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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jul 30

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 312▼ 22 vs year ago 218 · −10.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were mostly steady and slaughter heifers 1.00 higher and a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 higher with good quality Holsteins today. Dairy/Beef steers were trading 1.00 higher today. Cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher with a good offering and active buyer participation and bulls 9.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing bulls. Feeder steers and heifers trending mostly steady and feeder bulls trending higher with no comparison to last on feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.00

vs IN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	250.00	1,325	1thin

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 sale1 hd

250.00

—

IN average2 barns · 4 hd

265.00

−15.00

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	1,491	184.50	2,751	4thin
Bulls	—	High	1,769	167.22	2,958	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	143.45	2,061	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	122.26	1,451	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	45.00	405	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	122.50	1,654	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	70.00	767	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,115	164.00	1,829	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,596	167.32	2,670	15
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,249	199.25	2,489	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,183	191.76	2,269	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,055	177.22	1,869	12
Heifers	Select	Average	994	155.00	1,541	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,311	198.48	2,602	21
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,425	191.03	2,722	23
Steers	Select	Average	885	181.00	1,602	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,183	178.09	2,107	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	190	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	480	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Fancy	195	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	585	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	612	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,281	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	832	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,017	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,294	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,344	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,454	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 2	900	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,269	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	885	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,602	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,183	178.09/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,107	3
Steers	—	Prime	1,311	198.48/cwt	197.00–199.50	2,602	21
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,425	191.03/cwt	184.00–193.50	2,722	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	942	182.11/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,715	7
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	994	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,541	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,183	191.76/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,269	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,212	170.37/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,065	5
Heifers	—	Prime	1,249	199.25/cwt	199.25–199.25	2,489	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	173.78/cwt	157.00–181.50	3,330	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	933	103.33/cwt	100.00–106.00	964	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	116.45/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,291	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	131.50/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,724	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	137.42/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,807	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	149.67/cwt	148.00–153.50	2,046	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.50	2,166	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	767	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,562	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,596	167.32/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,670	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,115	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,491	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,751	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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 2Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 312Year ago 218

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	100.00–106.00	103.33
14	—	1,109	109.00–123.00	116.45
17	—	1,311	125.00–137.00	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	135.00–139.00	137.42
5	—	1,367	148.00–153.50	149.67
13	—	1,511	140.00–147.50	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,230	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	164.00–180.00	170.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	199.25	199.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	942	180.00–184.50	182.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,183	184.00–194.00	191.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,596	163.00–168.00	167.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	172.00–181.00	178.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,425	184.00–193.50	191.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,311	197.00–199.50	198.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,916	157.00–181.50	173.78
1	—	1,180	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	184.50	184.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	435	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	269.00	269.00
5	450–500	487	276.00	276.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	786	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	141.00	141.00

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.