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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 31

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 254▲ 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

692 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 630▲ 692 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 96▲ 88 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 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Dairy heifers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Some cooler weather contributed to good livestock movement and attendance at today's auction.

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 $102.26/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −143.52 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.

Average price

$102.26

25 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	112.21	537	14thin
Small and Medium 1	684	108.38	741	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	783	89.00	696	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	765	85.00	650	1thin
Small and Medium 2	845	74.00	625	2thin
Medium and Large 2	843	70.50	594	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale25 hd

102.26

—

IN average4 barns · 377 hd

113.12

−10.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

245.78

−143.52

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	—	Low	1,577	89.21	1,407	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	65.04	1,050	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	58.57	783	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	46.48	524	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	92.00	1,237	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	84.67	1,064	15
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,441	71.69	1,033	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,473	95.89	1,412	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	90.40	1,243	110
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	81.41	1,145	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,397	74.41	1,040	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,218	116.00	1,413	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,172	110.52	1,295	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	94.32	1,324	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	88.96	1,097	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,344	121.10	1,628	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,226	112.93	1,385	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,174	106.09	1,245	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,426	92.38	1,317	5thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	399	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	514	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	785	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	560	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	1,045	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	993	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	390	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	265	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	285	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	309	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	395	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	578	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	428	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	665	73.59/cwt	73.00–74.00	489	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	746	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	995	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	720	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,174	106.09/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,245	23
Steers	—	Choice	1,226	112.93/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,385	88
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,344	121.10/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,628	27
Steers	—	Select	1,426	92.38/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,317	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,172	110.52/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,295	50
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,218	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,413	5
Heifers	—	Select	1,233	88.96/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,097	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,404	94.32/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,324	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	78.52/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,070	6
Bulls	—	—	1,496	99.19/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	90.06/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,740	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	903	50.98/cwt	50.00–53.00	460	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	937	41.77/cwt	39.00–48.50	391	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	34.69/cwt	30.00–38.00	393	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	48.18/cwt	44.00–52.00	562	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	651	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	48.64/cwt	44.50–52.00	642	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	57.77/cwt	52.50–62.50	765	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	66.43/cwt	63.00–70.00	941	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	73.37/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,160	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	64.39/cwt	60.00–69.50	1,037	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	54.66/cwt	52.00–57.00	964	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,375	90.40/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,243	110
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,397	74.41/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,040	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,406	81.41/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,145	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,473	95.89/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,412	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,257	84.67/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,064	15
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,345	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,237	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,441	71.69/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,033	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	520	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	512	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,397	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,272	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	90	36.94/cwt	20.00–60.00	33	13
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	108	47.58/cwt	40.00–55.00	51	11
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	90	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	77	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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 692Last week 630Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 88Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	81.00	81.00
1	—	895	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	72.00	72.00
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
3	—	746	77.00	77.00
1	—	520	76.00	76.00
8	—	855	84.00	84.00
6	—	578	74.00	74.00
1	—	455	68.00	68.00
1	—	425	67.00	67.00
5	—	665	73.00–74.00	73.59
2	—	390	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	78.00	78.00
1	—	865	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
4	—	324	121.00–125.00	123.13
2	—	515	111.00–116.00	113.52
2	—	492	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	77.00	77.00
1	—	875	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	75.00	75.00
1	—	785	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
1	—	710	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	112.00	112.00
3	—	415	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,045	95.00	95.00
1	—	300	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,324	52.50–62.50	57.77
28	—	1,416	63.00–70.00	66.43
16	—	1,320	44.50–52.00	48.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,610	60.00–69.50	64.39
5	—	1,581	70.00–77.50	73.37
2	—	1,763	52.00–57.00	54.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	937	39.00–48.50	41.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	50.00–53.00	50.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,184	53.00–57.00	54.96
12	—	1,167	44.00–52.00	48.18
9	—	1,132	30.00–38.00	34.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,426	92.00–94.00	92.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,344	120.00–122.50	121.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,226	109.00–118.50	112.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,174	102.50–108.50	106.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	93.00–101.00	94.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,172	104.00–113.50	110.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	87.00–90.50	88.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,218	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,375	85.00–93.50	90.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	80.00–83.00	81.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	73.00–75.00	74.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	95.50–98.00	95.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,441	66.00–76.00	71.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	82.00–90.00	84.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	73.00–83.00	78.52
5	—	1,932	85.00–94.00	90.06
6	—	1,496	96.00–106.00	99.19

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	13	—	90	20.00–60.00	36.94
—	N/A	11	—	108	40.00–55.00	47.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	90	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,397	950.00	950.00

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.