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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Mar 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 43▲ 35 vs year ago 40 · +87.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 146▼ 23 vs year ago 198 · −11.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 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 higher and slaughter heifers instances of higher/lower and higher on higher quality steers and heifers with more packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 to 17.00 higher with a good offering of high quality Holstein steers and Holstein heifers had no comparison but were significantly higher along with Dairy/Beef heifers. Cows had instances of higher/lower and bulls 2.00 lower but high quality cows and bulls selling higher. Holstein cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher and good interest on cows and bulls today. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers and bulls significantly higher and active bidding on feeders today.

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 $230.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$230.00

2 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.17

vs IN average

−91.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	230.00	1,357	2thin

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 sale2 hd

230.00

—

IN average2 barns · 23 hd

278.17

−48.17

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−91.74

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 Heifers	Prime	Average	1,530	210.50	3,221	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,839	157.04	2,888	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	138.34	2,061	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	118.43	1,349	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,030	135.00	2,741	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,735	121.03	2,100	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Prime	Average	1,545	173.00	2,673	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,475	157.15	2,318	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	142.57	2,029	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,538	177.70	2,733	20
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,483	164.30	2,437	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,340	214.34	2,872	44
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,307	196.09	2,563	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	187.81	2,460	2thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,302	160.86	2,094	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,385	211.49	2,929	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	165.00	2,508	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,225	2thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,033	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,484	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,876	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	958	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,175	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	922	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	250.64/cwt	240.00–262.50	927	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,418	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,379	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	280.57/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,728	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	738	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,911	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,722	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	942	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,044	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,535	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,690	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,768	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,385	211.49/cwt	208.50–213.00	2,929	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,149	201.11/cwt	200.00–201.50	2,311	4
Heifers	—	Standard	1,302	160.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,094	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,310	187.81/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,460	2
Heifers	—	Prime	1,340	214.34/cwt	208.50–217.50	2,872	44
Heifers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,940	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,414	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	128.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	152.60/cwt	142.00–159.00	2,608	6
Bulls	—	—	2,105	173.61/cwt	163.00–180.00	3,654	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,334	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	114.61/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,367	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	133.31/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,905	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	141.05/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,148	26
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,029	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,475	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,318	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,545	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,673	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,169	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,735	115.07/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,996	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,483	164.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,437	4
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,538	177.70/cwt	174.00–184.50	2,733	20
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,530	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	3,221	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 43Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 146Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.50	275.50
1	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	958	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	454	338.00	338.00
3	500–550	512	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	743	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	738	259.00	259.00
3	900–950	942	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	370	240.00–262.50	250.64
1	450–500	495	242.50	242.50
2	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
6	600–650	613	225.00	225.00
5	750–800	752	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	309.00	309.00
8	600–650	616	275.00–284.00	280.57
3	650–700	665	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	155.00–160.00	157.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	140.00–145.00	142.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,340	208.50–217.50	214.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	183.00–192.00	187.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	157.00–165.00	160.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	200.00–201.50	201.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,735	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,735	113.00–118.00	115.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,429	129.00–137.00	133.31
26	—	1,523	138.00–147.00	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	110.00–118.00	114.61
3	—	1,103	120.00–123.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,709	142.00–159.00	152.60
2	—	1,563	124.00–134.00	128.91
5	—	2,105	163.00–180.00	173.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	159.00–169.00	164.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,538	174.00–184.50	177.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,385	208.50–213.00	211.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	210.50	210.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	2,225.00	2,225.00

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.