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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Oct 16Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 569▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 472▲ 500 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 70▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available this week.

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 $113.15/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.24 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$113.15

53 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$44.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	116.71	627	46
Small and Medium 1	363	97.33	354	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	426	88.00	375	3thin
Small and Medium 2	900	72.00	648	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale53 hd

113.15

—

IN average4 barns · 708 hd

118.82

−5.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−127.24

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	—	Average	1,517	72.70	1,103	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	48.19	784	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	40.90	559	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	34.18	403	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	57.42	781	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	47.12	600	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	43.00	456	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	96.00	1,348	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	88.46	1,236	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,503	79.28	1,192	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	65.53	805	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	110.33	1,434	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,217	104.21	1,268	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	94.81	1,120	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,053	85.78	903	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	114.00	1,642	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,279	109.02	1,394	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	98.62	1,179	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	87.57	968	5thin

Every lot

77 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	—	Small and Medium 1	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	336	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	98.22/cwt	92.00–102.00	330	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	375	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	123.39/cwt	121.00–125.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	117.06/cwt	108.00–120.00	670	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	307	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	94.47/cwt	93.00–95.00	391	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	98.75/cwt	94.00–107.50	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	93.67/cwt	92.00–94.00	574	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	942	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	906	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	915	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	593	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	288	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	173	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	326	61.48/cwt	55.00–65.00	200	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	624	73.26/cwt	68.00–78.00	457	14
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	651	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	508	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	675	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	392	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	888	62.32/cwt	60.00–67.00	553	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	982	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	707	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	270	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	122	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,105	87.57/cwt	83.00–92.00	968	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,196	98.62/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,179	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,279	109.02/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,394	67
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,642	24
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,053	85.78/cwt	85.00–86.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,181	94.81/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,120	4
Heifers	—	Choice	1,217	104.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,268	33
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,300	110.33/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,434	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	74.23/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,118	4
Bulls	—	—	1,511	79.53/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	64.33/cwt	58.00–67.50	987	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	28.87/cwt	25.00–31.50	333	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	36.49/cwt	32.00–41.50	432	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,303	45.32/cwt	42.00–48.50	591	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	40.40/cwt	35.00–44.00	543	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	46.36/cwt	44.50–51.50	649	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	33.29/cwt	30.00–38.00	494	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	55.92/cwt	55.00–57.00	844	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	49.04/cwt	46.00–53.00	786	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,816	40.14/cwt	38.00–43.50	729	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,228	65.53/cwt	60.00–70.00	805	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,397	88.46/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,236	67
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,404	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,348	5
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,503	79.28/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,192	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,060	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	456	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	47.12/cwt	46.50–48.00	600	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,361	57.42/cwt	55.00–58.50	781	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,287	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,806	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,162	503.83/cwt	500.00–510.00	5,855	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	728.31/cwt	660.00–780.00	10,145	7
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	87	29.29/cwt	10.00–65.00	25	31
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	107	45.16/cwt	20.00–65.00	48	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	78	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 472Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 0

No comparisons are available this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	108.00–120.00	117.06
5	—	336	92.00–102.00	98.22
4	—	522	115.00	115.00
3	—	653	120.00	120.00
3	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	285	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	127.00	127.00
5	—	585	122.00	122.00
5	—	483	121.00–125.00	123.39
1	—	620	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	92.00	92.00
1	—	415	95.00	95.00
1	—	215	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	906	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,130	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,047	90.00	90.00
4	—	414	93.00–95.00	94.47
5	—	506	94.00–107.50	98.75
6	—	613	92.00–94.00	93.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	86.00	86.00
2	—	750	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	95.00	95.00
2	—	307	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	61.00	61.00
14	—	624	68.00–78.00	73.26
3	—	1,205	70.00	70.00
3	—	888	60.00–67.00	62.32
3	—	326	55.00–65.00	61.48
3	—	288	60.00	60.00
2	—	982	72.00	72.00
1	—	845	64.00	64.00
1	—	675	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	651	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	45.00	45.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	76.00–82.00	79.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	60.00–70.00	65.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,397	83.00–92.00	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	46.50–48.00	47.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	55.00–58.50	57.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	70.00–77.00	74.23
4	—	1,511	78.00–84.00	79.53
4	—	1,535	58.00–67.50	64.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,485	30.00–38.00	33.29
13	—	1,400	44.50–51.50	46.36
50	—	1,345	35.00–44.00	40.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	55.00–57.00	55.92
5	—	1,816	38.00–43.50	40.14
29	—	1,602	46.00–53.00	49.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	42.00–48.50	45.32
22	—	1,155	25.00–31.50	28.87
41	—	1,185	32.00–41.50	36.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,217	100.00–108.00	104.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	110.00–110.50	110.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	85.00–86.00	85.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	90.00–97.50	94.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,279	103.00–113.00	109.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,440	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,105	83.00–92.00	87.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,196	92.50–102.50	98.62

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	31	—	87	10.00–65.00	29.29
—	N/A	18	—	107	20.00–65.00	45.16
—	N/A	1	—	155	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	95	40.00	40.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,222	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	740.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	500.00–510.00	503.83

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)	7	—	1,393	660.00–780.00	728.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	700.00	700.00

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.