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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 577 542 386
Feeder cattle 57 180 122
Slaughter cattle 508 362 259
Replacement cattle 12 — 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no sale but, slaughter steers and heifers were unevenly steady with a good offering and active buyer participation. Holstein slaughter had another good offering and trending higher today. A very good offering of cows that were trending lower but active buyer participation and bulls also trending lower. Higher quality and high dressing slaughter cattle were still at a good value this week. All classes of feeder calves were trending lower today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,236 —
1370 1370 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,822 -14.53
1122–1568 1430 130 139.00–145.50 $143.14 $2,047 +37.14
1465 1465 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,080 —
1390–1591 1534 14 146.00–150.00 $147.04 $2,256 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
590 590 6 135.00 $135.00 $796 —
742 742 6 132.50 $132.50 $983 —
840 840 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,008 —
858 858 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1340 1196 4 100.00–117.00 $110.45 $1,321 -18.00
1199–1240 1217 9 146.00 $146.00 $1,777 —
1140–1333 1275 21 135.50–137.00 $136.11 $1,735 -7.24
1222–1401 1324 67 138.50–144.75 $141.44 $1,873 -4.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 fancy 450 4 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
655–690 685 7 130.00–132.50 $132.16 $905 —
775 775 2 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 2 102.50 $102.50 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
698 fancy 698 6 140.00 $140.00 $977 —
710 710 3 125.00 $125.00 $888 —
813 813 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1739 1466 75-80% 23 71.00–80.00 $74.91 $1,098 —
1165–2120 1566 75-80% 117 81.00–99.00 $89.31 $1,399 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $484 —
888–1537 1189 80-85% 22 64.00–70.00 $68.08 $809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $430 —
1185 1185 85-90% 2 31.00 $31.00 $367 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1630 1345 3 75.00–81.00 $76.56 $1,030 —
1135–2040 1683 4 91.00–98.50 $95.14 $1,601 —
2405 2405 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,948 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1500 1500 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,225.00 $1,225.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1700 1700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 5 77.00 $77.00 $708 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1425 1413 3 120.00–121.00 $120.66 $1,705 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1710 1424 34 120.00–129.00 $126.71 $1,804 —
1370–1635 1458 38 130.00–137.00 $131.98 $1,924 +6.59
1400–1675 1538 2 99.00–115.00 $107.72 $1,657 —

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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.