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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 26May 3May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 40▼ 2 vs year ago 41 · −4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 235▼ 52 vs year ago 175 · −29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers were trending higher with a lighter offering today. No Holstein slaughter steers last week to compare but were trending lower this week. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good value on high dressing breaker cows and bulls 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady and feeder heifers sharply higher and feeder bulls 1.00 to 5.00 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 $127.16/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$127.16

19 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$33.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	134.20	631	15thin
Medium and Large 2	639	100.75	644	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.45/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale19 hd

127.16

—

IN average4 barns · 331 hd

140.83

−13.67

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	1,773	107.43	1,905	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	86.78	1,237	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	63.31	757	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	37.50	377	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,236	98.00	1,211	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,148	75.00	861	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	143.14	1,904	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,215	137.50	1,671	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	988	104.87	1,036	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,395	147.00	2,051	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	143.94	1,864	14

Every lot

34 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	513	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	135.55/cwt	133.00–136.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	180.42/cwt	170.00–191.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	870	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	863	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	992	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,295	143.94/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,864	14
Steers	—	Prime	1,395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,051	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	980	104.24/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,022	5
Heifers	—	Select	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,215	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,671	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,330	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.50	1,904	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	105.20/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,636	4
Bulls	—	—	2,066	115.27/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,381	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	377	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	67.98/cwt	63.00–70.50	806	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	53.96/cwt	50.50–55.50	657	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	78.26/cwt	75.00–80.50	965	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	89.47/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,330	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,148	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	861	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,236	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,211	4

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 235Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
3	—	558	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–191.00	180.42
2	—	863	115.00	115.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	144.00	144.00
2	—	528	135.00–139.00	137.07
3	—	678	122.00	122.00
7	—	415	133.00–136.00	135.55
1	—	240	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	101.00	101.00
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
3	—	513	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,066	115.00–116.00	115.27
1	—	1,475	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,555	100.00–108.00	105.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	63.00–70.50	67.98
3	—	1,217	50.50–55.50	53.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	37.50	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,486	84.00–94.50	89.47
6	—	1,233	75.00–80.50	78.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,295	139.00–145.50	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	102.00–105.50	104.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,330	139.00–146.50	143.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	108.00	108.00

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.