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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Feb 4

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 128▼ 7 vs year ago 57 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

297 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 249▲ 75 vs year ago 222 · +33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher with a good offering of high quality slaughter heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher on a low test. Cows were 2.00 to 5.00 lower and Holstein cows were significantly higher this week with a good offering and bulls1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls had instances of higher/lower and feeder heifers were trending higher with good value added and fancy type feeders today with active buyer interest this week.

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 $267.50/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$267.50

4 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−31.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	267.50	1,346	4thin

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 sale4 hd

267.50

—

IN average1 barns · 4 hd

267.50

+0.00

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−31.36

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,614	159.90	2,580	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	136.06	1,892	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,175	121.00	1,422	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	112.05	1,437	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,745	155.00	2,705	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	135.82	2,220	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	109.82	1,458	11
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,600	187.00	2,992	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	165.00	2,632	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,358	210.98	2,865	61
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,235	202.20	2,496	65
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	179.97	2,275	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	158.60	1,864	3thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,505	145.00	2,182	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,467	209.70	3,076	37
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,318	198.12	2,611	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	177.26	2,237	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,115	153.25	1,709	3thin

Every lot

48 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	239.33/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,589	6
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,947	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,188	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	274.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,233	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,346	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	228.23/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,424	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	229.06/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,663	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	342	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,086	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,323	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,639	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,436	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,115	153.25/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,709	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,262	177.26/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,237	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,299	198.72/cwt	193.00–205.00	2,581	22
Steers	—	Prime	1,467	209.70/cwt	206.00–211.50	3,076	37
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,140	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,326	1
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,175	158.60/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,864	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,236	202.17/cwt	186.00–205.50	2,499	64
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	179.97/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,275	5
Heifers	—	Prime	1,358	210.98/cwt	206.00–215.50	2,865	61
Heifers	—	Standard	1,505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,182	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,329	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	175.34/cwt	167.00–183.50	3,331	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,175	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,422	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	109.73/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,424	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	132.04/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,750	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	121.15/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,623	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	138.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,990	15
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	107.10/cwt	98.00–116.00	1,370	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,886	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	138.06/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,202	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,674	133.58/cwt	127.00–135.50	2,236	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,632	1
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,992	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,705	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,001	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,242	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 128Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 297Last week 249Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	664	239.00–241.00	239.33
1	1100–1150	1,100	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	412	321.00	321.00
3	550–600	577	284.00	284.00
5	600–650	630	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	450	270.00–282.00	274.00
4	500–550	503	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	224.00–231.00	228.23
5	700–750	726	222.00–231.00	229.06
1	750–800	750	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	151.00	151.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	100.00–116.00	109.73
3	—	1,340	119.00–125.00	121.15
1	—	1,050	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,434	136.00–140.00	138.74
10	—	1,325	128.00–135.50	132.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,674	127.00–135.50	133.58
7	—	1,595	136.00–140.00	138.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,279	98.00–116.00	107.10
2	—	1,545	121.00–123.00	122.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	147.00–166.00	158.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	174.00–184.00	179.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,236	186.00–205.50	202.17
1	—	1,140	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,358	206.00–215.50	210.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	150.00–157.00	153.70
7	—	1,900	167.00–183.50	175.34
3	—	1,325	130.00–135.00	132.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,467	206.00–211.50	209.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	148.00–156.00	153.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,299	193.00–205.00	198.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,262	174.00–185.00	177.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	155.00	155.00

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.