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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 41▼ 22 vs year ago 76 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 247▼ 120 vs year ago 264 · −45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter stees were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and slaughter heifers had instances of higher/lower with lower packer interest this week. No Holstein slaughter steers today. Cows were trending higher and Holstein cows were 4.00 higher with active participation and bulls mostly steady today. Feeder steers were trending higher on a lower test and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls mostly steady and some good groups of value added and fancy type feeders and good buyer interest.

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 $265.00/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$265.00

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.38

vs IN average

−40.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	265.00	1,439	10thin

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 sale10 hd

265.00

—

IN average3 barns · 25 hd

250.62

+14.38

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−40.02

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	—	High	1,837	145.96	2,681	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	144.68	1,974	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	116.70	1,341	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	120.91	1,503	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,327	208.12	2,762	26
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	198.00	2,693	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	179.01	2,184	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,089	161.08	1,754	5thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,546	208.38	3,222	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	196.45	2,750	23

Every lot

34 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,704	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,232	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,242	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	542	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,469	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,368	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,725	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,659	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,105	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,856	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,222	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,585	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,601	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,501	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,384	196.74/cwt	193.00–204.00	2,723	22
Steers	—	Prime	1,546	208.38/cwt	206.50–209.00	3,222	12
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,325	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,048	160.44/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,681	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,150	162.04/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,863	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,220	179.01/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,184	9
Heifers	—	Prime	1,327	208.12/cwt	207.00–208.50	2,762	26
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,360	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,693	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	108.22/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	166.87/cwt	163.50–170.00	3,171	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	144.33/cwt	135.00–150.50	2,748	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	840	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,218	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,400	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	110.68/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,356	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	137.33/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,809	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	147.70/cwt	141.50–155.00	2,044	17
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,391	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	124.70/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,619	2

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 41Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 247Year ago 264

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	115.00–120.00	117.11
2	—	1,298	123.00–127.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	159.00–166.00	162.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,327	207.00–208.50	208.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	170.00–185.00	179.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	149.00–170.00	160.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,384	193.00–204.00	196.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	206.50–209.00	208.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	120.00–127.00	122.41
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,225	101.00–117.00	110.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	134.00–140.50	137.33
17	—	1,384	141.50–155.00	147.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,900	163.50–170.00	166.87
5	—	1,904	135.00–150.50	144.33
2	—	1,543	101.00–113.00	108.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	283.00	283.00
2	600–650	633	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	281.00	281.00
2	900–950	938	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	542	271.00	271.00
11	650–700	651	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	251.00	251.00
2	750–800	768	216.00	216.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	306.00	306.00
16	700–750	744	300.00	300.00

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.