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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 8

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 35▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 232▲ 140 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 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 were 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers were steady with lower packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower today on a light test this week. Cows were 1.00 to 4.00 lower and active bidding and Holstein cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls instances of higher/lower today. Feeder steers were trending higher and feeder heifers mostly steady with feeder bulls unevenly steady and light weight feeders were at a good value and good buyer interest 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 $283.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$283.00

6 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.62

vs IN average

−33.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	283.00	1,476	6thin

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 sale6 hd

283.00

—

IN average4 barns · 148 hd

302.62

−19.62

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−33.55

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	1,720	190.00	3,268	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,467	158.43	2,324	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	138.11	1,989	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	121.00	1,603	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,130	134.00	1,514	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	111.34	1,539	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	76.13	845	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,470	129.00	1,896	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,219	165.00	2,011	6thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,341	216.48	2,903	65
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,110	182.00	2,020	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	165.00	2,294	1thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,394	217.50	3,032	31

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)	1,475	$3,500	3thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,333	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,724	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	868	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,135	5
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,052	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,349	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,456	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,453	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,195	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,394	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	3,032	31
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,110	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,020	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,341	216.48/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,903	65
Heifers	—	Select	1,390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,294	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	156.92/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,134	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	3,117	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,603	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,895	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	144.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,202	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	76.13/cwt	70.00–80.00	845	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,130	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,514	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,328	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	117.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,647	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,470	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,219	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,011	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Prime	1,720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,268	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 232Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	70.00–80.00	76.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	114.00–120.00	117.75
2	—	1,348	97.00–100.00	98.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	151.00–160.00	156.92
2	—	1,895	164.00–165.00	164.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	140.00–149.00	144.10
13	—	1,400	130.00–139.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,394	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,341	213.00–220.00	216.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	190.00	190.00

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	3	—	1,475	3,500.00	3,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	643	226.00	226.00
2	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	281.00	281.00
3	500–550	525	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	527	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	276.00	276.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
5	850–900	868	246.00	246.00

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.