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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 21

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 25▼ 31 vs year ago 43 · −72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

197 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 132▲ 56 vs year ago 141 · +39.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/ lower with higher quality steers and heifers trending lower with lower packer inquiry today. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a good offering of cows and bulls with instances of higher/lower. All classes of feeder calves were trending higher with a light test 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 $150.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$150.50

8 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.91

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	154.17	1,010	6thin
Medium and Large 2	395	139.50	551	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $459 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 sale8 hd

150.50

—

IN average6 barns · 652 hd

169.41

−18.91

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	1,580	106.32	1,680	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	90.77	1,370	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,935	86.50	1,674	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	40.22	408	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,200	168.47	2,022	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,246	164.25	2,047	59
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,428	109.50	1,564	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,421	169.72	2,412	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	163.54	2,136	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,238	136.92	1,695	2thin

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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	424	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	688	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,156	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,238	136.92/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,695	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,306	163.54/cwt	158.00–164.75	2,136	22
Steers	—	Prime	1,421	169.72/cwt	167.75–172.50	2,412	37
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Prime	1,200	168.47/cwt	167.75–169.50	2,022	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,220	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	2,034	18
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,258	163.15/cwt	156.00–165.75	2,052	41
Heifers	—	Standard	1,428	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,564	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	990	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	107.41/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,697	7
Bulls	—	—	2,035	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	34.13/cwt	30.00–39.00	303	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	46.31/cwt	45.00–48.00	529	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,414	84.43/cwt	78.50–87.50	1,194	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	94.16/cwt	88.50–100.00	1,470	28
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,935	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,674	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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 132Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	216.00	216.00
2	—	688	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
1	—	900	137.00	137.00
3	—	570	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
1	—	260	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,580	96.00–110.00	107.41
1	—	2,035	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,125	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,414	78.50–87.50	84.43
28	—	1,561	88.50–100.00	94.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	30.00–39.00	34.13
3	—	1,142	45.00–48.00	46.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	135.00–138.50	136.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,306	158.00–164.75	163.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,421	167.75–172.50	169.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,220	166.75	166.75
41	—	1,258	156.00–165.75	163.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	167.75–169.50	168.47

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.