Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-07-19

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 2 vs year ago 38 · −5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
305 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 281▲ 82 vs year ago 223 · +36.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers today and lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Cows had instances of higher/lower with lower prices on high dressing breaker cows this week and bulls were 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls sharply lower and feeder steers too few to compare today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.34/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$131.34
29 head · 801 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.67
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1810134.961,09326
Medium and Large 2727100.007273thin
One grade step is worth $34.96/cwt here — about $367 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 sale29 hd
131.34
—
IN average2 barns · 262 hd
145.02
−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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,511105.241,59117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46486.861,27123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20369.6083716
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,350120.001,6201thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,088112.781,2272thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,115100.001,1151thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,492124.851,8637thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,323115.661,5304thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,115100.001,1151thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,301150.881,96318
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,166145.911,70187
HeifersChoiceAverage1,081135.681,46713
SteersPrimeAverage1,284149.521,92027
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,245146.041,81859
SteersChoiceAverage1,179135.301,59510
SteersSelectLow1,037113.441,1779thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2988109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1839120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added892139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,24012
Heifers—Medium and Large 296590.00/cwt90.00–90.008691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1595111.00/cwt111.00–111.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Steers—Select993117.23/cwt116.50–118.001,1642
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,064111.08/cwt109.00–115.001,1826
Steers—Choice1,179135.30/cwt125.00–139.501,59510
Steers—Choice and Prime1,245146.04/cwt140.50–148.251,81859
Steers—Prime1,284149.52/cwt149.00–152.251,92027
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,081135.68/cwt126.50–139.501,46713
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,166145.91/cwt142.00–148.001,70187
Heifers—Prime1,301150.88/cwt150.75–151.001,96318
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46788.63/cwt83.00–95.001,3005
Bulls——1,508110.02/cwt97.00–115.001,65910
Bulls——1,640122.84/cwt119.00–127.502,0152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18262.74/cwt56.00–65.507425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21272.72/cwt70.00–79.5088111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41191.03/cwt90.00–94.501,2848
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49085.04/cwt80.50–89.501,26714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,115100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1151
Dairy Steers—Choice1,323115.66/cwt110.00–119.001,5304
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,492124.85/cwt122.00–125.751,8637
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,088112.78/cwt109.00–116.501,2272
Dairy Heifers—Select1,115100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1151
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,350120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6201

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.