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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Sep 26

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 24▲ 33 vs year ago 65 · +50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

260 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 356▲ 25 vs year ago 235 · +10.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with higher packer interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were significantly lower and bulls instances of higher/lower with a good offering of cows and bulls this week. All classes of feeder calves were sharply higher with good offering of fancy and value added feeders and good buyer interest today.

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 $192.39/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$192.39

50 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$639

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$88.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	196.69	1,087	47
Medium and Large 2	760	133.50	1,015	2thin
Medium and Large 3	415	108.00	448	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.69/cwt here — about $639 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 sale50 hd

192.39

—

IN average4 barns · 335 hd

184.55

+7.84

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	1,532	123.63	1,894	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,326	107.23	1,422	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	78.73	954	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	55.29	559	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	115.00	1,863	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,265	187.88	2,377	42
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,179	181.75	2,143	36
Heifers	Select	Average	931	138.04	1,285	7thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,237	132.83	1,643	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,440	187.44	2,699	29
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,212	175.58	2,128	19
Steers	Select	Average	1,195	140.00	1,673	1thin

Every lot

53 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 1Value Added	423	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,104	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	592	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,498	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	818	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,726	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	210.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	987	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	927	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	498	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,111	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,056	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	564	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,280	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	173.31/cwt	157.00–182.00	1,244	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,205	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,144	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,004	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	247.96/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,168	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	208.71/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,315	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	837	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	963	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,329	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	634	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	704	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,195	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,673	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,212	175.58/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,128	19
Steers	—	Prime	1,440	187.44/cwt	185.00–189.75	2,699	29
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	904	142.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,287	4
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	966	132.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,277	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,179	181.75/cwt	175.50–184.75	2,143	36
Heifers	—	Standard	1,237	132.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,643	3
Heifers	—	Prime	1,265	187.88/cwt	185.00–189.75	2,377	42
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,060	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,396	114.43/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,597	10
Bulls	—	—	1,893	127.47/cwt	120.00–132.50	2,413	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	58.43/cwt	55.00–63.00	542	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	64.47/cwt	64.00–65.00	699	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	91.59/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,122	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	78.12/cwt	69.00–84.00	975	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	102.56/cwt	94.00–111.50	1,313	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	115.53/cwt	112.50–125.50	1,613	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	91.97/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,392	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,863	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 Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 24Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 356Year ago 235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	133.00	133.00
1	—	660	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	305	212.50	212.50
2	—	758	159.00	159.00
6	—	718	157.00–182.00	173.31
6	—	556	190.00	190.00
3	—	493	188.00	188.00
6	—	648	175.00	175.00
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
1	—	233	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	210.00–212.00	210.96
3	—	333	221.00	221.00
4	—	735	187.00	187.00
3	—	357	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	227.00	227.00
2	—	498	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	261.00	261.00
3	—	592	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	151.00	151.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
5	—	963	138.00	138.00
3	—	837	163.00	163.00
1	—	600	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	247.00–249.00	247.96
7	—	630	207.00–219.00	208.71
1	—	400	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,280	94.00–111.50	102.56
19	—	1,396	112.50–125.50	115.53
2	—	1,513	91.00–93.00	91.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	49.00	49.00
2	—	928	55.00–63.00	58.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	90.00–94.00	91.59
4	—	1,084	64.00–65.00	64.47
12	—	1,248	69.00–84.00	78.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	110.00–118.50	114.43
9	—	1,893	120.00–132.50	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,440	185.00–189.75	187.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,212	174.00–179.00	175.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,265	185.00–189.75	187.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,179	175.50–184.75	181.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	966	125.00–140.00	132.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	130.00–140.00	132.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	140.00–148.00	142.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	115.00	115.00

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.