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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 19

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 27▲ 28 vs year ago 36 · +77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 201▲ 26 vs year ago 166 · +15.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers 3.00 to 7.00 lower with still lower packer inquiry but higher quality steers and heifers trending a little higher. Holstein slaughter steers were sharply higher with some good quality Holsteins today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with good buyer participation today and bulls too few to compare. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers significantly higher with feeder bulls too few and trending lower.

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 $175.03/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$175.03

29 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$43.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.28

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	176.53	913	28
Medium and Large 3	485	133.00	645	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $268 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 sale29 hd

175.03

—

IN average4 barns · 257 hd

164.75

+10.28

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
Bullocks	—	Average	1,620	125.00	2,025	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,700	88.50	1,505	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	92.89	1,414	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,800	84.28	1,517	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	77.88	986	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	54.36	581	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	109.00	1,477	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,429	141.61	2,024	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	130.00	1,905	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,312	171.31	2,248	27
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,281	162.84	2,086	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,004	152.44	1,530	8thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,310	129.00	1,690	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	112.00	1,226	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,513	171.87	2,600	49
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,391	166.61	2,318	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,301	156.44	2,035	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,140	130.00	1,482	1thin

Every lot

38 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 1Fancy	429	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,366	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	179.34/cwt	179.00–180.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	181.21/cwt	180.00–184.00	888	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	983	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,036	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	719	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,186	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,301	156.44/cwt	155.00–157.50	2,035	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,391	166.61/cwt	165.50–168.00	2,318	7
Steers	—	Prime	1,513	171.87/cwt	170.00–173.50	2,600	49
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,004	152.44/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,530	8
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,095	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,226	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,281	162.84/cwt	160.00–163.50	2,086	16
Heifers	—	Standard	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,312	171.31/cwt	169.25–174.00	2,248	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,526	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,360	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	54.36/cwt	51.00–58.00	581	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	73.64/cwt	70.00–78.00	898	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	81.18/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,038	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,223	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	89.25/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,342	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	98.08/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,519	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,800	84.28/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,517	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,477	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,429	141.61/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,024	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,025	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 27Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 201Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
13	—	610	181.00	181.00
1	—	550	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	166.00	166.00
3	—	880	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	171.00	171.00
13	—	490	180.00–184.00	181.21
3	—	287	179.00–180.00	179.34
1	—	585	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,400	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,504	84.00–94.50	89.25
14	—	1,549	95.00–101.00	98.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	83.50	83.50
6	—	1,219	70.00–78.00	73.64
6	—	1,279	80.00–83.50	81.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	51.00–58.00	54.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,800	83.50–85.50	84.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,312	169.25–174.00	171.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	147.00–154.50	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,281	160.00–163.50	162.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	165.50–168.00	166.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,513	170.00–173.50	171.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	155.00–157.50	156.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	135.00–144.00	141.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	125.00	125.00

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.