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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jun 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← May 28Jun 4Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 37 vs year ago 9 · +411.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 126▲ 55 vs year ago 240 · +22.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of steers and heifers and good buyer interest. Holstein slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower and Dairy/Beef steers 4.00 lower today. Cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering and active buyer participation and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers significantly higher with feeder bulls trending higher on a light test last week on feeder bulls.

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 $228.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$228.00

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.22

vs IN average

−45.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	228.00	1,209	6thin

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 sale6 hd

228.00

—

IN average2 barns · 18 hd

248.22

−20.22

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−45.03

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 Steers	Prime	Average	1,653	177.00	2,926	6thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	159.00	2,290	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,708	142.65	2,436	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	142.01	1,939	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	109.86	1,307	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,165	125.00	1,456	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	119.33	1,655	3thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,600	156.00	2,496	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,511	150.61	2,276	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,304	192.15	2,506	32
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,204	183.40	2,208	58
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,226	171.17	2,098	10
Steers	Prime	Average	1,384	192.81	2,668	46
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,316	185.86	2,446	50
Steers	Standard	Average	1,612	175.00	2,821	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,300	172.17	2,238	9thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,170	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,412	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,719	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,560	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	180	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	612	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,154	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,288	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,379	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,480	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,465	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,252	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,348	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,504	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,300	172.17/cwt	170.00–173.25	2,238	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,316	185.86/cwt	178.50–189.50	2,446	50
Steers	—	Prime	1,384	192.81/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,668	46
Steers	—	Standard	1,612	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,821	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,168	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,097	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,200	184.04/cwt	178.50–189.50	2,208	55
Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	171.85/cwt	167.50–177.00	2,062	9
Heifers	—	Prime	1,304	192.15/cwt	191.50–193.75	2,506	32
Heifers	—	Choice	1,455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,401	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	129.16/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,899	152.77/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,901	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	805	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	107.59/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,266	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	120.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,505	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,257	133.87/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,683	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	146.66/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,093	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,456	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,675	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,290	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,653	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,926	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,511	150.61/cwt	149.50–151.00	2,276	5
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,496	4

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 126Year ago 240

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	118.00–124.00	120.98
1	—	1,045	77.00	77.00
10	—	1,177	100.00–112.00	107.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,257	126.00–139.00	133.87
21	—	1,427	141.00–154.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,373	121.00–123.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	165.00	165.00
9	—	1,200	167.50–177.00	171.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,168	179.50	179.50
55	—	1,200	178.50–189.50	184.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,304	191.50–193.75	192.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	127.00–132.00	129.16
4	—	1,899	147.00–156.00	152.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,316	178.50–189.50	185.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,300	170.00–173.25	172.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,384	190.00–193.00	192.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	149.50–151.00	150.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	221.00	221.00
1	850–900	895	168.00	168.00
1	900–950	940	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	269.00	269.00
1	500–550	545	259.00	259.00
7	650–700	665	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	188.00	188.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	522	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	555	219.00	219.00
3	650–700	693	199.00	199.00
2	750–800	783	189.00	189.00
1	800–850	805	182.00	182.00
2	900–950	915	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	530	243.00	243.00
4	650–700	675	232.00	232.00

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.