Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-06-26

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 26
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 269▲ 344 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 512▲ 483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 106▲ 56 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 7.00 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 9.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $87.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −158.00 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.
Average price
$87.78
16 head · 706 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.33
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1673104.297027thin
Medium and Large 1-259885.175103thin
Medium and Large 279969.835586thin
One grade step is worth $34.46/cwt here — about $144 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 sale16 hd
87.78
—
IN average4 barns · 446 hd
107.11
−19.33
This barn, trailing median26 sales
245.78
−158.00
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
325286246206median 245.7803/1105/0607/0808/2610/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,67479.671,33321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63558.5595731
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36252.7071882
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10541.1345454
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35180.491,0877thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,00055.745572thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,27094.001,1941thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44687.281,26265
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18774.2288113
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,12567.847633thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,303107.501,4014thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,112105.281,17154
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,22184.131,0274thin
HeifersSelectAverage92567.066202thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,379109.461,5099thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,248104.841,30856
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05192.009677thin

Every lot

60 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 141099.13/cwt92.00–101.004065
Steers—Medium and Large 154091.00/cwt91.00–91.004911
Steers—Medium and Large 164095.00/cwt95.00–95.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 265579.00/cwt79.00–79.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1723101.00/cwt101.00–101.007303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-245092.50/cwt92.50–92.504161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-255580.00/cwt80.00–80.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603109.00/cwt109.00–109.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717102.00/cwt102.00–102.007313
Heifers—Medium and Large 175097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-279083.00/cwt83.00–83.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 279069.65/cwt68.00–73.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 280870.00/cwt70.00–70.005663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-250077.50/cwt77.50–77.503881
Bulls—Small and Medium 153095.00/cwt95.00–95.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274074.00/cwt74.00–74.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 177790.00/cwt90.00–90.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08574.00/cwt74.00–74.008031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328062.00/cwt62.00–62.001747
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added46082.35/cwt80.00–87.003799
Dairy Steers—Large 349363.00/cwt63.00–63.003114
Dairy Steers—Large 356171.00/cwt71.00–71.003984
Dairy Steers—Large 363073.00/cwt73.00–73.004602
Dairy Steers—Large 366069.00/cwt69.00–69.004552
Dairy Steers—Large 371573.00/cwt73.00–73.005227
Dairy Steers—Large 378370.00/cwt70.00–70.005488
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,05192.00/cwt92.00–92.009677
Steers—Choice1,248104.84/cwt100.00–107.501,30856
Steers—Choice and Prime1,379109.46/cwt109.00–109.751,5099
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select92567.06/cwt64.00–70.006202
Heifers—Choice1,112105.28/cwt99.00–106.251,17154
Heifers—Select and Choice1,22184.13/cwt81.00–90.001,0274
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,303107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,4014
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52569.49/cwt63.50–73.001,0606
Bulls——1,72680.19/cwt75.50–84.501,3849
Bulls——1,74489.06/cwt85.00–93.501,5536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05735.43/cwt30.00–40.0037425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13845.00/cwt41.00–50.0051225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19552.54/cwt51.00–54.006284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35358.62/cwt57.00–62.0079315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35752.55/cwt47.00–57.0071358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37367.10/cwt66.00–69.009212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41043.77/cwt41.00–46.006179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63460.28/cwt56.00–65.0098522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71150.67/cwt45.00–53.508677
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,12567.84/cwt65.50–70.007633
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,18774.22/cwt71.00–79.0088113
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,27094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1941
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44687.28/cwt80.00–90.001,26265
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,00055.74/cwt55.00–56.505572
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35180.49/cwt75.00–83.501,0877
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-21,0551,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,3411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297857.54/cwt56.00–59.005632
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2990635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,2871
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154800.75/cwt775.00–875.009,2415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,3141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,6061
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A7035.00/cwt35.00–35.00251
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8546.68/cwt25.00–65.004030
Baby Bull Calves—N/A10860.10/cwt40.00–70.006518

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.