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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 15

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← earliestMay 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 458 vs last sale 0▲ 458 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 427 vs last sale 0▲ 427 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 0▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week as sale was not reported. Lighter receipts today were noted due to favorable weather allowing farmers to get much needed field work accomplished.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $112.70/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.69 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$112.70

51 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1-2

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	127.96	786	23
Small and Medium 2	496	116.00	575	8thin
Small and Medium 1	705	104.00	733	2thin
Medium and Large 2	854	93.00	794	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	600	91.33	548	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale51 hd

112.70

—

IN average4 barns · 401 hd

119.44

−6.73

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−127.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

25 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $209.68, median $240.39 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,585	82.89	1,314	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	59.38	960	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,395	52.29	729	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	44.95	513	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	84.09	1,064	13
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,332	69.80	930	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	97.93	1,327	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	90.79	1,329	65
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	81.79	1,029	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,251	117.00	1,464	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,159	114.96	1,332	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	97.00	1,329	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	120.25	1,646	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,274	116.27	1,481	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	108.18	1,355	8thin

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	480	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2Value Added	496	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	575	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	491	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	107.82/cwt	102.00–114.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	837	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	627	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	958	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	896	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	869	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	924	84.06/cwt	80.00–88.00	777	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	499	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	548	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	113.50/cwt	112.50–114.00	724	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	86.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	84.21/cwt	81.00–87.50	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	794	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	365	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	319	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	93	90.70/cwt	85.00–100.00	84	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	99	109.96/cwt	105.00–125.00	109	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	113	98.08/cwt	85.00–105.00	111	23
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	119	115.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	137	8
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	135	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	97	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	257	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	291	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	327	114.06/cwt	110.00–115.00	373	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	352	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	326	4
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	460	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	359	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	466	81.32/cwt	80.00–82.00	379	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	570	76.96/cwt	76.00–78.00	439	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,042	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	108.18/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,355	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,274	116.27/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,481	51
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,369	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,646	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,159	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,332	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,251	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,464	15
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	80.04/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,295	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	44.58/cwt	40.00–49.00	496	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	33.61/cwt	30.00–35.00	389	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	50.83/cwt	49.00–53.50	609	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	43.53/cwt	40.00–49.50	597	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	52.50/cwt	46.00–56.00	723	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	59.64/cwt	56.50–62.00	876	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	58.74/cwt	54.00–60.50	920	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	46.99/cwt	46.50–47.50	775	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	63.14/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,070	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	84.09/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,064	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,332	69.80/cwt	65.00–75.00	930	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,258	81.79/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,029	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,355	97.93/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,327	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,464	90.79/cwt	87.00–93.75	1,329	65
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	740	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,034	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	965	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,817	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,701	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	619.21/cwt	590.00–650.00	6,458	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005.00/cwt	860.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	63.32/cwt	59.00–66.00	567	6
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	985	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	522	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	1

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed May 15, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison to last week as sale was not reported. Lighter receipts today were noted due to favorable weather allowing farmers to get much needed field work accomplished.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	410.00	410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	590.00–650.00	619.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	860.00–1,150.00	1,005.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	895	59.00–66.00	63.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,469	56.50–62.00	59.64
10	—	1,372	40.00–49.50	43.53
33	—	1,377	46.00–56.00	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	46.50–47.50	46.99
14	—	1,695	62.50–65.00	63.14
24	—	1,566	54.00–60.50	58.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,112	40.00–49.00	44.58
9	—	1,198	49.00–53.50	50.83
4	—	1,156	30.00–35.00	33.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,159	114.00–116.00	114.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,251	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,265	77.00–87.00	84.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,332	65.00–75.00	69.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,369	120.25	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,274	110.00–119.00	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,253	106.00–108.50	108.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,464	87.00–93.75	90.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,258	80.00–83.00	81.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,355	96.00–102.50	97.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	77.50–85.00	80.04
2	—	1,503	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	126.00	126.00
2	—	377	142.00	142.00
4	—	450	126.00	126.00
6	—	750	131.00	131.00
2	—	545	138.00	138.00
3	—	863	111.00	111.00
2	—	602	139.00	139.00
2	—	402	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	92.00	92.00
1	—	545	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	896	97.00	97.00
1	—	495	97.00	97.00
2	—	573	102.00–114.00	107.82
1	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
5	—	924	80.00–88.00	84.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	496	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	137.50	137.50
3	—	548	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
6	—	638	112.50–114.00	113.50
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
1	—	515	112.50	112.50
3	—	835	98.00	98.00
5	—	579	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	85.00–90.00	86.69
1	—	445	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	93.00	93.00
2	—	735	81.00–87.50	84.21
1	—	1,005	79.00	79.00
1	—	895	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	99	105.00–125.00	109.96
8	—	119	110.00–130.00	115.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	327	110.00–115.00	114.06
2	—	1,042	73.00	73.00
8	—	93	85.00–100.00	90.70
9	—	257	110.00–115.00	113.25
4	—	352	92.50	92.50
6	—	466	80.00–82.00	81.32
23	—	113	85.00–105.00	98.08
2	—	570	76.00–78.00	76.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	78.00	78.00
1	—	135	72.00	72.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.