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White River Valley Auction

Name: White River Valley Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Worthington, Indiana · Thu, Sep 7

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1967

← Mar 30Sep 7latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 267▼ 19 vs year ago 119 · −16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale was the first of 2023's fall sales. Offerings were light with good buyer attendance. Demand was good for higher quality feeder and replacement cattle.

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 $217.64/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$217.64

42 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$53.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+42.78

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	231.37	1,283	30
Medium and Large 1-2	348	211.00	734	2thin
Small and Medium 1	603	177.80	1,072	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $211 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 sale42 hd

217.64

—

IN average5 barns · 102 hd

174.86

+42.78

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	1,275	126.00	1,607	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	109.00	1,264	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	95.00	1,230	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	77.35	754	2thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,356	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,398	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,735	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	993	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	235.16/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,011	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,319	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	226.51/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,756	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	451	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,100	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,310	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	553	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,112	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	211.01/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,302	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	795	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,248	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	77.35/cwt	76.00–79.00	754	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,264	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 267Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 6

This sale was the first of 2023's fall sales. Offerings were light with good buyer attendance. Demand was good for higher quality feeder and replacement cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	76.00–79.00	77.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	244.00	244.00
2	—	735	189.00	189.00
6	—	617	208.00–217.00	211.01
7	—	550	239.00	239.00
9	—	546	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	201.00	201.00
2	—	440	151.00	151.00
3	—	795	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	222.00–228.00	226.51
2	—	335	260.00	260.00
3	—	777	226.00	226.00
8	—	430	223.00–239.00	235.16
5	—	379	262.00	262.00
3	—	630	211.00	211.00
4	—	545	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	243.00	243.00
2	—	918	189.00	189.00

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.