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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 60▲ 16 vs year ago 27 · +59.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 162▼ 132 vs year ago 278 · −47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 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 3.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with more packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were steady today. Cows were trending higher and Holstein cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher and active buyer participation and several high dressing bulls offered. Feeder steers were unevenly steady with feeder heifers and bulls trending lower with fancy type feeders at a higher price.

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 $300.12/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$300.12

14 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.51

vs IN average

−57.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	300.12	1,670	14thin

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 sale14 hd

300.12

—

IN average3 barns · 100 hd

319.63

−19.51

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−57.04

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	1,665	164.39	2,737	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	138.00	2,141	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,035	137.00	2,788	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	116.02	1,346	8thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	135.00	2,356	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	109.90	1,588	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,165	84.00	979	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,262	160.00	2,019	3thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,326	210.50	2,791	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	203.53	2,658	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,266	190.20	2,407	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	965	151.12	1,458	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,512	211.28	3,195	44
Steers	Select	Average	900	209.00	1,881	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	202.24	2,680	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,399	192.21	2,689	11
Steers	Standard	Average	1,310	176.00	2,306	1thin

Every lot

44 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,269	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	303.94/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,590	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,714	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,716	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,749	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,761	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	925	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,582	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	276.30/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,423	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,556	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,432	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,320	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	803	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,767	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	540	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,577	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,606	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	4
Steers	—	Standard	1,310	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,306	1
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,325	202.24/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,680	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,399	192.21/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,689	11
Steers	—	Prime	1,512	211.28/cwt	206.00–214.50	3,195	44
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	965	151.12/cwt	140.50–161.00	1,458	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	189.15/cwt	184.00–192.50	2,391	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,270	192.83/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,449	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,306	203.53/cwt	195.00–206.00	2,658	9
Heifers	—	Prime	1,326	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,791	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,282	152.84/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,959	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	175.93/cwt	172.50–181.00	3,603	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	124.73/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,429	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	107.30/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,260	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	134.01/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,959	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	143.83/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,421	13
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,035	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	979	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	95.56/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,233	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	123.18/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,851	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,837	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,366	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,340	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,262	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,019	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,669	3

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 60Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 162Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,683	141.00–147.00	143.83
19	—	1,462	128.00–139.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	104.00–114.00	107.30
4	—	1,146	121.00–128.00	124.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	95.00–96.00	95.56
1	—	1,640	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,503	120.00–126.00	123.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,690	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,512	206.00–214.50	211.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,399	189.00–194.00	192.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	200.00–204.00	202.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,048	172.50–181.00	175.93
3	—	1,282	141.00–161.00	152.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,326	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	140.50–161.00	151.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	191.00–195.00	192.83
5	—	1,264	184.00–192.50	189.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,306	195.00–206.00	203.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	640	251.00	251.00
3	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	710	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	352.50	352.50
5	500–550	523	298.00–308.00	303.94
9	550–600	575	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	279.00	279.00
2	650–700	678	258.00	258.00
2	850–900	855	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	803	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	212.00	212.00
2	600–650	648	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	271.00–278.00	276.30
1	550–600	585	266.00	266.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	917	182.00	182.00

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.