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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 22

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 84▼ 6 vs year ago 43 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 214▼ 23 vs year ago 210 · −11.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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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 with still better interest on higher quality steers and heifers. No Holstein slaughter steers this week. Cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with a good offering of cows and active bidding today and Holstein cows instances of higher/lower and bulls 3.00 higher with good interest today. Feeder steers were too few to compare but trending lower and feeder heifers trending lower with feeders bulls mostly steady this week and some good fancy type 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 $206.83/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$206.83

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$158.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.04

vs IN average

−123.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	259.75	1,377	2thin
Medium and Large 3	500	101.00	505	1thin

One grade step is worth $158.75/cwt here — about $872 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

206.83

—

IN average2 barns · 18 hd

251.87

−45.04

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−123.12

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	1,535	164.77	2,529	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	150.28	2,108	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	120.26	1,269	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	880	62.50	550	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	116.67	1,387	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	76.00	768	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,328	214.67	2,851	28
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,244	205.99	2,563	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	180.73	2,187	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	163.22	1,895	7thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,364	214.36	2,924	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	204.02	2,652	9thin

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)	1,340	$2,725	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	865	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	403	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	576	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,015	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,386	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,670	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,945	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	845	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,825	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	855	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,069	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,251	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	587	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,773	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 2	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 2	975	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,375	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,300	204.02/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,652	9
Steers	—	Prime	1,364	214.36/cwt	212.50–215.00	2,924	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,030	165.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,703	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	180.73/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,187	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,213	162.39/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,970	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,244	205.99/cwt	201.00–210.00	2,563	5
Heifers	—	Prime	1,328	214.67/cwt	211.00–220.00	2,851	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,459	160.03/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,335	10
Bulls	—	—	1,788	180.58/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,229	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,026	114.36/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,173	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	126.16/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,369	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,226	139.64/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,712	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	154.17/cwt	147.00–161.00	2,232	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,327	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	768	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	124.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,392	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	117.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,592	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 84Year ago 43

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 214Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	160.00–168.00	165.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	149.00–170.00	162.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,328	211.00–220.00	214.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	178.00–185.00	180.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	201.00–210.00	205.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	174.00–184.00	180.58
10	—	1,459	151.00–169.00	160.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	76.00	76.00
1	—	830	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,226	133.00–146.00	139.64
1	—	1,790	130.00	130.00
38	—	1,448	147.00–161.00	154.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	121.00–131.00	126.16
6	—	1,026	105.00–120.00	114.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,360	114.00–119.00	117.05
3	—	1,115	122.00–131.00	124.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,364	212.50–215.00	214.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,300	200.00–207.00	204.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	1	—	1,430	3,300.00	3,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	560	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	500	272.00	272.00
5	600–650	623	268.00	268.00
4	750–800	775	251.00	251.00
2	850–900	855	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	845	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	143.00	143.00
1	500–550	500	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	975	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	587	302.00	302.00

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.