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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 456 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.50/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 506 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 250 165 397
Feeder cattle 57 92 53
Slaughter cattle 192 72 340
Replacement cattle 1 1 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no coverage last week, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending lower this week with lower packer bids. Cows and bulls were also trending lower. Feeder steers and heifers had a higher undertone with good prices on value added steers and heifers. Feeder bulls too few to trend.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168 1168 4 87.00 $87.00 $1,016 -18.57
1055–1460 1258 2 94.00–98.00 $96.32 $1,212 —
1143–1470 1328 78 100.00–106.00 $103.29 $1,372 —
1285–1370 1328 2 109.00–112.50 $110.69 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 379 5 140.00–145.00 $144.01 $546 —
385 value added 385 4 152.50 $152.50 $587 —
506 value added 506 13 137.50 $137.50 $696 —
901 901 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 90.00 $90.00 $990 —
1124–1359 1247 69 100.00–104.75 $102.98 $1,284 —
1281 1281 4 81.50 $81.50 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 130.00 $130.00 $442 —
456 value added 456 15 131.00 $131.00 $597 —
720 720 2 115.00 $115.00 $828 -0.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 102.50 $102.50 $615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 2 102.50 $102.50 $774 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 92.50 $92.50 $717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1323 1320 80-85% 6 46.00–52.00 $47.83 $631 -7.17
1387–1540 1464 80-85% 4 53.00 $53.00 $776 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–910 883 85-90% 2 32.00 $32.00 $283 -4.00
915–945 930 85-90% 2 42.00 $42.00 $391 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $770 —
1640–1780 1687 75-80% 3 54.00–56.00 $55.30 $933 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–2100 1907 5 72.00–77.00 $73.81 $1,408 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192 1192 2 83.00 $83.00 $989 —
1164–1403 1254 8 62.50–66.00 $63.97 $802 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 90.00 $90.00 $439 —
845 845 1 74.00 $74.00 $625 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.