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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Apr 29

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 37▲ 13 vs year ago 13 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 187▼ 79 vs year ago 234 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 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 with slaughter heifers 6.00 higher and better packer interest this week and higher prices on higher quality steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter steers were too few to compare but trending higher. Cows were 3.00 higher and bulls 10.00 higher and active bidding on all cows and bulls. Feeder steers were too few to compare but trending higher and feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady on a limited offering this week.

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 $266.89/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$266.89

7 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.75

vs IN average

−62.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	266.89	1,535	7thin

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 sale7 hd

266.89

—

IN average3 barns · 33 hd

281.64

−14.75

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−62.45

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	1,786	184.89	3,302	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	150.88	1,992	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	115.69	1,289	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	658	88.00	579	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	139.66	2,230	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	124.20	1,639	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	70.00	811	2thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,529	175.00	2,676	4thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,416	221.05	3,130	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	204.48	2,703	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,153	180.77	2,084	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,063	133.50	1,418	2thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,282	219.92	2,819	48
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,385	207.76	2,877	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 (2-4 yrs)	800	$900	1thin

Every lot

33 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	590	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,853	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,369	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	277.40/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,567	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,510	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,641	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,730	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	448	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,550	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,424	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,282	219.92/cwt	217.00–222.00	2,819	48
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,385	207.76/cwt	206.50–211.00	2,877	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,153	180.77/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,084	5
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,322	204.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,703	7
Heifers	—	Select	1,390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,321	1
Heifers	—	Prime	1,416	221.05/cwt	220.50–221.50	3,130	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,927	190.67/cwt	182.00–199.50	3,674	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	658	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	579	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,010	147.80/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,493	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	125.37/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,514	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	154.77/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,046	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	142.90/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,991	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	811	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	124.20/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,639	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	139.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,230	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,529	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,676	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 187Year ago 234

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,927	182.00–199.50	190.67
1	—	1,080	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,282	217.00–222.00	219.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,385	206.50–211.00	207.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,416	220.50–221.50	221.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	174.00–189.00	180.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,322	200.00–210.00	204.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,322	149.00–165.00	154.77
8	—	1,393	134.00–148.00	142.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	125.00–126.00	125.37
2	—	1,035	111.00–112.00	111.51
1	—	990	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	140.00–155.00	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	122.00–126.00	124.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	135.00–143.00	139.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	175.00	175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	259.00	259.00
2	750–800	785	209.00	209.00
2	800–850	848	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	329.00	329.00
3	550–600	565	276.00–280.00	277.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	298.00	298.00
1	900–950	900	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	257.00	257.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00

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.