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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 4, 2023

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.93/cwt ≈ $1,282/hd at 686 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $202.50/cwt ≈ $1,241/hd at 613 lb · 10 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $209.00/cwt ≈ $1,482/hd at 709 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 238 399
Feeder cattle 109 118 91
Slaughter cattle 299 118 301
Replacement cattle 3 2 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 1.00 lower with slaughter heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower with a good offering of steers and heifers but lower packer inquiry today. No Holstein slaughter steers last week but Holstein steers were significantly higher today. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were trending higher with 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
957 957 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,388 —
1208–1560 1304 60 171.00–175.00 $173.06 $2,257 —
1257–1622 1570 88 177.00–186.00 $177.65 $2,789 —
1710 1710 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,480 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 195.00 $195.00 $702 —
613 value added 613 10 202.50 $202.50 $1,241 —
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
694 value added 694 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,492 —
709 value added 709 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,482 —
1080 1080 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,539 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1255 1160 2 110.00–111.00 $110.54 $1,282 —
1070–1295 1229 32 161.00–175.00 $171.26 $2,105 —
1080–1320 1229 8 140.00–159.00 $152.91 $1,879 —
1245–1344 1300 25 176.00–178.50 $177.86 $2,312 +3.88
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
358 358 1 185.00 $185.00 $662 —
570 570 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,054 —
665 665 2 162.50 $162.50 $1,081 —
689 fancy 689 12 191.00 $191.00 $1,316 —
750 750 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,144 —
855 855 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,347 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
991 991 4 132.50 $132.50 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1218–1460 1279 75-80% 4 90.00–92.00 $91.43 $1,169 —
1195–1690 1470 75-80% 9 79.00–88.00 $83.92 $1,234 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1180 1108 80-85% 2 66.00–71.00 $68.34 $757 —
1110 1110 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $644 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 6 91.00 $91.00 $1,051 —
1660–1965 1813 2 107.00–116.00 $111.88 $2,028 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,804 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1340 1315 3 148.00–152.00 $150.32 $1,977 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 2 150.00 $150.00 $686 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021 1021 4 100.00 $100.00 $1,021 —
1285 1285 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,555 —
1305–1680 1488 38 140.00–160.00 $148.07 $2,203 —
1621 1621 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,621 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 25 172.50 $172.50 $654 -12.55
594 594 6 120.00 $120.00 $713 —
650 650 3 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 10 107.50 $107.50 $568 —
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 —

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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.