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White River Valley Auction

Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Worthington, Indiana · Thu, Mar 12

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1967

← Oct 3Mar 12Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 0▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first sale of the year with feeder calves selling mostly steady with some good groups of fancy heifers and bulls that had active buyer participation. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with the other markets this week. Cow/calf pairs and bred cows were trending lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.75/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$114.75

65 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	116.70	547	58
Medium and Large 2	585	98.57	577	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.13/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale65 hd

114.75

—

IN average5 barns · 269 hd

110.11

+4.63

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	—	Average	1,445	79.46	1,148	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	56.46	790	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	43.64	468	3thin

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	415	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	428	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	117.40/cwt	117.00–118.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	102.54/cwt	98.00–104.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	650	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	363	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	374	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	542	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	524	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	76.19/cwt	72.00–80.00	936	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	487	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	40.21/cwt	39.00–41.00	452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	56.46/cwt	54.00–60.00	790	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,063	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 →

White River Valley Feeder Cattle Association Auction- Worthington, IN

Thu Mar 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	145.00	145.00
2	—	433	143.00	143.00
1	—	275	132.00	132.00
13	—	455	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	136.00	136.00
4	—	534	126.50	126.50
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
3	—	618	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
3	—	565	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	80.00	80.00
1	—	570	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
8	—	561	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
2	—	538	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	111.00	111.00
11	—	343	121.00	121.00
5	—	441	117.00–118.00	117.40
8	—	351	122.00	122.00
1	—	285	114.00	114.00
7	—	454	115.00	115.00
12	—	668	98.00–104.00	102.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	104.00	104.00
1	—	325	90.00	90.00
3	—	677	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	72.00–80.00	76.19
1	—	1,880	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	50.50	50.50
2	—	1,125	39.00–41.00	40.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	54.00–60.00	56.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	500.00	500.00

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.