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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 25

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

328 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 508▲ 328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 436▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 64▲ 64 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. Dairy steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

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 $105.21/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −135.18 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$105.21

34 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$48.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	119.14	577	23
Medium and Large 1-2	590	80.67	476	6thin
Medium and Large 2	616	70.60	435	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.54/cwt here — about $142 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 sale34 hd

105.21

—

IN average4 barns · 516 hd

107.10

−1.89

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−135.18

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	—	High	1,660	79.66	1,322	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	56.14	829	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	48.59	624	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	36.41	407	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	89.90	1,266	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	68.49	967	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	53.50	564	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,487	93.60	1,392	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	88.50	1,265	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	79.91	1,064	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,247	68.66	856	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	106.60	1,410	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	100.81	1,277	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,231	93.50	1,151	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	75.00	833	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,297	107.90	1,399	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,244	101.97	1,269	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	95.09	1,215	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	87.26	1,130	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	189	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	117.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	332	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	260	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	116.00/cwt	103.00–129.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	100.26/cwt	90.00–107.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	569	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	355	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	109.00/cwt	97.50–114.00	456	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	521	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	226	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	298	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	333	77.32/cwt	74.00–79.00	257	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	362	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	467	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	383	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	603	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	482	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,244	101.97/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,269	76
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	95.09/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,215	13
Steers	—	Select	1,295	87.26/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,130	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,297	107.90/cwt	107.90–107.90	1,399	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,231	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,151	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,267	100.81/cwt	95.00–104.90	1,277	23
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,323	106.60/cwt	106.60–106.60	1,410	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	71.51/cwt	66.00–75.50	1,128	7
Bulls	—	—	1,663	80.62/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,341	11
Bulls	—	—	1,796	91.27/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,639	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	37.09/cwt	31.00–40.00	399	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	45.29/cwt	42.00–49.00	515	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	24.46/cwt	20.00–30.00	281	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	39.29/cwt	35.00–42.00	482	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	54.21/cwt	53.00–57.00	681	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	49.17/cwt	44.00–52.50	643	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	61.18/cwt	60.00–61.50	845	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	56.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	828	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	804	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,055	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	564	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,408	89.90/cwt	89.90–89.90	1,266	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,412	68.49/cwt	67.00–73.00	967	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,247	68.66/cwt	65.00–73.00	856	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,331	79.91/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,064	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,429	88.50/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,265	95
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,487	93.60/cwt	93.60–93.60	1,392	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	359	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	745	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	83	33.32/cwt	10.00–55.00	28	36
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	105	46.77/cwt	35.00–80.00	49	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	180	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	63	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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 508Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 594Last week 436Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 64Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	226	132.00	132.00
3	—	523	130.00	130.00
2	—	355	101.00	101.00
1	—	475	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
1	—	340	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	80.00	80.00
2	—	467	82.00	82.00
2	—	362	76.00	76.00
3	—	333	74.00–79.00	77.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	71.00	71.00
2	—	372	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	80.00	80.00
4	—	702	81.00	81.00
1	—	200	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	115.00–122.00	117.74
1	—	330	112.50	112.50
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
1	—	375	127.50	127.50
1	—	145	130.00	130.00
4	—	512	130.00–132.00	131.51
2	—	560	103.00–129.00	116.00
2	—	472	115.00	115.00
4	—	654	90.00–107.00	100.26
1	—	870	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	77.00	77.00
3	—	615	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	103.00	103.00
5	—	540	115.00–120.00	117.01
4	—	210	130.00	130.00
3	—	322	109.00–111.00	110.37
7	—	418	97.50–114.00	109.00
1	—	610	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	60.00–61.50	61.18
16	—	1,466	55.00–59.00	56.49
5	—	1,608	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,137	42.00–49.00	45.29
8	—	1,149	20.00–30.00	24.46
10	—	1,076	31.00–40.00	37.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,307	44.00–52.50	49.17
9	—	1,226	35.00–42.00	39.29
11	—	1,256	53.00–57.00	54.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	88.50–95.50	91.27
11	—	1,663	77.50–87.00	80.62
7	—	1,578	66.00–75.50	71.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,278	92.00–96.50	95.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,244	98.00–106.00	101.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	85.00–89.00	87.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	107.90	107.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,267	95.00–104.90	100.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,323	106.60	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,408	89.90	89.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,412	67.00–73.00	68.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	93.60	93.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,429	82.00–93.00	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	77.00–84.00	79.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,247	65.00–73.00	68.66

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	36	—	83	10.00–55.00	33.32
—	N/A	1	—	180	35.00	35.00
—	N/A	18	—	105	35.00–80.00	46.77

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	38.00	38.00

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	—	980	70.00	70.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	55.00	55.00

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.