Sale reports / Indiana / Indianapolis Stockyards / 2023-07-25

Indianapolis Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 25
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 63▼ 25 vs year ago 30 · −83.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 293▼ 7 vs year ago 207 · −3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with better packer inquiry this week and a good offering. Holsteins slaughter steers were too few to compare but were trending higher. Cows and bulls were significantly higher in high demand and active buyer participation today. A light offering of feeder calves today that were trending lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.25/cwt on 4 head.
Average price
$171.25
4 head · 784 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−13.29
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1784171.251,3424thin
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 sale4 hd
171.25
—
IN average5 barns · 237 hd
184.54
−13.29
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
Bullocks—Average1,155121.091,3992thin
Bulls—Average1,662138.682,3056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,547123.701,91416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28795.431,2283thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17561.007171thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,555160.002,4881thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,255189.362,37655
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,111177.591,97329
HeifersChoiceAverage1,208165.001,9931thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,150141.001,6221thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,289189.942,44859
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373179.202,4605thin
SteersSelectAverage1,180138.751,6373thin
SteersStandardAverage1,160129.001,4961thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1560177.00/cwt177.00–177.009911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy833173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4413
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Standard1,160129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4961
Steers—Select1,180138.75/cwt135.00–141.001,6373
Steers—Prime1,289189.94/cwt184.00–193.502,44859
Steers—Choice and Prime1,373179.20/cwt174.00–183.002,4605
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,111177.59/cwt175.00–180.501,97329
Heifers—Select1,150141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6221
Heifers—Choice1,208165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9931
Heifers—Prime1,255189.36/cwt183.50–192.752,37655
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480118.39/cwt115.00–123.001,7522
Bulls——1,753148.83/cwt146.00–151.002,6094
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17561.00/cwt61.00–61.007171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28795.43/cwt92.00–100.001,2283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526134.39/cwt125.00–144.002,0518
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568113.00/cwt106.00–119.001,7728
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Prime1,555160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,155121.09/cwt118.00–124.001,3992

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.