Sale reports / Indiana / Stoney Pike Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

Stoney Pike Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Logansport, Indiana · Thu, Dec 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1969
Feeder Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 88▼ 94 vs year ago 121 · −77.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 243▼ 22 vs year ago 239 · −9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher this week. Holstein slaughter steers were significantly higher on 1/2 blood Holstein slaughter steers. Cows were mostly steady and bulls were 3.00 lower today. Feeder steers were too few to compare but were trending lower and feeder heifers instances of higher/lower with feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.86/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$158.86
22 head · 679 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1674162.381,09521
Medium and Large 378085.006631thin
One grade step is worth $77.38/cwt here — about $432 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
158.86
—
IN average4 barns · 246 hd
161.95
−3.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bullocks—Average1,635130.072,1273thin
Bulls—High1,716111.361,9118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50089.531,34314
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,35576.471,03625
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16858.006774thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396142.321,9873thin
Dairy SteersPrimeAverage1,534164.042,5166thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,523149.662,27934
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,453143.002,0782thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,264165.532,09229
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249161.312,01516
HeifersSelectAverage1,350130.001,7551thin
SteersPrimeAverage1,387171.002,37212
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,354167.742,27122
SteersChoiceAverage1,370161.512,2136thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$1,6503thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,550$1,8001thin

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Stoney Pike Livestock Auction - Logansport, 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Steers—Medium and Large 11,160141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1351172.50/cwt172.50–172.506053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473165.00/cwt165.00–165.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518172.50/cwt172.50–172.508943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0042
Heifers—Medium and Large 378085.00/cwt85.00–85.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,002150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5035
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,150145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456188.15/cwt182.50–195.008588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1902112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2431
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2520152.50/cwt152.50–152.507934
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,354167.74/cwt166.00–170.002,27122
Steers—Choice1,370161.51/cwt155.00–164.002,2136
Steers—Prime1,387171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,37212
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,249161.31/cwt151.00–164.502,01516
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,264165.53/cwt165.00–166.002,09229
Heifers—Select1,350130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,633123.75/cwt121.00–131.002,0213
Bulls——1,766103.92/cwt93.00–110.001,8355
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16858.00/cwt58.00–58.006774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,200115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26548.00/cwt48.00–48.006071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27673.87/cwt72.00–78.0094316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52387.57/cwt84.00–88.501,33413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52585.23/cwt81.00–86.501,3008
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,396142.32/cwt142.00–142.501,9873
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,453143.00/cwt142.00–144.002,0782
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,523149.66/cwt147.00–158.002,27934
Dairy Steers—Prime1,534164.04/cwt161.00–170.002,5166
Slaughter Cattle · Bullocks1 lot · lightest first
Bullocks——1,635130.07/cwt128.00–134.002,1273
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6503

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.