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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Aug 1

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 200▼ 23 vs year ago 241 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering but lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few last week but were trending higher today. Cows were sharply lower but still good value on high dressing breaker cows and bulls 4.00 to 8.00 lower today. Feeder steers and heifers had a light offering last week but were trending higher this week no feeder bulls last week to compare to today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.23/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$202.23

13 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.28

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	204.75	1,303	12thin
Medium and Large 2	565	172.00	972	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $331 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 sale13 hd

202.23

—

IN average2 barns · 140 hd

182.95

+19.28

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	1,792	132.50	2,375	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,302	108.75	1,416	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	79.90	857	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,280	69.00	883	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,288	131.96	1,700	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,022	125.94	1,287	15
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,361	149.43	2,034	9thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,319	186.96	2,466	32
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,286	177.99	2,288	48
Steers	Prime	Average	1,368	189.10	2,587	39
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,336	181.61	2,426	12

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,239	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,197	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,265	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,461	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	996	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,103	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,306	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	770	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,336	181.61/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,426	12
Steers	—	Prime	1,368	189.10/cwt	186.50–195.00	2,587	39
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	953	161.45/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,539	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,300	178.71/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,323	46
Heifers	—	Prime	1,319	186.96/cwt	184.50–188.50	2,466	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	113.61/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	140.06/cwt	128.50–146.00	2,590	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	81.55/cwt	79.00–85.00	891	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,150	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,001	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	102.18/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,284	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	115.95/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,566	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,361	149.43/cwt	142.50–173.50	2,034	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,022	125.94/cwt	86.00–128.50	1,287	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,288	131.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,700	4

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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 5Year ago 21

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 200Year ago 241

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	173.00	173.00
1	—	595	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,130	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	151.00	151.00
1	—	845	154.00	154.00
1	—	235	202.00	202.00
1	—	590	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	178.00	178.00
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	201.00	201.00
1	—	665	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	189.00	189.00
1	—	695	182.00	182.00
1	—	620	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	110.00–117.00	113.61
5	—	1,849	128.50–146.00	140.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	87.00	87.00
17	—	1,351	110.00–133.00	115.95
12	—	1,257	94.00–108.00	102.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,092	79.00–85.00	81.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	158.00–165.00	161.45
46	—	1,300	176.00–183.00	178.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,319	184.50–188.50	186.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	142.50–173.50	149.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,336	178.00–183.00	181.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,368	186.50–195.00	189.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,022	86.00–128.50	125.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	125.00–135.00	131.96

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.