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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Dec 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 51▼ 1 vs year ago 64 · −1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 409▲ 75 vs year ago 192 · +39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 to 6.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers with better packer interest and active bidding. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a lower offering and Holstein cows 3.00 lower and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower but good prices on high dressing bulls. Feeder steers were steady to lower and feeder heifers mostly steady with feeder bulls trending higher and some good groups of fancy type feeders.

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 $233.19/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$233.19

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.68

vs IN average

−51.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	233.19	1,256	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

233.19

—

IN average4 barns · 29 hd

220.51

+12.68

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−51.76

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	1,170	155.00	1,814	1thin
Bullocks	—	High	1,445	168.00	2,428	1thin
Bulls	—	High	1,633	146.44	2,391	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	127.58	2,019	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,055	111.24	1,174	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,998	108.55	2,169	2thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	119.94	2,051	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	102.79	1,443	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,295	195.97	2,538	39
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,374	190.70	2,620	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,305	169.45	2,211	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,203	154.83	1,863	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,404	148.10	2,079	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,406	199.09	2,799	129
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,433	189.10	2,710	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,452	178.30	2,589	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,210	120.00	1,452	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	767	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,287	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,065	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,633	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	897	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	449	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,105	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,127	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	233.31/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,076	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,085	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	544	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,281	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,377	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,504	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,059	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	592	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,486	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,738	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Steers	—	Prime	1,406	199.09/cwt	195.00–201.00	2,799	129
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,433	189.10/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,710	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,452	178.30/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,589	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,203	154.83/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,863	3
Heifers	—	Prime	1,295	195.97/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,538	39
Heifers	—	Choice	1,305	169.45/cwt	164.00–177.00	2,211	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,366	190.78/cwt	184.50–193.00	2,606	21
Heifers	—	Standard	1,404	148.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,079	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,540	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	133.95/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,822	4
Bulls	—	—	1,789	153.57/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,747	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	118.47/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,368	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,462	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,893	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	132.12/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,259	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,998	108.55/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,169	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	92.14/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,127	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	108.12/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,615	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	119.94/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,051	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,814	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 51Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 267Last week 409Year ago 192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
5	550–600	592	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	615	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	792	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	246.00	246.00
1	450–500	460	245.00	245.00
7	500–550	544	235.50	235.50
2	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	443	202.50	202.50
10	450–500	461	221.00–235.00	233.31
1	500–550	500	217.00	217.00
2	600–650	623	221.00	221.00
2	650–700	693	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	855	191.00	191.00
1	900–950	930	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	287.50	287.50
2	450–500	493	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	189.00	189.00
21	—	1,366	184.50–193.00	190.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	140.00–157.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	151.00–160.00	154.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,305	164.00–177.00	169.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,295	194.00–197.00	195.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	118.00–119.00	118.47
1	—	1,305	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	113.00	113.00
1	—	980	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,710	126.00–140.00	132.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	108.00–109.00	108.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	177.00–180.00	178.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,406	195.00–201.00	199.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,433	185.00–190.00	189.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	101.00–115.00	108.12
2	—	1,223	91.00–94.00	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	119.00–121.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,789	150.00–158.50	153.57
4	—	1,360	126.00–141.00	133.95

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.