Sale reports / Indiana / White River Valley Auction / 2020-11-05

White River Valley Auction

Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Worthington, Indiana · Thu, Nov 5

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1967

← Oct 1Nov 5Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 206▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last month, feeder steers were too few to trend feeder heifers were sharply higher and feeder bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady with slaughter bulls trending lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.09/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$125.09

90 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$6.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	125.23	710	88
Medium and Large 2	463	119.00	551	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.23/cwt here — about $159 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 sale90 hd

125.09

—

IN average3 barns · 128 hd

118.76

+6.33

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	1,440	75.29	1,084	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	45.90	549	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	44.00	640	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,595	41.00	654	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	36.69	410	10

Every lot

40 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	653	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	839	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,011	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	392	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	477	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	524	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	484	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	591	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	126.72/cwt	126.00–128.00	667	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	716	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	753	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	844	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,274	95.41/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	61.87/cwt	60.00–66.00	959	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	36.03/cwt	34.00–38.00	358	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	27.89/cwt	27.00–29.00	314	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	45.90/cwt	43.00–51.00	549	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	41.76/cwt	41.00–42.00	518	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	640	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,595	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	654	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	711.98/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,544	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,554	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,233	589.22/cwt	525.00–650.00	7,265	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	10,230	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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	102.00	102.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	839	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	156.00	156.00
2	—	468	129.50	129.50
21	—	623	117.00–123.00	120.94
9	—	428	138.00	138.00
13	—	568	126.00	126.00
19	—	526	126.00–128.00	126.72
4	—	348	139.00	139.00
8	—	771	109.50	109.50
10	—	653	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
9	—	433	121.00	121.00
4	—	329	119.00	119.00
4	—	450	122.00	122.00
23	—	535	126.00	126.00
4	—	553	127.00	127.00
7	—	624	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	104.00–105.00	104.50
3	—	562	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	700.00–725.00	711.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	660.00	660.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	525.00–650.00	589.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	535.00	535.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	43.00–51.00	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	34.00–38.00	36.03
4	—	1,240	41.00–42.00	41.76
2	—	1,125	27.00–29.00	27.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,274	94.00–97.00	95.41
3	—	1,550	60.00–66.00	61.87

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.