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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 20

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 60▼ 4 vs year ago 43 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 278▲ 86 vs year ago 239 · +36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a good offering of steers and heifers and stills good value on higher quality slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were steady today. Cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher with bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were steady to firm with feeder heifers 6.00 to 14.00 higher and feeder bulls trending lower.

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 $135.00/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$135.00

17 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.99

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	137.60	814	15thin
Medium and Large 2	590	115.50	681	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.10/cwt here — about $132 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 sale17 hd

135.00

—

IN average5 barns · 499 hd

144.99

−9.99

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,065	106.00	1,129	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,695	106.51	1,806	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	88.38	1,168	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	59.44	718	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,323	100.00	1,323	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	125.00	1,783	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,330	115.00	1,530	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,043	92.79	968	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,293	151.96	1,965	24
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,213	145.51	1,764	97
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,167	131.92	1,540	13
Heifers	Select	Average	820	117.00	959	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,358	112.60	1,529	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,352	153.12	2,070	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,287	143.67	1,849	65
Steers	Choice	Average	1,269	136.50	1,732	15
Steers	Select	Average	1,050	100.00	1,050	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	995	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,115	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,269	136.50/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,732	15
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,287	143.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,849	65
Steers	—	Prime	1,352	153.12/cwt	152.50–153.50	2,070	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,167	131.92/cwt	124.25–138.50	1,540	13
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,210	145.54/cwt	141.00–148.75	1,761	96
Heifers	—	Prime	1,293	151.96/cwt	150.50–153.50	1,965	24
Heifers	—	Standard	1,358	112.60/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,529	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	82.61/cwt	80.00–85.00	921	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	112.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,038	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,419	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	51.04/cwt	50.00–54.50	593	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	67.84/cwt	63.00–70.00	852	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	82.72/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,075	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,334	91.53/cwt	86.00–110.50	1,221	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,043	92.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	968	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,530	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,426	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,783	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,323	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,323	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 60Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 278Year ago 239

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	148.00	148.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	151.00	151.00
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
3	—	805	120.00–126.00	123.64
3	—	942	115.00–120.00	118.35
4	—	365	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
2	—	910	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	80.00–85.00	82.61
4	—	1,808	110.00–115.00	112.72
2	—	2,050	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,300	75.00–85.50	82.72
27	—	1,334	86.00–110.50	91.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	50.00–54.50	51.04
4	—	1,256	63.00–70.00	67.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	90.00–95.00	92.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	142.50	142.50
96	—	1,210	141.00–148.75	145.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,293	150.50–153.50	151.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	100.00–123.00	112.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,167	124.25–138.50	131.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,352	152.50–153.50	153.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,269	125.00–139.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,287	140.00–149.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	100.00	100.00

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.