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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 98▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower but prime steers and heifers 1.00 higher today. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower this week with a lighter offering today. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with high dressing breaker cows sharply higher and bulls 6.00 higher with active buyer participation on cows and bulls. Feeder steers were too few to compare 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.62/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$137.62

23 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	138.60	820	22
Medium and Large 2	450	116.00	522	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $298 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 sale23 hd

137.62

—

IN average5 barns · 119 hd

131.73

+5.89

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,796	109.75	1,971	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	83.11	1,117	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	62.88	692	27
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	115.00	1,622	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,514	118.16	1,789	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,376	149.10	2,052	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	142.39	1,861	25
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,217	127.46	1,551	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,209	109.80	1,327	4thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,042	97.14	1,012	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,338	149.18	1,996	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	139.93	1,875	4thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,013	104.50	1,058	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	134.58/cwt	133.00–135.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	990	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	790	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	960	3
Steers	—	Select	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Steers	—	Prime	1,338	149.18/cwt	146.75–150.75	1,996	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,340	139.93/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,042	97.14/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,012	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,209	109.80/cwt	101.00–118.00	1,327	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,217	127.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,551	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,307	142.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,861	25
Heifers	—	Prime	1,376	149.10/cwt	148.50–149.25	2,052	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	86.38/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,841	111.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,906	117.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,242	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	56.02/cwt	50.50–60.00	607	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	66.31/cwt	62.00–72.50	735	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	78.24/cwt	73.00–92.50	974	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	86.54/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,224	34
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,514	118.16/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,789	6

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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	154.00–155.00	154.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	90.00	90.00
7	—	523	140.00–145.00	140.89
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	840	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	85.00	85.00
2	—	538	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	438	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	798	124.00	124.00
5	—	518	133.00–135.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,841	110.00–114.00	111.20
3	—	1,427	83.00–88.00	86.38
8	—	1,906	115.00–124.00	117.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	50.50–60.00	56.02
18	—	1,109	62.00–72.50	66.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,245	73.00–92.50	78.24
34	—	1,414	80.00–105.00	86.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,338	146.75–150.75	149.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	138.50–141.50	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,514	118.00–119.00	118.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	120.00–135.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	94.00–100.00	97.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,307	139.00–144.00	142.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,376	148.50–149.25	149.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	101.00–118.00	109.80

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.