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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 6, 2023

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.26/cwt +36.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 623 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.00/cwt ≈ $1,146/hd at 674 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.94/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 660 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 302 327
Feeder cattle 144 29 41
Slaughter cattle 298 115 286
Replacement cattle 4 158 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to no sale but slaughter steers and heifers were sharply higher with much higher packer inquiry today and a good offering of high quality steers and heifers this week. Holstein slaughter steers were also trending much higher. Cows were unevenly steady with bulls trending higher. All classes of feeder calves were significantly higher today with good groups of fancy and value added feeders offered and active buyer participation today,

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,639 —
1150–1474 1412 37 161.00–170.50 $167.97 $2,372 —
1252–1568 1463 56 172.50–182.00 $175.28 $2,564 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 —
495 fancy 495 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,114 —
512–540 fancy 526 8 220.00–240.00 $230.27 $1,211 +25.27
577 fancy 577 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,183 +7.50
595 595 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,160 —
610 610 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 —
625 fancy 625 7 207.50 $207.50 $1,297 —
662 fancy 662 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,423 —
768 fancy 768 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,498 —
827 827 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,489 —
862–867 fancy 865 4 207.50–225.00 $216.22 $1,870 —
1015 1015 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,818 —
1177–1360 1229 49 161.00–168.00 $166.95 $2,052 —
1087–1457 1254 97 171.00–178.50 $173.02 $2,170 —
1375 1375 4 170.00 $170.00 $2,338 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 fancy 425 1 215.00 $215.00 $914 —
497 497 2 185.00 $185.00 $919 —
507–517 fancy 515 9 207.50–222.50 $210.78 $1,086 —
595 fancy 595 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,190 —
615 615 9 187.50 $187.50 $1,153 +25.00
631 value added 631 8 212.50 $212.50 $1,341 —
655–668 fancy 660 12 190.00–202.00 $196.94 $1,300 —
726 fancy 726 12 198.00 $198.00 $1,437 +45.50
750 fancy 750 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,462 —
800 800 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —
1035 1035 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 fancy 508 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,143 —
674 674 16 170.00 $170.00 $1,146 —
870 870 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,262 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,202 —
1025–1825 1365 75-80% 20 78.00–87.00 $82.49 $1,126 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1215 1065 80-85% 3 51.00–61.00 $56.83 $605 —
1142–1390 1242 80-85% 7 62.00–72.00 $66.22 $822 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $390 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,854 —
1025–2455 1733 4 91.00–111.00 $100.52 $1,742 —
2130 2130 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,725 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 102.50 $102.50 $440 —
613 613 5 116.00 $116.00 $711 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 90.00 $90.00 $238 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,341 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,506 -19.00
1551 1551 8 145.50 $145.50 $2,257 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —

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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.