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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 441 562
Feeder cattle 79 67 47
Slaughter cattle 361 369 507
Replacement cattle 7 5 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to the holiday, but slaughter steers and heifers were trending higher with a good offering of steers and heifers. Holstein slaughter were also trending higher with another good offering. Cows and bulls were trending much lower this week. Feeder steers and bulls trending higher with active bidding and feeder heifers tending lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1351 1338 38 97.00–103.50 $102.66 $1,374 +0.30
1250–1504 1390 74 105.00–109.00 $107.42 $1,493 +0.94
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 2 127.50 $127.50 $621 +7.50
510–537 521 5 125.00–130.00 $127.94 $667 +2.94
795 795 2 106.00 $106.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1210 1150 5 90.00–92.00 $90.37 $1,039 —
960–1364 1250 69 105.75–108.00 $107.01 $1,338 +0.61
1193–1320 1257 6 80.00–87.00 $83.68 $1,052 -22.72
1113–1550 1260 42 95.00–104.50 $102.53 $1,292 -3.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–445 fancy 440 4 130.00–135.00 $131.26 $578 —
463 fancy 463 3 130.00 $130.00 $602 —
570 570 3 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 —
680 680 1 90.00 $90.00 $612 -25.00
730 730 2 95.00 $95.00 $694 —
1025 1025 1 97.50 $97.50 $999 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 85.00 $85.00 $298 —
440 440 2 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
847 847 2 87.50 $87.50 $741 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
400–445 411 4 122.50–127.50 $123.85 $509 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 —
546 546 4 117.50 $117.50 $642 —
640 640 3 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 1 85.00 $85.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1685 1367 80-85% 21 44.00–52.00 $49.24 $673 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 85-90% 1 21.00 $21.00 $249 —
1140–1500 1264 85-90% 5 30.00–38.00 $32.28 $408 —
1050–1471 1344 85-90% 10 40.00–42.50 $41.27 $555 +8.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1355 1230 75-80% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.55 $769 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1562 1562 65-75% 2 50.00 $50.00 $781 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–2156 1974 3 68.00–75.00 $71.95 $1,420 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,034 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 10 90.00 $90.00 $392 —
496 496 15 87.50 $87.50 $434 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 80.00 $80.00 $892 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1520 1301 41 79.50–88.00 $82.92 $1,079 —
1320 1320 1 72.50 $72.50 $957 —
1405–1725 1547 18 90.00–97.00 $91.47 $1,415 +0.93
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217 1217 7 56.00 $56.00 $682 —
1305 1305 7 66.00 $66.00 $861 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 6 90.00 $90.00 $432 —

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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.