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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 7

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 4▲ 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 150▼ 50 vs year ago 207 · −24.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 4.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good prices on high quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were 6.00 higher on breaker high dressing cows with active buyer participation and other cows treading mostly steady and bulls had instances of higher/lower with good demand on higher dressing bulls. Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady and feeder heifers trending higher with a light test this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.55/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$161.55

11 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.56

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	801	161.55	1,295	11thin

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 sale11 hd

161.55

—

IN average5 barns · 198 hd

166.10

−4.56

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	1,691	107.49	1,818	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	93.35	1,320	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,460	86.00	1,256	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	68.38	781	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,300	169.78	2,207	40
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,254	158.70	1,990	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	145.50	2,146	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,332	127.13	1,693	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,261	167.62	2,114	42
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	164.36	2,260	14

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	911	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,439	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	674	153.80/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	918	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,432	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	874	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,261	167.62/cwt	166.00–169.75	2,114	42
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	164.36/cwt	160.00–165.50	2,260	14
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,253	159.07/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,993	10
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,953	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,300	169.78/cwt	166.50–173.00	2,207	40
Heifers	—	Select	1,332	127.13/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,693	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,475	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,146	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	121.16/cwt	111.00–128.00	2,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	96.55/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,647	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	72.97/cwt	68.00–78.00	824	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	598	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	86.26/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,139	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	96.33/cwt	90.00–110.50	1,401	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,460	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,256	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 4Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 150Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	122.00	122.00
5	—	557	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	156.00	156.00
4	—	674	151.00–162.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	165.00	165.00
5	—	911	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,706	90.00–100.50	96.55
4	—	1,673	111.00–128.00	121.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,129	68.00–78.00	72.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,321	82.00–89.50	86.26
19	—	1,454	90.00–110.50	96.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	160.00–165.50	164.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,261	166.00–169.75	167.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	124.00–131.00	127.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	157.00–160.00	159.07
1	—	1,260	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,300	166.50–173.00	169.78

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.