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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 12

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 82▼ 31 vs year ago 58 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 366▼ 8 vs year ago 209 · −3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower with lower packer interest again this week. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare today. Cows were 4.00 to 7.00 lower with a good offering and active buyer participation and bulls 3.00 higher this week. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady and feeder heifers significantly lower 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 $140.09/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$140.09

11 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$25.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.08

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	747	144.78	1,082	9thin
Medium and Large 2	675	119.00	803	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.78/cwt here — about $278 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 sale11 hd

140.09

—

IN average5 barns · 337 hd

161.17

−21.08

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	—	Low	1,733	98.75	1,711	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	91.38	1,343	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	72.77	966	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	56.00	672	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,105	109.00	1,204	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,294	174.59	2,259	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	170.40	2,181	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,281	157.78	2,021	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,108	131.58	1,458	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,248	128.50	1,604	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,440	173.95	2,505	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,459	166.21	2,425	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,346	159.41	2,146	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,234	129.54	1,599	9thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,500	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	859	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,174	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,325	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,161	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,206	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,158	128.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,488	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,346	159.41/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,146	7
Steers	—	Select	1,387	131.61/cwt	126.50–134.50	1,825	3
Steers	—	Prime	1,440	173.95/cwt	173.50–174.25	2,505	20
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,459	166.21/cwt	166.00–166.75	2,425	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,108	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,458	2
Heifers	—	Standard	1,248	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,604	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	159.34/cwt	156.50–161.50	2,003	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,280	170.40/cwt	164.50–171.25	2,181	13
Heifers	—	Prime	1,294	174.59/cwt	172.75–175.75	2,259	25
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	76.99/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	103.58/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,852	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	897	71.46/cwt	68.00–76.00	641	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	61.47/cwt	50.00–69.00	773	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	74.16/cwt	69.00–79.50	1,033	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	82.09/cwt	80.50–83.00	1,178	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	88.57/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,275	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	99.05/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,540	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,105	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,204	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 Dec 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 82Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 366Year ago 209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	161.00	161.00
2	—	475	183.00	183.00
2	—	675	172.00	172.00
2	—	518	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
3	—	863	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	151.00	151.00
1	—	940	141.00	141.00
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
1	—	475	161.00	161.00
1	—	860	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	173.00	173.00
1	—	815	176.00	176.00
1	—	325	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	70.00–85.00	76.99
9	—	1,788	91.00–110.00	103.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	68.00–76.00	71.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,439	80.00–94.50	88.57
11	—	1,555	95.00–107.00	99.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,393	69.00–79.50	74.16
6	—	1,258	50.00–69.00	61.47
5	—	1,435	80.50–83.00	82.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,440	173.50–174.25	173.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	126.50–134.50	131.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	156.00–160.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,459	166.00–166.75	166.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	126.00–129.00	128.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	156.50–161.50	159.34
1	—	1,400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,280	164.50–171.25	170.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,294	172.75–175.75	174.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	129.00–134.00	131.58

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.