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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 4

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 65▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 235▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 1▲ 31 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 to 5.00 higher and slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with a good offering of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher today. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with bulls 2.00 higher and a good offering and nice quality of Replacement cows this week. Feeder steers trending lower and feeder heifers sharply lower and feeder bulls trending 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 $146.49/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$146.49

41 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$48.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	148.88	845	39
Medium and Large 2	838	100.00	838	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $8 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 sale41 hd

146.49

—

IN average3 barns · 255 hd

143.36

+3.14

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	—	Low	1,400	104.35	1,461	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	80.79	1,064	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	64.24	718	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,015	43.00	436	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	128.50	1,706	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,394	102.12	1,424	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	930	85.50	795	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,303	153.00	1,994	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,317	147.38	1,941	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	136.47	1,795	15
Heifers	Select	Average	886	100.82	893	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,393	153.07	2,132	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,340	147.92	1,982	30
Steers	Choice	Average	1,284	138.00	1,772	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,236	112.73	1,393	6thin

Every lot

45 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	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	691	161.32/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,115	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	159.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	759	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	544	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	892	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,006	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,166	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	268	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	963	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,236	112.73/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,393	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,284	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,772	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,340	147.92/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,982	30
Steers	—	Prime	1,393	153.07/cwt	152.50–154.00	2,132	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	886	100.82/cwt	93.00–116.00	893	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	133.58/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,679	7
Heifers	—	Prime	1,303	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,994	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,317	147.38/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,941	50
Heifers	—	Choice	1,366	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,899	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	983	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	110.52/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,778	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	436	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	66.48/cwt	62.50–73.50	733	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	58.64/cwt	55.00–60.00	678	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	79.21/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,038	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	86.71/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,166	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	930	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	795	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,328	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,706	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,394	102.12/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,424	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	843	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,024	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,170	11

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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 235Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 1Year 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
3	—	465	176.00	176.00
2	—	688	140.00	140.00
2	—	268	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
1	—	840	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
3	—	390	153.00	153.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	161.00–163.00	161.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.00	117.00
2	—	673	126.00	126.00
2	—	898	112.00	112.00
2	—	988	115.00–121.00	117.99
3	—	493	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	930	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	161.00	161.00
16	—	476	155.00–165.00	159.45
2	—	448	146.00	146.00
4	—	544	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,317	140.50–150.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,257	124.00–138.00	133.58
8	—	1,366	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	93.00–116.00	100.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,303	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,340	140.00–150.00	147.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,236	109.00–121.00	112.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,393	152.50–154.00	153.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	55.00–60.00	58.64
15	—	1,102	62.50–73.50	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,310	75.00–84.50	79.21
4	—	1,345	85.00–93.00	86.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	100.00–108.00	102.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,609	107.50–114.00	110.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,286	91.00	91.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	843	121.50	121.50

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.