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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 16

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 11▲ 29 vs year ago 39 · +74.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 230▲ 122 vs year ago 123 · +99.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with active buyer participation on high quality groups of steers and heifers. No Holstein steers this week. Cows and bulls were significantly higher with a good offering of high dressing cows and bulls and good buyer inquiry. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with feeder bulls 2.00 to 4.00 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 $155.47/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$155.47

30 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$54.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.63

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	162.77	744	26
Medium and Large 2	698	108.00	753	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.77/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale30 hd

155.47

—

IN average5 barns · 376 hd

177.10

−21.63

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,070	120.00	1,284	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,575	112.93	1,779	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	96.60	1,363	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	74.11	789	17
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,301	179.43	2,334	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,252	173.64	2,174	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,088	157.50	1,714	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,450	135.00	1,958	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,403	125.54	1,761	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,323	179.95	2,381	30
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	173.90	2,247	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,225	154.16	1,888	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,355	117.90	1,598	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,235	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	159.81/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,205	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	372	170.66/cwt	170.00–171.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	152.37/cwt	148.00–161.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	865	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	150.88/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,225	154.16/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,888	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,292	173.90/cwt	165.00–177.50	2,247	23
Steers	—	Prime	1,323	179.95/cwt	178.50–182.00	2,381	30
Steers	—	Select	1,355	117.90/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,088	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,714	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,235	174.65/cwt	162.00–177.50	2,157	55
Heifers	—	Prime	1,301	179.43/cwt	179.00–179.75	2,334	42
Heifers	—	Standard	1,403	125.54/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,761	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,958	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,465	167.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,451	2
Heifers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	110.41/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,444	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	98.31/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,996	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,475	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	850	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	66.05/cwt	62.00–69.50	709	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	79.06/cwt	73.00–87.50	854	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	86.75/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,153	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	100.29/cwt	94.50–108.00	1,446	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 11Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 230Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	171.00	171.00
2	—	310	195.00	195.00
2	—	378	195.00	195.00
2	—	535	171.00	171.00
4	—	729	143.00–159.00	150.88
1	—	420	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	151.00–162.00	159.81
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
2	—	405	201.00	201.00
2	—	263	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	151.00	151.00
2	—	320	151.00	151.00
2	—	618	133.00	133.00
3	—	422	148.00–161.00	152.37
1	—	655	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	178.00	178.00
4	—	325	171.00	171.00
3	—	372	170.00–171.00	170.66
2	—	560	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,235.00	1,235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	107.00–115.00	110.41
4	—	1,996	120.00–127.00	124.02
2	—	1,535	96.00–100.00	98.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	62.00–69.50	66.05
9	—	1,080	73.00–87.50	79.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,442	94.50–108.00	100.29
12	—	1,329	83.00–91.50	86.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,323	178.50–182.00	179.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	110.00–130.00	117.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	153.50–155.00	154.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,292	165.00–177.50	173.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,235	162.00–177.50	174.65
2	—	1,465	165.00–170.00	167.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,301	179.00–179.75	179.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	120.00–133.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	157.50	157.50

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.