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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 15

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 33▲ 56 vs year ago 28 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 140▼ 146 vs year ago 360 · −40.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers 1.00 lower with lower packer interest but higher quality steers and heifers still higher. Holstein slaughter steers were steady to trending higher and Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher today. Cows were 4.00 to 8.00 higher with bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher and good buyer interest and active bidding. Feeder steers were trending lower with feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher on a good offering of heifers and bulls with good groups of fancy type feeders.

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 $250.20/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$250.20

11 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.38

vs IN average

−70.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	250.20	1,411	11thin

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 sale11 hd

250.20

—

IN average3 barns · 28 hd

269.58

−19.38

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−70.98

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 Steers	Prime	Average	1,600	203.00	3,248	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,472	162.81	2,396	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	148.26	2,101	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	120.91	1,474	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	133.00	2,234	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	109.50	1,426	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,733	175.00	3,033	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	163.29	2,286	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	144.00	2,052	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,295	215.68	2,793	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	204.83	2,601	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	168.42	2,435	4thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,455	213.56	3,107	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,385	205.97	2,853	51

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,672	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,046	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	334.66/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,252	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	326.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,393	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,390	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,466	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	272.40/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,547	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	225.48/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,330	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,543	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	640	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,722	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,376	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	355.94/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,655	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	304.97/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,458	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,666	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	680	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,819	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,385	205.97/cwt	203.00–210.00	2,853	51
Steers	—	Prime	1,455	213.56/cwt	212.00–215.00	3,107	15
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	204.83/cwt	198.00–210.00	2,601	10
Heifers	—	Prime	1,295	215.68/cwt	213.00–217.50	2,793	28
Heifers	—	Choice	1,446	168.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,435	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	174.86/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,953	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,098	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,392	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	125.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,555	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,249	136.85/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,709	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	151.94/cwt	144.00–162.00	2,235	31
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,102	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,792	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,400	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,286	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,052	1
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,733	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,033	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,600	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,248	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 33Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 140Year ago 360

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,249	130.00–141.00	136.85
31	—	1,471	144.00–162.00	151.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	110.00–119.00	116.04
12	—	1,238	120.00–130.00	125.60
2	—	1,125	95.00–100.00	97.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,160	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	160.00–165.00	163.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,689	168.00–178.00	174.86
1	—	1,455	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,385	203.00–210.00	205.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,455	212.00–215.00	213.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,270	198.00–210.00	204.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,295	213.00–217.50	215.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	165.00–175.00	168.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	350.00	350.00
13	450–500	465	345.00–361.00	355.94
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	478	301.00–312.50	304.97
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	647	257.50	257.50
2	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	343	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	548	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	590	222.50–227.50	225.48
3	600–650	613	245.00–255.00	251.74
1	800–850	800	172.00	172.00
1	850–900	875	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	327.50–340.00	334.66
8	400–450	427	315.00–330.00	326.27
4	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	510	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	568	265.00–280.00	272.40
4	600–650	640	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	563	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	242.00	242.00

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.