein steers today to compare. Cows were trending lower and bulls trending sharply lower. Too few of feeders today to compare.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.33/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$140.33

6 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.64

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	140.33	779	6thin

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 sale6 hd

140.33

—

IN average5 barns · 305 hd

140.98

−0.64

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	1,677	90.55	1,518	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	72.99	993	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	60.24	717	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	830	43.40	360	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	114.00	1,790	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,213	139.56	1,693	32
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	131.92	1,634	33
Heifers	Select	Average	1,118	117.00	1,308	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,007	87.18	878	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	141.56	1,897	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	132.34	1,793	13

Every lot

20 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 1	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	566	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	826	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,340	141.56/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,897	56
Steers	—	Choice	1,355	132.34/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,793	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,007	87.18/cwt	82.00–89.00	878	8
Heifers	—	Select	1,118	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,308	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,213	139.56/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,693	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,239	131.92/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,634	33
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,188	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	89.65/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	98.78/cwt	97.00–100.50	1,865	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	43.40/cwt	40.00–46.00	360	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	60.24/cwt	54.50–63.50	717	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	66.07/cwt	64.50–69.50	893	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	75.63/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,032	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,790	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 187Year ago 338

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
1	—	245	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	97.00–100.50	98.78
2	—	1,188	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,743	85.00–93.00	89.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	54.50–63.50	60.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	64.50–69.50	66.07
21	—	1,364	70.00–80.00	75.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	40.00–46.00	43.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,007	82.00–89.00	87.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,213	136.50–143.50	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,239	124.00–135.00	131.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,355	125.00–135.50	132.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,340	136.00–144.50	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	114.00	114.00

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.