Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 20
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 333▲ 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
764 head
▲ 383 vs last sale 381▲ 764 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 6▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 37▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 6.00 lower and dairy steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Livestock receipts spiked this week as weather conditions in the area improved and farmers are close to finishing harvest.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $100.40/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −139.99 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.
Average price
$100.40
73 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$34.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.58
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576107.3861955
Medium and Large 1-239486.203405thin
Small and Medium 158080.004646thin
Medium and Large 256073.504123thin
Small and Medium 229673.002164thin
One grade step is worth $34.38/cwt here — about $403 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 sale73 hd
100.40
—
IN average4 barns · 736 hd
113.99
−13.58
This barn, trailing median25 sales
240.39
−139.99
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
280252224196median 240.3903/1105/0606/2408/1910/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,72278.351,34920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52053.1280841
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,51350.6276696
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23940.4550140
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,40089.501,25316
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,35675.731,0277thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25864.0480612
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,15354.046235thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50994.001,41818
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42187.911,249136
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,38176.091,05117
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,26658.527414thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,190110.751,3188thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,249107.001,33616
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24395.561,1887thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,408114.711,61533
SteersChoiceAverage1,315107.331,41155
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,20792.941,1223thin
SteersSelectAverage1,15062.117142thin

Every lot

92 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 223573.00/cwt73.00–73.001722
Steers—Small and Medium 226075.00/cwt75.00–75.001951
Steers—Medium and Large 1280102.50/cwt102.50–102.502871
Steers—Medium and Large 1315103.00/cwt103.00–103.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-236085.00/cwt85.00–85.003063
Steers—Medium and Large 1395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003952
Steers—Medium and Large 244073.00/cwt73.00–73.003211
Steers—Medium and Large 1445101.00/cwt101.00–101.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-244588.00/cwt88.00–88.003922
Steers—Small and Medium 245571.00/cwt71.00–71.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy463119.00/cwt119.00–119.005516
Steers—Medium and Large 1484104.12/cwt95.00–113.005047
Steers—Medium and Large 152595.00/cwt95.00–95.004992
Steers—Medium and Large 256575.00/cwt75.00–75.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1580107.70/cwt93.00–115.0062516
Steers—Small and Medium 158080.00/cwt80.00–80.004646
Steers—Medium and Large 1623102.50/cwt102.50–102.506393
Steers—Medium and Large 166091.00/cwt91.00–91.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy666118.00/cwt118.00–118.007867
Steers—Medium and Large 267572.50/cwt72.50–72.504891
Steers—Medium and Large 1745109.00/cwt109.00–109.008123
Steers—Medium and Large 1796103.00/cwt103.00–103.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 190592.00/cwt92.00–92.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 237567.50/cwt67.50–67.502531
Heifers—Medium and Large 138581.00/cwt81.00–81.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 141090.00/cwt90.00–90.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 148894.67/cwt94.00–95.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-250070.00/cwt70.00–70.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 151988.88/cwt85.00–90.004619
Heifers—Medium and Large 155582.00/cwt82.00–82.004552
Heifers—Small and Medium 262070.00/cwt70.00–70.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 163075.00/cwt75.00–75.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 266058.66/cwt57.50–62.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271070.00/cwt70.00–70.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 175081.00/cwt81.00–81.006082
Heifers—Small and Medium 278074.00/cwt74.00–74.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 279061.00/cwt61.00–61.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 187378.00/cwt78.00–78.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 190575.00/cwt75.00–75.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-295570.00/cwt70.00–70.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 196062.00/cwt62.00–62.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy40394.00/cwt94.00–94.003795
Bulls—Small and Medium 268055.00/cwt55.00–55.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 292571.00/cwt71.00–71.006571
Bulls—Large 31,08447.00/cwt47.00–47.005098
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347762.19/cwt55.00–68.002978
Dairy Steers—Large 352853.00/cwt53.00–53.002805
Dairy Steers—Large 359269.00/cwt69.00–69.004082
Dairy Steers—Large 367668.96/cwt63.00–72.004666
Dairy Steers—Large 371062.00/cwt62.00–62.004402
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added76277.00/cwt77.00–77.005877
Dairy Steers—Large 388558.00/cwt58.00–58.005132
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 355540.00/cwt40.00–40.002221
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,11553.00/cwt53.00–53.005911
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,15062.11/cwt59.50–64.507142
Steers—Select and Choice1,20792.94/cwt89.00–99.001,1223
Steers—Choice1,315107.33/cwt100.00–109.501,41155
Steers—Choice and Prime1,408114.71/cwt112.00–119.001,61533
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,190110.75/cwt110.75–110.751,3188
Heifers—Select and Choice1,24395.56/cwt95.00–96.001,1887
Heifers—Choice1,249107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,33616
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60564.02/cwt59.00–69.001,0284
Bulls——1,71376.08/cwt70.00–80.001,3038
Bulls——1,79087.79/cwt82.50–91.001,5718
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08530.87/cwt27.00–33.003354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23441.14/cwt39.00–42.505088
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23940.61/cwt35.00–44.0050330
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34246.04/cwt45.50–48.506186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37346.29/cwt43.00–49.2563629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51253.38/cwt49.00–56.5080739
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61954.04/cwt50.00–55.7587559
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68548.00/cwt48.00–48.008092
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,15354.04/cwt51.00–56.506235
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,25864.04/cwt60.00–69.0080612
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,35675.73/cwt75.00–80.001,0277
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,40089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,25316
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,26658.52/cwt55.00–65.007414
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,38176.09/cwt71.00–78.001,05117
Dairy Steers—Choice1,42187.91/cwt82.00–92.001,249136
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,50994.00/cwt94.00–94.001,41818
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292553.00/cwt53.00–53.004901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,162441.32/cwt400.00–460.005,1283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321609.22/cwt510.00–640.008,04817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,66545.00/cwt45.00–45.007491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12951.50/cwt41.00–59.005814
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19054.00/cwt54.00–54.006431
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24344.42/cwt41.00–48.005522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,445730.00/cwt730.00–730.0010,5491
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8883.93/cwt35.00–120.007433
Baby Bull Calves—N/A10699.01/cwt65.00–115.0010516
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A9515.00/cwt15.00–15.00141

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.