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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 13

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 59▼ 1 vs year ago 59 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 297▼ 224 vs year ago 433 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with lower packer interest this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers significantly higher and feeder bulls significantly 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 $133.70/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$133.70

38 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	136.88	717	35
Large 2	835	100.00	835	1thin
Medium and Large 2	608	95.00	577	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $140 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 sale38 hd

133.70

—

IN average4 barns · 421 hd

141.21

−7.51

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	—	High	1,548	76.97	1,191	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	72.76	1,062	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,932	65.50	1,265	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	57.76	804	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	35.33	395	11
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,352	151.38	2,047	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,303	144.62	1,884	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,100	138.00	1,518	5thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,460	93.50	1,365	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,460	150.76	2,201	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	147.18	2,103	50
Steers	Choice	Average	1,345	135.50	1,822	5thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	147.64/cwt	146.00–151.00	899	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	665	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	130.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	639	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	975	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	731	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	1,000	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	860	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,345	135.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,822	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,429	147.18/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,103	50
Steers	—	Prime	1,460	150.76/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,201	40
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,100	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,518	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,281	144.64/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,853	18
Heifers	—	Prime	1,352	151.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,047	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,433	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,071	3
Heifers	—	Standard	1,460	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	69.49/cwt	61.00–75.00	902	9
Bulls	—	—	1,938	86.73/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	96.01/cwt	94.50–97.50	2,002	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	36.22/cwt	30.00–40.00	356	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	536	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	22.54/cwt	20.00–25.00	285	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	53.07/cwt	48.00–55.00	733	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	61.68/cwt	56.00–65.00	872	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	69.79/cwt	67.00–74.00	991	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,445	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	650	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	79.89/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,179	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,932	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,265	1

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 59Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 297Year ago 433

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	133.00	133.00
10	—	427	140.00–144.00	141.94
3	—	755	121.00	121.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
3	—	592	120.00–136.00	130.77
2	—	285	135.00	135.00
5	—	465	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	141.00	141.00
2	—	630	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
3	—	609	146.00–151.00	147.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	75.00	75.00
6	—	639	100.00–110.00	105.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	94.50–97.50	96.01
3	—	1,938	80.00–90.00	86.73
9	—	1,298	61.00–75.00	69.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,476	77.00–85.00	79.89
7	—	1,420	67.00–74.00	69.79
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	20.00–25.00	22.54
2	—	1,445	45.00	45.00
7	—	982	30.00–40.00	36.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,932	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	48.00–55.00	53.07
14	—	1,413	56.00–65.00	61.68
1	—	1,190	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,429	142.00–149.00	147.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,460	150.00–152.50	150.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	135.00–138.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,281	140.00–149.50	144.64
3	—	1,433	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,352	150.00–152.00	151.38

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.