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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Aug 27

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 59▲ 35 vs year ago 42 · +83.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

286 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 282▲ 44 vs year ago 242 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 6.00 lower and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower with better prices on higher quality heifers today with lower packer inquiry this week. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher today. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good interest on high dressing bulls. Feeder steers were trending lower and feeder heifers trending lower and feeder bulls significantly lower and a good offering of lighter weight feeders today.

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 $214.57/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$214.57

9 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.84

vs IN average

−27.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	214.57	1,212	9thin

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 sale9 hd

214.57

—

IN average3 barns · 26 hd

230.41

−15.84

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−27.31

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	1,340	180.76	2,422	18
Bulls	—	High	1,446	153.36	2,218	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,411	143.63	2,026	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,690	135.50	2,290	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	123.50	1,454	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	793	47.50	376	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,655	130.00	2,152	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,577	165.50	2,610	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,347	152.78	2,058	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,186	140.00	1,660	5thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,302	196.28	2,556	47
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,201	182.48	2,191	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,206	176.14	2,125	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,089	176.00	1,917	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,393	197.13	2,746	45
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,309	186.21	2,437	34
Steers	Choice	Average	1,287	173.97	2,239	6thin

Every lot

58 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	961	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	269.20/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,373	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	571	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,114	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	434	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,150	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	487	246.21/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,199	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	213.57/cwt	191.00–225.00	1,143	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	222.59/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,295	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,592	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	755	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,065	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,030	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	548	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,425	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,125	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,453	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,441	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,287	173.97/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,239	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,309	186.21/cwt	184.00–189.50	2,437	34
Steers	—	Prime	1,393	197.13/cwt	193.00–199.50	2,746	45
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	900	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,404	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,089	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,917	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,199	182.83/cwt	179.00–187.00	2,192	37
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,235	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,174	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	179.02/cwt	177.00–179.50	2,238	7
Heifers	—	Prime	1,302	196.28/cwt	192.50–199.75	2,556	47
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	930	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,372	144.56/cwt	127.00–153.00	1,983	8
Bulls	—	—	1,875	174.40/cwt	166.00–186.00	3,270	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	405	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	970	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,445	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	117.50/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,328	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	133.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,630	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	91.42/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	151.46/cwt	146.50–160.00	2,078	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	141.49/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,994	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,042	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,690	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,340	180.76/cwt	176.00–184.50	2,422	18
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,186	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,660	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,347	152.78/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,058	4
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,577	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	2,610	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,152	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 59Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 282Year ago 242

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	89.00–95.00	91.42
10	—	1,217	131.00–137.00	133.97
11	—	1,130	107.00–129.00	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,372	146.50–160.00	151.46
6	—	1,409	139.00–145.50	141.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.00	45.00
1	—	685	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,250	177.00–179.50	179.02
1	—	900	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	176.00	176.00
37	—	1,199	179.00–187.00	182.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,302	192.50–199.75	196.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,089	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,287	168.00–177.00	173.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,309	184.00–189.50	186.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,393	193.00–199.50	197.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,340	176.00–184.50	180.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,577	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,347	151.00–156.00	152.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	166.00–186.00	174.40
8	—	1,372	127.00–153.00	144.56
1	—	840	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	163.00	163.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	265.00	265.00
5	450–500	487	240.00–256.00	246.21
5	550–600	582	222.00–225.00	222.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	217.00	217.00
2	400–450	430	259.00	259.00
1	450–500	495	180.00	180.00
3	500–550	535	191.00–225.00	213.57
1	550–600	570	177.50	177.50
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	965	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	192.00	192.00
1	450–500	495	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	253.00	253.00
5	500–550	510	268.00–270.00	269.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
10	450–500	470	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	332	227.50	227.50
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	535	192.50	192.50
2	650–700	685	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	745	151.00	151.00
2	750–800	770	161.00	161.00
1	800–850	840	173.00	173.00
2	850–900	860	160.00–175.00	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	262.00	262.00
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	548	260.00	260.00

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.