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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 9

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 519▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

534 head

▼ 287 vs last sale 821▲ 534 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 7▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 117▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Dairy steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. A lower undertone was noted on slaughter bulls.

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 $106.82/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −133.57 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$106.82

45 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$58.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.04

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	125.46	620	30
Medium and Large 1-2	505	89.00	449	2thin
Medium and Large 2	708	66.54	471	13thin

One grade step is worth $58.92/cwt here — about $149 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 sale45 hd

106.82

—

IN average4 barns · 764 hd

125.86

−19.04

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−133.57

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	1,691	72.46	1,225	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	49.75	801	79
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	45.65	655	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,161	38.61	448	69
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	84.64	1,121	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	70.00	882	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,191	56.98	679	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	88.93	1,314	58
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	79.25	1,065	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,267	107.50	1,362	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,182	105.24	1,244	27
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	89.26	968	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,470	117.00	1,720	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,290	107.62	1,388	88

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	324	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	425	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	350	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	65.81/cwt	64.00–67.00	605	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	108.57/cwt	105.00–112.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	110.75/cwt	102.00–118.00	701	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	833	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	889	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	366	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	860	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	62.45/cwt	58.00–64.00	206	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	334	84.96/cwt	83.00–88.00	284	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	380	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	315	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	386	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	259	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	67.28/cwt	58.00–72.00	320	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	564	70.38/cwt	65.00–77.00	397	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	576	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	461	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	636	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	509	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	74.22/cwt	68.00–76.00	497	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	706	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	551	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	965	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	598	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	400	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	252	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	615	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,290	107.62/cwt	94.00–113.50	1,388	88
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,720	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	89.26/cwt	87.00–92.00	968	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,182	105.24/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,244	27
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,267	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,362	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	65.01/cwt	61.00–69.00	899	4
Bulls	—	—	1,862	77.21/cwt	74.00–82.50	1,438	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	46.66/cwt	46.00–47.00	497	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	30.04/cwt	25.00–33.50	321	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	39.71/cwt	35.00–45.00	470	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	38.59/cwt	36.00–40.50	476	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	52.73/cwt	52.50–53.00	716	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	45.90/cwt	42.00–50.00	666	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	49.92/cwt	45.00–54.00	802	77
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,753	43.18/cwt	42.00–44.50	757	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	79.25/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,065	13
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,478	88.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,314	58
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,191	56.98/cwt	55.00–60.00	679	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,325	84.64/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,121	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	939	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	842	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	413	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	909	507.65/cwt	460.00–550.00	4,615	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	90	28.86/cwt	20.00–45.00	26	25
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	113	40.48/cwt	25.00–50.00	46	14
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	175	41.14/cwt	30.00–50.00	72	2

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 534Last week 821Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 97Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,182	97.00–106.50	105.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	87.00–92.00	89.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,267	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,344	75.00–82.50	79.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,478	85.00–92.00	88.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,452	42.00–50.00	45.90
2	—	1,358	52.50–53.00	52.73
4	—	1,234	36.00–40.50	38.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	46.00–47.00	46.66
10	—	1,067	25.00–33.50	30.04
56	—	1,183	35.00–45.00	39.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,607	45.00–54.00	49.92
2	—	1,753	42.00–44.50	43.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,290	94.00–113.50	107.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	55.00–60.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,325	82.50–85.00	84.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,862	74.00–82.50	77.21
4	—	1,383	61.00–69.00	65.01
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	105.00–112.00	108.57
2	—	740	109.00	109.00
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
2	—	872	102.00	102.00
5	—	364	122.00	122.00
4	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	633	102.00–118.00	110.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	636	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,036	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	113.00	113.00
3	—	268	121.00	121.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
4	—	560	131.00	131.00
1	—	330	114.00	114.00
2	—	513	115.00–120.00	117.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	64.00–67.00	65.81
7	—	530	66.00	66.00
1	—	890	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	82.00	82.00
1	—	425	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
6	—	634	135.00–138.00	135.97
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
5	—	519	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	68.00–76.00	74.22
5	—	564	65.00–77.00	70.38
3	—	386	67.00	67.00
1	—	850	60.00	60.00
4	—	330	58.00–64.00	62.45
3	—	475	58.00–72.00	67.28
2	—	900	65.00	65.00
1	—	965	62.00	62.00
3	—	706	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	80.00	80.00
10	—	334	83.00–88.00	84.96
8	—	380	83.00	83.00
4	—	636	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	63.00	63.00
1	—	615	60.00	60.00

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	2	—	175	30.00–50.00	41.14
—	N/A	14	—	113	25.00–50.00	40.48
—	N/A	25	—	90	20.00–45.00	28.86

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	2	—	909	460.00–550.00	507.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	842	49.00	49.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	55.00	55.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	85.00	85.00

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.