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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 28

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 14Nov 28Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 51▼ 49 vs year ago 90 · −54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 304▼ 75 vs year ago 329 · −22.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of steers and heifers with active buyer participation today. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending higher with a light test. Cows and bulls were trending significantly higher with good offerings of cows and bulls. Feeder steers were too few to test today with feeder heifers trending significantly lower and feeder bulls trending higher.

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 $168.51/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$168.51

20 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	177.40	959	14thin
Medium and Large 2	498	147.75	736	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $223 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 sale20 hd

168.51

—

IN average3 barns · 123 hd

172.04

−3.54

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	1,738	106.64	1,853	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	100.42	1,483	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	82.91	1,129	24
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,347	163.58	2,203	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,210	120.00	1,452	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,320	150.00	1,980	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	120.00	1,830	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,375	181.30	2,493	21
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,294	176.27	2,281	35
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	162.11	2,157	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	978	130.02	1,272	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,364	127.38	1,737	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,452	180.28	2,618	49
Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	160.58	2,254	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,246	143.74	1,792	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,123	132.37	2,810	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$950	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	185.91/cwt	174.00–190.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,124	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,177	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	183.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,018	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,146	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,131	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,107	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,494	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,135	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,680	1
Steers	—	Select	1,330	148.98/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,981	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,387	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,295	10
Steers	—	Prime	1,452	180.28/cwt	178.75–183.00	2,618	49
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,282	1
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	2,123	132.37/cwt	110.00–148.00	2,810	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	920	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,090	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,095	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,675	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,968	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,294	176.27/cwt	174.50–178.00	2,281	35
Heifers	—	Choice	1,357	161.73/cwt	154.00–165.50	2,195	5
Heifers	—	Standard	1,364	127.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,737	5
Heifers	—	Prime	1,375	181.30/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,493	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	82.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	103.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,644	12
Bulls	—	—	2,131	118.48/cwt	113.50–122.00	2,525	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	79.82/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,011	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	90.20/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,285	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	66.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	962	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	98.51/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,436	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	109.05/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,615	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,135	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,996	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,347	163.58/cwt	155.50–168.00	2,203	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,980	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,250	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 51Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 304Year ago 329

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	180.00–187.00	183.55
3	—	673	168.00	168.00
4	—	603	190.00	190.00
3	—	533	191.00	191.00
2	—	410	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	167.00	167.00
1	—	480	172.00	172.00
1	—	510	164.00	164.00
1	—	740	159.00	159.00
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	173.00	173.00
4	—	420	174.00–190.00	185.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
3	—	390	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,584	100.00–110.00	103.78
7	—	2,131	113.50–122.00	118.48
2	—	1,283	80.00–85.00	82.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,357	154.00–165.50	161.73
1	—	1,200	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,375	178.00–184.00	181.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,294	174.50–178.00	176.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	120.00–136.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	116.00–121.00	118.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,458	95.00–103.50	98.51
9	—	1,481	105.00–119.00	109.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	88.00–94.50	90.20
10	—	1,266	70.00–85.00	79.82
3	—	1,447	65.00–70.00	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	165.50	165.50
1	—	1,135	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,330	146.00–159.00	148.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,123	110.00–148.00	132.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,452	178.75–183.00	180.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	155.50–168.00	163.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,320	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	120.00	120.00

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.