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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 21, 2023

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.00/cwt +21.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 543 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 251 362
Feeder cattle 58 27 121
Slaughter cattle 142 217 239
Replacement cattle 8 7 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers and heifers were 2.00 higher with better interest on higher quality steers and heifers today. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady with 1/2 blood Holstein higher. Cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower with a light test on bulls that were mostly steady, Feeder steers were too few to compare this week and feeder heifers had instances of higher/lower with some good groups of fancy type heifers with feeder bulls trending higher

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1426 1426 4 173.00 $173.00 $2,467 —
1385–1567 1444 25 170.00–171.50 $170.30 $2,459 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 fancy 500 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1255 1221 4 155.00–165.00 $160.29 $1,957 -1.02
1135–1365 1287 48 167.00–170.00 $167.86 $2,160 +2.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 190.00 $190.00 $684 +17.50
480 480 1 155.00 $155.00 $744 -10.00
543 fancy 543 10 194.00 $194.00 $1,053 —
763 763 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,144 —
850 850 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,254 —
967 967 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–637 630 3 130.00 $130.00 $819 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 fancy 467 9 212.50 $212.50 $992 —
502 fancy 502 2 190.00 $190.00 $954 —
527 527 2 155.00 $155.00 $817 —
582 fancy 582 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,179 —
648 648 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 90.00 $90.00 $420 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1700 1446 75-80% 12 80.00–90.00 $84.50 $1,222 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1245 1087 80-85% 6 72.00–75.00 $72.57 $789 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1985–2165 2068 3 104.00–107.50 $105.88 $2,190 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,450.00 $1,450.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830 1830 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,214 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1447–1585 1493 3 154.00–162.50 $157.01 $2,344 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1494–1653 1564 31 149.50–151.50 $150.46 $2,353 —
1600 1600 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,800 —

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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.