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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 36▲ 45 vs year ago 51 · +88.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 366▼ 147 vs year ago 296 · −49.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 7.00 higher with slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with a light test of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady today. Cows were 3.00 to 7.00 higher with a good offering of cows and active bidding and bulls had instances of higher/lower with a good offering also. Feeder steers and heifers were trend higher with nice groups of valve added steers and heifers and feeder bulls were mostly steady with active bidding on all feeders.

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 $208.15/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$208.15

44 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$68.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	217.52	1,076	38
Medium and Large 2	451	148.84	671	6thin

One grade step is worth $68.68/cwt here — about $406 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 sale44 hd

208.15

—

IN average5 barns · 617 hd

199.68

+8.47

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	1,610	108.06	1,740	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	103.88	1,383	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	83.20	1,047	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	66.00	611	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,541	128.72	1,984	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Low	1,633	112.00	1,828	2thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,373	186.13	2,556	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	175.70	2,296	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	163.00	2,372	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,273	138.80	1,767	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,340	190.25	2,549	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	184.00	2,429	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,663	169.50	2,819	2thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	233.95/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,341	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,795	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	157.51/cwt	151.00–176.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	193.68/cwt	193.00–194.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	474	225.77/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,070	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,187	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,205	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	915	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,173	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,429	5
Steers	—	Prime	1,340	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	2,549	5
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,663	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,819	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,045	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,411	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,307	175.70/cwt	175.50–176.00	2,296	5
Heifers	—	Standard	1,330	139.75/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,859	4
Heifers	—	Prime	1,373	186.13/cwt	185.50–189.50	2,556	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,372	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,371	106.57/cwt	93.00–110.50	1,461	14
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.97/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,924	114.57/cwt	113.00–115.50	2,204	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	611	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	80.24/cwt	74.00–86.00	974	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	89.48/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,111	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,252	112.80/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,412	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	102.02/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,387	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	91.99/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,283	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	70.04/cwt	64.00–76.00	1,030	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,541	128.72/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,984	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,853	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,804	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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 36Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 366Year ago 296

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
4	—	327	151.00–176.00	157.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	204.50	204.50
3	—	412	193.00–194.00	193.68
2	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	221.00	221.00
19	—	474	224.00–229.00	225.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	172.50	172.50
3	—	533	180.00	180.00
3	—	578	203.00	203.00
2	—	355	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
1	—	285	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	238.00	238.00
4	—	683	215.00	215.00
3	—	400	236.00	236.00
12	—	573	232.00–235.00	233.95
6	—	503	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	212.50	212.50
5	—	960	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	74.00–86.00	80.24
3	—	1,470	64.00–76.00	70.04
11	—	1,242	86.00–95.00	89.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,252	107.00–129.00	112.80
29	—	1,360	95.00–106.00	102.02
2	—	1,395	89.00–94.50	91.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	185.50–189.50	186.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	175.50–176.00	175.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,330	130.00–150.00	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	190.25	190.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,640	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,541	121.00–136.00	128.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,371	93.00–110.50	106.57
2	—	1,715	83.00–89.00	85.97
10	—	1,924	113.00–115.50	114.57

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.