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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 94▲ 21 vs year ago 69 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 170▲ 37 vs year ago 292 · +12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers were 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers and better packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were steady today. Cows were unevenly steady to higher with a good offering of cows and active buyer participation with bulls 1.00 higher today. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers significantly lower and feeder bulls 2.00 to 8.00 higher this week.

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 $133.42/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$133.42

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$34.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	134.46	707	32
Medium and Large 2	640	100.00	640	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.46/cwt here — about $67 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 sale33 hd

133.42

—

IN average2 barns · 137 hd

145.43

−12.02

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	—	Average	1,620	86.00	1,393	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	76.80	1,107	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	58.15	677	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,312	42.46	557	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,155	115.00	1,328	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,726	125.00	2,158	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,316	151.80	1,998	70
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,291	146.43	1,890	31
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	131.50	1,710	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	101.50	1,157	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,381	152.79	2,110	84
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,363	144.62	1,971	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,234	138.00	1,703	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,470	119.00	1,749	1thin

Every lot

51 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 1Fancy	378	176.18/cwt	170.00–183.00	666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	764	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,107	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	128.43/cwt	126.00–131.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	549	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	122.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	810	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	436	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	781	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	859	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,234	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,703	7
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,363	144.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,971	13
Steers	—	Prime	1,381	152.79/cwt	150.00–154.75	2,110	84
Steers	—	Select	1,470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,749	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,140	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,157	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,291	146.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,890	31
Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,710	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,316	151.80/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,998	70
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	65.59/cwt	65.00–66.00	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	86.58/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,358	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,690	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	55.00/cwt	50.00–60.00	598	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	37.20/cwt	35.00–40.00	483	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	64.16/cwt	61.00–68.50	840	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,319	45.09/cwt	42.00–47.00	595	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	82.99/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,133	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	75.17/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,110	40
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,158	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,328	6

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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 94Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 329Last week 170Year ago 292

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	126.00–131.00	128.43
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	150	150.00	150.00
5	—	572	132.00–137.00	134.97
2	—	388	141.00	141.00
8	—	661	120.00–130.00	122.52
1	—	295	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	146.00	146.00
2	—	425	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	131.00	131.00
4	—	818	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
2	—	675	126.00–131.00	128.48
3	—	510	120.00–130.00	123.36
6	—	554	141.00	141.00
2	—	615	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	769	144.00	144.00
3	—	633	131.00	131.00
3	—	473	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	378	170.00–183.00	176.18
8	—	447	171.00	171.00
1	—	475	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,291	143.00–149.00	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	101.50	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,316	150.00–154.50	151.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	42.00–47.00	45.09
2	—	1,298	35.00–40.00	37.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,477	70.00–79.50	75.17
10	—	1,365	80.00–87.00	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,310	61.00–68.50	64.16
21	—	1,087	50.00–60.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	80.00–90.50	86.58
4	—	1,770	95.00–96.00	95.48
2	—	1,450	65.00–66.00	65.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,726	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,363	140.00–147.00	144.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,234	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,381	150.00–154.75	152.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	119.00	119.00

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.