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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 29

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 351▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

547 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 467▲ 547 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 151▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.73/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −141.05 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.

Average price

$104.73

15 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$56.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	121.25	759	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	749	90.25	676	4thin
Medium and Large 2	530	87.50	464	2thin
Small and Medium 2	325	65.00	211	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.25/cwt here — about $548 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 sale15 hd

104.73

—

IN average4 barns · 378 hd

115.17

−10.44

This barn, trailing median26 sales

245.78

−141.05

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

26 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $311.07, low $220.42, median $245.78 across 26 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	—	High	1,586	79.42	1,260	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	63.38	1,020	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	54.23	731	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	44.31	518	71
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	90.00	1,238	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,295	86.68	1,123	21
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	75.00	935	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	High	1,543	100.33	1,548	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,482	92.00	1,363	60
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,366	85.59	1,169	17
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,040	72.00	749	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	119.00	1,517	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,155	112.86	1,304	67
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	99.93	1,157	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,453	118.00	1,715	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,219	111.84	1,363	59
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,500	104.89	1,573	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,358	91.18	1,238	5thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	325	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	562	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	420	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	218	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	481	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	265	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	515	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	268	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	484	76.05/cwt	71.00–77.00	368	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	388	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,219	111.84/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,363	59
Steers	—	Select	1,358	91.18/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,238	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,453	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,715	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,500	104.89/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,573	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,155	112.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,304	67
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,158	99.93/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,157	2
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,275	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	89.71/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	70.73/cwt	66.50–72.00	1,137	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	80.33/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,293	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	32.57/cwt	30.00–36.50	366	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	50.70/cwt	48.00–56.00	584	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	44.24/cwt	37.00–47.00	524	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	60.26/cwt	58.50–63.00	770	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	54.23/cwt	48.00–58.00	738	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	44.84/cwt	40.00–47.00	619	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	68.74/cwt	68.50–70.50	1,102	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	62.61/cwt	57.00–66.00	1,006	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	53.96/cwt	53.00–55.00	917	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,366	85.59/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,169	17
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,482	92.00/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,363	60
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,543	100.33/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,548	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,246	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	935	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,295	86.68/cwt	83.00–87.60	1,123	21
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,238	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,928	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,808	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	754	588.15/cwt	475.00–685.00	4,435	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	790	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,753	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,305	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,141	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,625	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,430	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	86	93.73/cwt	30.00–125.00	81	30
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	105	108.47/cwt	65.00–130.00	114	30
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	78	45.48/cwt	30.00–60.00	35	2

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 547Last week 467Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 100Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,366	78.00–87.00	85.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	99.00–102.00	100.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,482	88.00–97.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,246	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,375	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,295	83.00–87.60	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	102.00–107.50	104.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,358	90.00–96.00	91.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,219	108.00–116.00	111.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	96.00–105.00	99.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,155	107.00–115.00	112.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	88.50–91.00	89.71
3	—	1,607	66.50–72.00	70.73
6	—	1,610	77.00–85.50	80.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	40.00–47.00	44.84
14	—	1,278	58.50–63.00	60.26
55	—	1,360	48.00–58.00	54.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,184	37.00–47.00	44.24
17	—	1,151	48.00–56.00	50.70
9	—	1,125	30.00–36.50	32.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,606	57.00–66.00	62.61
8	—	1,603	68.50–70.50	68.74
2	—	1,700	53.00–55.00	53.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	55.00	55.00
1	—	515	52.00	52.00
1	—	420	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	75.00	75.00
3	—	510	76.00	76.00
6	—	484	71.00–77.00	76.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	149.00	149.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	81.00	81.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
1	—	370	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	970.00	970.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	888	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	754	475.00–685.00	588.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	625.00	625.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	30	—	86	30.00–125.00	93.73
—	N/A	30	—	105	65.00–130.00	108.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	78	30.00–60.00	45.48

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.