Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Aug 30
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 44▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 165▲ 262 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 steady to firm and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with higher quality steers and heifers still good. Ho comparison on Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were steady to firm and feeder heifers steady with feeder bulls trending lower and some good value added lighter feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.42/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$164.42
18 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+17.68
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447164.4273518thin
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 sale18 hd
164.42
—
IN average5 barns · 303 hd
146.74
+17.68
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—Low1,417107.111,5188thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42989.991,28631
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08961.8767411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10243.494793thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,123112.201,2602thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,225104.981,2864thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,265152.371,92764
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317146.991,93617
HeifersChoiceAverage1,120131.351,4719thin
HeifersSelectAverage978112.661,1025thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,340110.001,4741thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,269152.781,93971
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,384145.522,0148thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,287136.561,75813
SteersSelectAverage953122.001,1622thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295202.00/cwt202.00–202.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414207.00/cwt207.00–207.008575
Steers—Medium and Large 1495184.00/cwt184.00–184.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy333168.00/cwt168.00–168.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358166.00/cwt166.00–166.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added492165.50/cwt165.50–165.508143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008388
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy498170.00/cwt170.00–170.008472
Bulls—Large 260582.00/cwt82.00–82.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1648139.00/cwt139.00–139.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738131.00/cwt131.00–131.009672
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed940124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1661
Steers—Select965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Steers—Prime1,269152.78/cwt150.00–155.501,93971
Steers—Choice1,287136.56/cwt130.00–139.501,75813
Steers—Choice and Prime1,384145.52/cwt143.50–147.002,0148
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select953116.73/cwt110.00–120.001,1123
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,015106.56/cwt106.00–107.001,0822
Heifers—Choice1,120131.35/cwt124.00–139.501,4719
Heifers—Prime1,265152.37/cwt151.50–153.751,92764
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,317146.99/cwt143.50–149.001,93617
Heifers—Standard1,340110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,176105.38/cwt100.00–113.501,2395
Bulls——1,72590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5531
Bulls——1,867120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03857.42/cwt51.00–63.005966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07345.23/cwt45.00–45.504852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15167.20/cwt65.00–70.007735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16040.00/cwt40.00–40.004641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29183.42/cwt80.00–85.501,0778
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47792.27/cwt86.00–102.501,36323
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,225104.98/cwt100.00–115.001,2864
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,123112.20/cwt110.00–115.001,2602

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.