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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 16, 2021

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.46/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 640 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $123.42/cwt ≈ $773/hd at 626 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.39/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 574 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 464 226
Feeder cattle 169 48 79
Slaughter cattle 418 416 141
Replacement cattle 1 — 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower with slaughter heifers were1.00 lower with a good offering and high quality steers and heifers but lower packer interest this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 1.00 higher this week. Feeder steers were too few to compare and feeder heifers were sharply higher and feeder bulls trending higher with a good offering of feeder heifers and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1500 1336 95 132.00–138.50 $135.61 $1,812 —
1341–1560 1469 90 140.00–142.50 $140.63 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 145.00 $145.00 $664 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1313 1258 82 133.00–138.25 $136.06 $1,712 —
1145–1400 1262 7 126.50–131.00 $130.29 $1,644 —
1328–1359 1343 21 140.00 $140.00 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 150.00 $150.00 $428 —
360 360 2 142.50 $142.50 $513 —
410–440 432 7 137.50–140.00 $138.57 $599 +16.07
455–465 463 4 135.00–137.50 $136.89 $634 +4.39
511 511 3 135.00 $135.00 $690 —
569–595 574 13 120.00–125.00 $120.39 $691 —
627–643 640 12 117.50–120.00 $117.91 $755 —
640 value added 640 25 135.00 $135.00 $864 +5.00
650–667 665 7 107.50–117.50 $113.93 $758 —
665 value added 665 2 125.00 $125.00 $831 —
705 705 6 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
783 783 4 107.50 $107.50 $842 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
1022 1022 5 110.00 $110.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 130.00 $130.00 $289 —
885 885 1 80.00 $80.00 $708 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–377 375 4 140.00–147.50 $143.72 $539 —
403 fancy 403 3 152.50 $152.50 $615 —
472–495 484 4 145.00 $145.00 $702 —
586 fancy 586 8 130.00 $130.00 $762 —
587 587 4 117.50 $117.50 $690 —
610–630 626 28 117.50–125.00 $123.42 $773 —
680 680 3 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
707 707 5 102.50 $102.50 $725 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1560 1130 85-90% 15 31.00–38.00 $34.50 $390 —
1105–1280 1173 85-90% 3 22.00–27.00 $24.24 $284 —
1280–1298 1294 85-90% 4 41.00–42.50 $42.13 $545 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1507 1443 75-80% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.30 $870 —
1449–1611 1490 75-80% 12 54.50–58.00 $55.45 $826 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1195 1178 80-85% 3 46.00–51.00 $47.62 $561 —
1505–1715 1610 80-85% 2 41.00–42.50 $41.70 $671 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1902 1902 65-75% 2 53.00 $53.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 71.00 $71.00 $983 —
1820 1820 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,875 —
1780–1880 1830 2 81.00–82.00 $81.51 $1,492 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1375 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1795 1699 4 103.00 $103.00 $1,750 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1342–1420 1380 15 102.00–107.50 $106.24 $1,466 —
1430 1430 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,587 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1367 1367 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,285 —
1388–1502 1418 37 109.00–114.00 $111.48 $1,581 +8.18
1430–1630 1530 2 100.00–101.00 $100.53 $1,538 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 3 81.00 $81.00 $1,041 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 2 55.00 $55.00 $554 —

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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.