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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Oct 22

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 16▼ 30 vs year ago 85 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 109▼ 4 vs year ago 232 · −1.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 to 8.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher and higher packer interest on high quality steers and heifers with a good offering of slaughter steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Cows had instances of higher/lower and Holstein cows 4.00 lower with bulls 6.00 to 10.00 higher on a good offering bulls and some higher dressing bulls. Feeder steers were significantly higher with feeder heifers trending higher and feeder bulls mostly steady and some fancy type 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 $225.75/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$225.75

8 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.15

vs IN average

−33.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	225.75	1,268	8thin

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 sale8 hd

225.75

—

IN average3 barns · 15 hd

214.60

+11.15

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−33.88

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	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	160.00	2,072	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,693	144.73	2,450	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	132.16	1,983	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,010	124.25	2,497	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	113.91	1,417	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	113.99	1,616	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,040	155.00	1,612	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,177	149.00	1,754	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,180	141.87	1,674	9thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,251	195.29	2,443	58
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,227	187.68	2,303	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,203	173.74	2,090	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,018	153.00	1,558	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,411	195.99	2,765	62
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,320	187.00	2,468	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,305	180.00	2,349	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,226	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,188	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	995	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,190	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,265	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,544	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,570	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,349	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,320	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,468	1
Steers	—	Prime	1,411	195.99/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,765	62
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,018	153.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,558	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,203	173.74/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,090	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,227	187.68/cwt	182.00–189.50	2,303	17
Heifers	—	Prime	1,251	195.29/cwt	193.50–198.50	2,443	58
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,471	134.80/cwt	121.00–144.50	1,983	10
Bulls	—	—	2,063	161.28/cwt	155.00–172.00	3,327	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	108.51/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,311	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	123.51/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,617	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	138.18/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,890	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	130.95/cwt	126.50–134.50	2,000	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,010	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	2,497	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,177	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,754	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,180	141.87/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,674	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,040	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,616	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,072	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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 16Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 109Year ago 232

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,309	120.00–129.50	123.51
16	—	1,208	100.00–118.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,527	126.50–134.50	130.95
2	—	1,368	137.50–139.00	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	124.00–124.50	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,411	193.00–199.00	195.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,180	137.00–144.00	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	151.00–155.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,251	193.50–198.50	195.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	168.00–180.00	173.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,227	182.00–189.50	187.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,471	121.00–144.50	134.80
6	—	2,063	155.00–172.00	161.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	113.00–115.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	201.00	201.00
1	500–550	535	222.50	222.50
2	550–600	590	223.00	223.00
2	700–750	728	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	493	241.00	241.00
5	700–750	707	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	748	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	556	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	664	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	688	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	270.00	270.00
10	550–600	560	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	207.50	207.50
3	600–650	613	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	805	170.00	170.00

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.