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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, May 6

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Apr 29May 6latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 26▼ 26 vs year ago 45 · −57.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 155▲ 80 vs year ago 204 · +39.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 5.00 higher and slaughter heifers 6.00 higher with much higher packer bids and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers and active bidding. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher today and Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher. Cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher with a good offering and good interest and Holstein cows were 2.00 to 6.00 higher also with bulls 10.00 higher on high dressing bulls that were offered this week. Feeder steers and heifers trending higher and feeder bulls had a light test and steady with a light offering on all classes of feeders this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $301.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$301.00

1 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.58

vs IN average

−45.57 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	630	301.00	1,896	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

301.00

—

IN average4 barns · 26 hd

299.42

+1.58

National average162 barns · 11,318 hd

346.57

−45.57

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	1,465	205.00	3,003	1thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,777	185.32	3,293	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	155.05	2,023	65
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,773	153.76	2,726	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	127.97	1,485	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,405	60.00	843	1thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	143.89	2,313	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	123.39	1,597	17
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	66.00	772	1thin
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,418	178.14	2,526	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,095	171.00	1,872	1thin
Heifers	Prime	Average	1,337	221.58	2,963	98
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,241	208.80	2,591	6thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,326	222.85	2,955	34
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	200.82	3,029	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,276	193.26	2,466	3thin

Every lot

38 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,466	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,699	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,896	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,202	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,592	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,717	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,276	193.26/cwt	190.00–199.50	2,466	3
Steers	—	Prime	1,326	222.85/cwt	214.00–227.50	2,955	34
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,363	205.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,800	3
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	1,945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,241	208.80/cwt	201.00–213.50	2,591	6
Heifers	—	Prime	1,337	221.58/cwt	215.50–227.25	2,963	98
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	141.13/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	197.78/cwt	187.00–207.00	3,823	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	977	147.52/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,441	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	116.04/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,157	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,035	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,387	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,090	165.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,806	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	129.72/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,553	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	147.46/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,859	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	158.60/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,178	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	843	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,773	153.76/cwt	153.50–154.00	2,726	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,095	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,872	1
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,418	178.14/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,526	9
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	117.55/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,238	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	772	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	97.54/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,285	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	130.82/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,739	12
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,201	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,975	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,022	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 26Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 155Year ago 204

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	160.00–170.00	165.73
5	—	977	141.00–151.00	147.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,373	152.00–167.00	158.60
17	—	1,261	140.00–154.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	107.00–120.00	116.04
17	—	1,197	122.00–139.00	129.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,773	153.50–154.00	153.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,418	173.00–185.00	178.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	139.00–143.00	141.13
1	—	1,410	174.00	174.00
8	—	1,933	187.00–207.00	197.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,326	214.00–227.50	222.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	200.00–210.00	205.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,276	190.00–199.50	193.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	96.00–100.00	97.54
2	—	1,053	109.00–125.00	117.55
12	—	1,329	127.00–137.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	153.00	153.00
6	—	1,546	140.00–145.00	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,337	215.50–227.25	221.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	201.00–213.50	208.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	443	342.50	342.50
3	450–500	472	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	630	301.00	301.00

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.