Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-07-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 192▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
645 head
▲ 192 vs last sale 453▲ 645 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 70▲ 91 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 2.00 higher. Holstein steers were mostly steady. A lower undertone was noted on dairy heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. A lower undertone was also noted on slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. With county fairs starting in the area plus farmers being able to get much needed field work done, a lighter crowd was noted during this hot summer day. Please note the market report will be not be available for the July 17 sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $98.49/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −141.90 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.
Average price
$98.49
21 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.70
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1621103.2864117thin
Medium and Large 262678.134894thin
One grade step is worth $25.15/cwt here — about $152 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 sale21 hd
98.49
—
IN average3 barns · 383 hd
110.18
−11.70
This barn, trailing median25 sales
240.39
−141.90
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
280252224196median 240.3903/1105/0606/2408/1910/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,58482.891,31312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68759.881,01010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35353.6972686
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10246.0050722
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,23884.001,04012
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05067.007041thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44196.741,3949thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40190.481,268162
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31982.451,08821
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,54468.501,0584thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,140111.001,2652thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,160106.431,23526
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,306116.171,51727
SteersChoiceAverage1,202107.051,28777
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,45293.501,3586thin
SteersSelectAverage1,20784.471,0205thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
Steers—Medium and Large 136595.00/cwt95.00–95.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 141897.00/cwt97.00–97.004053
Steers—Medium and Large 1505101.00/cwt101.00–101.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 251774.00/cwt74.00–74.003832
Steers—Medium and Large 157297.25/cwt90.00–101.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 266582.50/cwt82.50–82.505491
Steers—Medium and Large 1713108.98/cwt102.00–116.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 280582.00/cwt82.00–82.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 195088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 11,02592.00/cwt92.00–92.009433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 250582.50/cwt82.50–82.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy531105.00/cwt105.00–105.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 176089.00/cwt89.00–89.006761
Heifers—Small and Medium 276581.00/cwt81.00–81.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 181087.00/cwt87.00–87.007051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 339062.50/cwt62.50–62.502441
Dairy Heifers—Large 389068.00/cwt68.00–68.006052
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,12874.00/cwt74.00–74.008356
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 319662.95/cwt62.50–63.0012311
Dairy Steers—Large 322261.59/cwt57.50–67.5013717
Dairy Steers—Large 331266.76/cwt62.50–70.0020810
Dairy Steers—Large 341762.49/cwt60.00–63.002616
Dairy Steers—Large 348570.00/cwt70.00–70.003402
Dairy Steers—Large 352070.00/cwt70.00–70.003642
Dairy Steers—Large 355668.70/cwt67.50–69.003825
Dairy Steers—Large 361172.00/cwt72.00–72.004403
Dairy Steers—Large 365267.00/cwt67.00–67.004372
Dairy Steers—Large 371674.00/cwt74.00–74.005304
Dairy Steers—Large 31,00273.00/cwt73.00–73.007312
Dairy Steers—Large 31,07573.00/cwt73.00–73.007851
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,202107.05/cwt104.50–113.001,28777
Steers—Select1,20784.47/cwt79.00–86.001,0205
Steers—Choice and Prime1,306116.17/cwt115.50–119.001,51727
Steers—Select and Choice1,45293.50/cwt91.50–99.001,3586
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,140111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2652
Heifers—Choice1,160106.43/cwt104.00–109.501,23526
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37873.67/cwt71.00–76.501,0152
Bulls——1,50591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,3771
Bulls——1,63883.98/cwt81.50–86.001,3769
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07139.51/cwt37.00–42.004236
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09347.42/cwt45.00–50.5051813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20052.86/cwt51.00–55.006343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32951.90/cwt47.00–57.0069049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33044.39/cwt41.00–46.5059010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40560.38/cwt58.00–63.5084827
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56868.11/cwt67.00–69.001,0682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71459.96/cwt55.00–65.001,0286
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72551.43/cwt50.00–53.008872
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,31982.45/cwt77.00–84.001,08821
Dairy Steers—Choice1,40190.48/cwt85.00–95.001,268162
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,44196.74/cwt95.50–104.001,3949
Dairy Steers—Select1,54468.50/cwt65.00–70.001,0584
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,05067.00/cwt67.00–67.007041
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,23884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,04012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,340960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,8641
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8649.77/cwt25.00–95.004319
Baby Bull Calves—N/A11252.07/cwt20.00–100.005826

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.