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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Jan 28

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 24▲ 98 vs year ago 30 · +326.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 133▼ 75 vs year ago 324 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were mostly steady with slaughter heifers 1.00 higher with still good packer interest and a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher on good quality Holstein steers Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher today. Cows were 3.00 higher and Holstein cows had instances of higher/lower. Bulls were mostly steady this week. All classes of feeder calves were significantly today and good groups of value added and fancy type feeders with active buyer participation today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.28/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$297.28

23 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$81.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs IN average

−51.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	307.97	1,748	20
Medium and Large 2	533	226.00	1,205	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.97/cwt here — about $543 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

297.28

—

IN average3 barns · 40 hd

293.37

+3.90

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−51.38

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	1,444	197.68	2,854	9thin
Bullocks	—	Average	1,165	166.00	1,934	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,781	156.79	2,793	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	138.78	1,866	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	792	113.90	901	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,555	116.00	1,804	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,645	144.00	2,369	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,645	166.00	2,731	3thin
Dairy Steers	Standard	Average	1,520	114.00	1,733	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,274	208.07	2,651	43
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,271	196.78	2,501	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,170	168.87	1,976	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,020	158.00	1,612	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,392	210.95	2,936	39
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,461	201.60	2,945	59

Every lot

54 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,151	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,205	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,501	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,672	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	318.81/cwt	291.00–326.00	1,846	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	683	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,015	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	801	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,155	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	270.35/cwt	257.00–276.00	1,441	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	584	262.23/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,531	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	238.03/cwt	205.00–246.00	1,397	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,752	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,690	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	941	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	904	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	295.47/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,294	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,195	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	631	274.72/cwt	259.00–289.00	1,733	22
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,521	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,607	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 2	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,392	210.95/cwt	207.00–215.00	2,936	39
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,456	201.61/cwt	200.50–205.50	2,935	58
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,730	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,477	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Standard	1,020	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,612	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,170	168.87/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,976	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,252	196.19/cwt	183.50–204.00	2,456	14
Heifers	—	Prime	1,274	208.07/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,651	43
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	153.86/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,476	6
Bulls	—	—	2,098	167.62/cwt	162.00–173.00	3,517	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	718	96.79/cwt	90.00–103.00	695	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	920	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,260	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	970	136.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,322	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	134.33/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,816	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	144.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,039	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,652	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,444	197.68/cwt	197.50–198.00	2,854	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Standard	1,520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,733	1
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks	—	—	1,165	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,645	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,369	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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 24Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 133Year ago 324

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
5	550–600	587	205.00–246.00	238.03
1	650–700	690	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	700	217.00	217.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	169.00	169.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	257.00–276.00	270.35
9	550–600	584	258.00–272.00	262.23
6	650–700	661	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	765	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	579	291.00–326.00	318.81
20	650–700	683	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	319.00	319.00
1	300–350	315	287.00	287.00
2	450–500	463	258.00	258.00
6	650–700	667	228.00	228.00
2	700–750	705	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	865	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	291.00–300.00	295.47
1	500–550	540	293.00	293.00
22	600–650	631	259.00–289.00	274.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	850	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,475	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	137.00	137.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,412	140.00–149.00	144.43
23	—	1,352	126.00–139.50	134.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	133.00–140.00	136.32
1	—	765	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	90.00–103.00	96.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	197.50–198.00	197.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	167.00–170.00	168.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,274	206.00–210.00	208.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,252	183.50–204.00	196.19
1	—	1,535	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,609	149.00–159.00	153.86
4	—	2,098	162.00–173.00	167.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bullocks$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,392	207.00–215.00	210.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,456	200.50–205.50	201.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	144.00	144.00

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.