Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-06-06

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jun 6
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 18▼ 24 vs year ago 33 · −72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 189▲ 22 vs year ago 218 · +10.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with good demand on high quality steers and heifers, No Holstein slaughter steers last week but were trending much higher today. Cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering and demand of high dressing breaker cows and bulls sharply higher this week. A light offering feeder calves today that were trending lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $194.00/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$194.00
5 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+44.15
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487194.009455thin
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 sale5 hd
194.00
—
IN average5 barns · 54 hd
149.85
+44.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,754128.642,2578thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,389108.341,50434
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10979.2887910
Dairy HeifersPrimeAverage1,560142.502,2231thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,480124.501,8431thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,489143.172,13234
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466127.311,8666thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,201184.602,21751
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,177174.972,05931
HeifersChoiceAverage1,320157.102,0744thin
HeifersStandardAverage1,260140.001,7641thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,032128.931,3313thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,292185.802,40137
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315175.552,30812
SteersChoiceAverage1,535159.002,4411thin
SteersStandardAverage1,045140.001,4631thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,600$2,1501thin

Every lot

32 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700137.00/cwt137.00–137.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy355245.00/cwt245.00–245.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009203
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Standard1,045140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4631
Steers—Prime1,292185.80/cwt184.25–190.002,40137
Steers—Choice and Prime1,315175.55/cwt170.00–176.502,30812
Steers—Choice1,535159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed968132.90/cwt130.00–136.001,2862
Heifers—Select1,160121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4041
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,172175.09/cwt168.00–179.252,05230
Heifers—Prime1,201184.60/cwt180.00–187.502,21751
Heifers—Standard1,260140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7641
Heifers—Choice1,290154.13/cwt150.00–157.001,9883
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,325171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,2721
Heifers—Choice1,410166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11576.00/cwt76.00–76.008471
Bulls——1,260122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5371
Bulls——1,943138.52/cwt130.00–147.502,6916
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed98090.00/cwt90.00–90.008822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05369.13/cwt61.00–77.007285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28789.04/cwt84.00–92.501,1463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339102.98/cwt93.50–108.501,37917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438113.69/cwt109.00–120.001,63517
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,466127.31/cwt125.00–130.001,8666
Dairy Steers—Prime1,489143.17/cwt135.00–149.002,13234
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,480124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,8431
Dairy Heifers—Prime1,560142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,2231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502

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.