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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Feeder Cattle receipts

331 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 228▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 660▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 56▲ 49 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 1.00 higher. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on slaughter heifers and dairy heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady.

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 $106.91/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −133.48 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$106.91

38 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$48.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.30

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	115.83	637	29
Small and Medium 1	415	110.00	457	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	357	83.50	298	3thin
Small and Medium 2	520	71.00	369	2thin
Medium and Large 2	752	67.00	504	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.83/cwt here — about $133 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 sale38 hd

106.91

—

IN average5 barns · 619 hd

121.21

−14.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−133.48

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	—	Low	1,653	76.60	1,266	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	62.56	1,013	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	54.15	743	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	41.42	479	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,535	90.00	1,382	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,302	82.99	1,081	17
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,163	68.55	797	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,182	61.81	731	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,408	94.66	1,333	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	90.21	1,285	127
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,377	83.32	1,147	32
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,208	68.66	829	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,250	106.00	1,325	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,219	104.38	1,272	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,137	71.72	815	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,292	64.89	838	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	109.00	1,493	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,230	104.30	1,283	63
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	93.08	1,286	3thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	161	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	276	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	384	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	408	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	384	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	312	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	475	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	342	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	426	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,130	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	149	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	570	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	555	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	787	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	559	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	170	59.91/cwt	59.00–61.00	102	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	221	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	319	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	214	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	333	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	286	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	335	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	64.65/cwt	60.00–78.00	307	12
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	423	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	720	61.86/cwt	57.00–67.00	445	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	980	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	451	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,070	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	717	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,230	104.30/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,283	63
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,370	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,493	14
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,382	93.08/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,137	71.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,219	104.38/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,272	11
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,292	64.89/cwt	60.00–68.00	838	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	59.83/cwt	57.50–61.00	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	78.88/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,404	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	86.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,599	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	39.89/cwt	35.00–44.50	454	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	25.20/cwt	22.00–29.00	288	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	48.38/cwt	45.00–55.00	569	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	45.01/cwt	44.00–46.00	597	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	51.63/cwt	46.50–56.50	697	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	61.43/cwt	57.00–67.00	876	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	62.37/cwt	55.00–65.00	994	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	66.08/cwt	65.50–68.50	1,092	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,771	51.72/cwt	51.00–52.50	916	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,208	68.66/cwt	66.00–70.00	829	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,377	83.32/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,147	32
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,408	94.66/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,333	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,424	90.21/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,285	127
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,163	68.55/cwt	67.00–75.00	797	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,182	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.00	731	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,302	82.99/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,081	17
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,382	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,401	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	83	35.72/cwt	10.00–70.00	30	27
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	106	51.90/cwt	15.00–70.00	55	15

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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 660Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 49Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	68.00	68.00
1	—	865	70.00	70.00
1	—	715	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	90.00	90.00
2	—	240	115.00	115.00
2	—	302	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	93.00	93.00
11	—	282	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,215	93.00	93.00
2	—	915	95.00	95.00
2	—	762	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
2	—	352	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	70.00	70.00
1	—	475	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	87.00	87.00
1	—	385	81.00	81.00
1	—	195	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	821	74.00	74.00
1	—	935	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	81.00	81.00
1	—	180	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	170	59.00–61.00	59.91
12	—	475	60.00–78.00	64.65
3	—	580	73.00	73.00
2	—	720	57.00–67.00	61.86
6	—	435	77.00	77.00
5	—	319	67.00	67.00
2	—	295	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	333	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	67.00	67.00
2	—	980	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,137	70.00–76.00	71.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	60.00–68.00	64.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	101.00–105.50	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,142	22.00–29.00	25.20
30	—	1,177	45.00–55.00	48.38
20	—	1,137	35.00–44.50	39.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,593	55.00–65.00	62.37
18	—	1,653	65.50–68.50	66.08
5	—	1,771	51.00–52.50	51.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,426	57.00–67.00	61.43
51	—	1,350	46.50–56.50	51.63
9	—	1,326	44.00–46.00	45.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,230	98.50–108.00	104.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	86.50–96.00	93.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,370	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	94.50–95.00	94.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	1,424	85.00–94.00	90.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,377	76.00–84.00	83.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	66.00–70.00	68.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	60.00–63.00	61.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,302	78.00–87.00	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,163	67.00–75.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	57.50–61.00	59.83
4	—	1,840	85.00–90.00	86.89
4	—	1,780	74.00–84.00	78.88

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	15	—	106	15.00–70.00	51.90
—	N/A	27	—	83	10.00–70.00	35.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	40.00	40.00

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)	Open	1	—	955	775.00	775.00

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.