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Stoney Pike Livestock Auction Market Report

Logansport, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 21, 2024

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt ≈ $1,932/hd at 773 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 366 302
Feeder cattle 128 56 29
Slaughter cattle 189 310 115
Replacement cattle 2 — 158

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter steers were 2.00 higher with slaughter heifers 2.00 higher and some good groups of steers and heifers and better packer interest. A light test of Holstein slaughter that were lower today. Cows were 6.00 to 7.00 higher with bulls sharply higher this week. Feeder steers were trending higher with feeder heifers 2.00 to 10.0 higher and feeder bulls trending lower today and a good offering of Holstein feeder steers and heifers that were trending higher with lots of valve added and fancy type feeders this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1247 1247 9 189.00 $189.00 $2,357 —
1404–1665 1533 115 190.00–193.00 $190.96 $2,927 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 fancy 435 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,098 —
523 fancy 523 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,308 —
577 fancy 577 4 252.50–267.50 $260.00 $1,500 —
697 fancy 697 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,690 —
710 fancy 710 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,846 —
772–774 value added 773 22 250.00 $250.00 $1,932 —
822 822 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,767 —
880–885 883 2 200.00–205.00 $202.51 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,396 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1265 1181 27 174.00–189.50 $188.30 $2,224 —
1210 1210 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,482 -63.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 fancy 452 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,096 —
505 fancy 505 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,326 +7.50
567 fancy 567 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,403 —
605 605 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,376 +2.50
668 value added 668 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,870 —
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —
710 fancy 710 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,686 —
750 750 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,669 —
763 fancy 763 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,812 —
995 995 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,592 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 225.00 $225.00 $972 —
525 525 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,116 —
867 867 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,539 +2.50
1145 1145 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,889 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 147.50 $147.50 $597 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876 876 80-85% 10 100.50 $100.50 $880 —
1000–1100 1050 80-85% 2 89.00–91.00 $89.95 $944 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1575 1445 75-80% 11 102.00–113.00 $107.57 $1,554 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2395 1754 5 132.50–150.00 $140.26 $2,460 —
1680–1965 1823 2 112.50–130.00 $120.57 $2,198 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 value added 460 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 —
597 fancy 597 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,373 —

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Bullocks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,526 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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
341 value added 341 12 217.50 $217.50 $742 —
479 value added 479 13 218.00 $218.00 $1,044 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 value added 357 6 247.50 $247.50 $884 —
490 490 1 152.50 $152.50 $747 —
524 value added 524 11 242.50 $242.50 $1,271 —
710 710 1 132.50 $132.50 $941 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,769 —

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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.