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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 28

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 34 · +23.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 197▼ 48 vs year ago 265 · −18.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher with more active bidding on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher with good offering of higher quality Holstein steers. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher and bulls instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation. Feeder steers too few to compare but feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending 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 $149.89/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$149.89

20 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.38

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	153.22	985	17thin
Medium and Large 2	458	131.00	600	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $385 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 sale20 hd

149.89

—

IN average5 barns · 235 hd

160.27

−10.38

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	1,496	111.94	1,675	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	93.13	1,388	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	71.10	829	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,255	50.00	628	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,213	92.00	1,116	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,551	137.09	2,126	16
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,495	120.00	1,794	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	100.00	1,470	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,301	172.78	2,248	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,242	161.57	2,007	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,485	150.50	2,235	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,392	171.70	2,390	65
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	163.77	2,252	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,129	152.50	1,722	13

Every lot

31 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	156.86/cwt	153.00–161.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,022	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	831	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,280	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	159.31/cwt	157.00–171.00	685	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	982	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	893	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,072	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,129	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,722	13
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	163.77/cwt	156.00–166.50	2,252	14
Steers	—	Prime	1,392	171.70/cwt	168.50–175.00	2,390	65
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,242	161.57/cwt	155.50–165.00	2,007	43
Heifers	—	Prime	1,301	172.78/cwt	168.00–173.50	2,248	12
Heifers	—	Choice	1,485	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,235	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	103.99/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,277	5
Bulls	—	—	1,831	121.87/cwt	115.00–132.00	2,231	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	71.10/cwt	65.00–76.00	829	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	628	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	86.87/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,173	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	96.75/cwt	90.50–106.50	1,521	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,213	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,470	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,794	1
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,551	137.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,126	16

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 12Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 197Year ago 265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	190.00	190.00
2	—	528	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	136.00	136.00
4	—	893	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	166.00	166.00
1	—	830	123.00	123.00
6	—	430	157.00–171.00	159.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	154.00	154.00
2	—	363	153.00–161.00	156.86
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	831	154.00	154.00
2	—	645	158.00–159.00	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	97.00–110.00	103.99
4	—	1,831	115.00–132.00	121.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,350	81.00–89.50	86.87
19	—	1,572	90.50–106.50	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	65.00–76.00	71.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,375	156.00–166.50	163.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,392	168.50–175.00	171.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,129	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,213	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,551	130.00–148.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,301	168.00–173.50	172.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,242	155.50–165.00	161.57

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.