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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 557 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 660 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 276 133
Feeder cattle 67 47 12
Slaughter cattle 181 227 121
Replacement cattle 18 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers had instances of higher/lower with slaughter heifers mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower today. Cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher with bulls 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were trending higher and feeder bulls too few to compare this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1188 1174 12 110.50–111.00 $110.83 $1,301 —
1170–1475 1344 7 112.50–113.00 $112.69 $1,515 -0.99
1958 1958 3 85.00 $85.00 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 150.00 $150.00 $634 —
857 857 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,028 —
1052 1052 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,052 —
1166 1166 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,166 —
1265 1265 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,290 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206 1206 5 111.50 $111.50 $1,345 -1.93
1267–1336 1302 79 112.00–115.50 $113.23 $1,474 +5.75
1770 1770 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 value added 557 17 156.00 $156.00 $869 —
660 value added 660 17 147.50 $147.50 $974 —
958 958 4 98.00 $98.00 $939 —
1023 1023 6 102.00 $102.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 2 100.00 $100.00 $852 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043–1690 1314 75-80% 15 56.00–61.00 $58.23 $765 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $542 —
1330–1608 1545 80-85% 7 48.00–51.00 $49.86 $770 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1311 1311 85-90% 3 42.00 $42.00 $551 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680 1680 65-75% 1 56.00 $56.00 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–1810 1763 3 81.00–89.00 $86.38 $1,523 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 735.00 $735.00
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,025.00 $1,025.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 775.00 $775.00
1375 1375 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 10 100.00 $100.00 $319 —
350 350 6 85.00 $85.00 $298 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1297–1355 1324 13 85.50–88.50 $86.92 $1,151 —
1357 1357 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,221 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267 267 7 60.00 $60.00 $160 —

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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.