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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 5

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 72▲ 48 vs year ago 28 · +171.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 180▲ 107 vs year ago 157 · +68.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers had instances of higher/lower with a good offering but less packer interest this week. No test on Holstein slaughter steers last week but a good offering of Holstein steers and heifers today that were trending much higher on high quality steers and heifers. There was a good offering of dairy/beef steers and heifers with good quality and good value this week with good buyer interest today. Cows were 5.00 to 8.00 higher with bulls 9.00 higher with active buyer participation on high dressing cows and bulls. Feeder steers had a light test today but were mostly steady and feeder heifers trending lower with feeder bulls sharply higher with lots of fancy type heifers and bulls and active bidding.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $191.40/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$191.40

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−80.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	191.40	1,104	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

191.40

—

IN average1 barns · 5 hd

191.40

+0.00

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−80.51

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,367	165.66	2,265	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,265	150.00	1,898	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,378	177.55	2,447	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	158.04	2,126	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,536	142.04	2,181	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	126.27	1,855	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,013	101.00	1,023	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,383	162.00	2,240	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,444	152.36	2,200	6thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,758	160.00	2,813	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,354	148.93	2,017	14
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,290	183.21	2,364	27
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,229	177.12	2,177	50
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	167.44	2,135	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	153.50	1,550	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,400	141.00	1,974	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,464	184.11	2,695	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,321	176.32	2,329	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,070	118.10	1,264	2thin

Every lot

47 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	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	983	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,878	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	244.54/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,164	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,349	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,138	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	988	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,857	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	563	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	338	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	913	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,306	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,238	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	268.30/cwt	248.00–277.00	1,411	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,173	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,070	118.10/cwt	117.00–119.50	1,264	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,321	176.32/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,329	13
Steers	—	Prime	1,464	184.11/cwt	182.25–186.50	2,695	28
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	965	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,525	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,055	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,572	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,229	177.12/cwt	171.00–180.75	2,177	50
Heifers	—	Choice	1,275	167.44/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,135	4
Heifers	—	Prime	1,280	183.33/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,347	26
Heifers	—	Standard	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,277	126.11/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,610	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	146.38/cwt	136.00–155.50	2,351	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	117.47/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,564	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	127.66/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,903	38
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,354	148.93/cwt	139.00–159.00	2,017	14
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,758	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,813	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,345	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,126	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,378	177.55/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,447	20
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,240	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,444	152.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,200	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,898	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,367	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,265	3

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 72Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 180Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	425	232.50	232.50
15	450–500	476	243.00–247.00	244.54
1	500–550	525	257.00	257.00
9	950–1000	988	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	177.50	177.50
1	450–500	495	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	700	162.50	162.50
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	202.50	202.50
2	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	520	238.00	238.00
2	600–650	648	181.00	181.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	365	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	493	265.00	265.00
8	500–550	526	248.00–277.00	268.30
2	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	983	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,354	139.00–159.00	148.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,758	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,378	167.00–182.00	177.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	156.00–160.00	158.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,491	121.00–132.00	127.66
6	—	1,331	114.50–120.00	117.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,229	171.00–180.75	177.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,280	181.00–187.00	183.33
1	—	1,560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	165.00–171.00	167.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,464	182.25–186.50	184.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,321	172.00–180.00	176.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	117.00–119.50	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	123.00–129.00	126.11
11	—	1,606	136.00–155.50	146.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,444	146.00–155.00	152.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,383	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	165.00–167.00	165.66

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.