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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Nov 27Dec 4Jan 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 387▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

670 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 379▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 36▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 45▲ 90 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 and slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were trending 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 $99.29/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −141.10 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$99.29

54 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	104.23	529	42
Medium and Large 1-2	809	84.77	686	9thin
Medium and Large 2	615	73.67	453	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $76 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 sale54 hd

99.29

—

IN average3 barns · 640 hd

113.43

−14.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−141.10

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	1,583	70.20	1,112	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,745	48.57	847	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	42.20	597	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	36.03	452	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	92.00	1,481	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	85.38	1,241	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	75.48	1,071	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,301	62.62	815	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	96.00	1,490	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	89.50	1,257	90
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	74.99	1,089	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,333	115.05	1,534	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	108.96	1,373	34
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,380	118.88	1,641	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,249	111.36	1,391	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	103.03	1,336	8thin

Every lot

69 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	316	105.27/cwt	95.00–115.00	333	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	96.04/cwt	94.00–98.00	344	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	109.70/cwt	100.00–115.00	457	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	360	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	101.11/cwt	93.00–104.00	545	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	106.51/cwt	98.00–113.00	718	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	83.63/cwt	80.00–88.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	84.26/cwt	83.00–88.00	298	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	421	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	524	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	463	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	695	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	389	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	707	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	449	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,249	111.36/cwt	107.50–116.50	1,391	118
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,297	103.03/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,336	8
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,380	118.88/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,641	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,260	108.96/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,373	34
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,333	115.05/cwt	115.00–115.25	1,534	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,466	70.31/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,031	11
Bulls	—	—	1,733	61.37/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	82.81/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	30.68/cwt	25.00–34.00	368	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	39.07/cwt	34.50–43.00	502	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	34.36/cwt	31.50–36.00	467	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	41.84/cwt	36.50–46.50	582	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,435	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,611	48.62/cwt	47.00–49.25	783	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	49.63/cwt	45.00–53.50	864	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,782	40.76/cwt	39.00–43.00	726	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,404	89.50/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,257	90
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,452	74.99/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,089	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,552	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,490	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,301	62.62/cwt	60.00–65.50	815	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,419	75.48/cwt	74.50–75.75	1,071	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,454	85.38/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,241	16
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,610	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,481	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	71.43/cwt	67.00–74.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	79.49/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,292	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,077	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,847	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	729.92/cwt	675.00–780.00	10,292	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	37.50/cwt	34.00–42.00	384	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,420	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	87	77.98/cwt	10.00–110.00	68	35
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	106	95.46/cwt	30.00–115.00	101	20
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 387Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 670Last week 379Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	60.00–64.00	61.37
11	—	1,466	65.00–75.00	70.31
2	—	2,005	80.00–86.00	82.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	115.00–115.25	115.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,260	102.00–112.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,390	36.50–46.50	41.84
8	—	1,611	47.00–49.25	48.62
4	—	1,360	31.50–36.00	34.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,284	34.50–43.00	39.07
18	—	1,199	25.00–34.00	30.68
1	—	1,435	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	39.00–43.00	40.76
22	—	1,740	45.00–53.50	49.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,297	97.00–106.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,380	118.00–119.00	118.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,249	107.50–116.50	111.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,552	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,404	85.00–94.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	70.00–78.50	74.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	81.00–89.50	85.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	60.00–65.50	62.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	74.50–75.75	75.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	71.00	71.00
1	—	695	56.00	56.00
1	—	580	61.00	61.00
4	—	707	62.00–65.00	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	71.00	71.00
2	—	480	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	85.00	85.00
4	—	921	85.00	85.00
3	—	758	80.00–88.00	83.63
1	—	995	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	100.00–115.00	109.70
6	—	316	95.00–115.00	105.27
2	—	582	91.00	91.00
9	—	674	98.00–113.00	106.51
2	—	358	94.00–98.00	96.04
1	—	495	102.00	102.00
14	—	539	93.00–104.00	101.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
1	—	385	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
4	—	354	83.00–88.00	84.26
2	—	630	82.00	82.00
2	—	425	80.00–81.00	80.50
4	—	519	80.00–82.00	81.04
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	775	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,135	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	99.00	99.00
4	—	608	94.00	94.00
2	—	352	92.00	92.00
2	—	420	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	532	87.00	87.00
1	—	640	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,077	450.00	450.00

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)	2	—	1,410	675.00–780.00	729.92

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	3	—	1,023	34.00–42.00	37.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	400.00	400.00

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	2	—	1,625	78.00–81.00	79.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,110	67.00–74.00	71.43

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	35	—	87	10.00–110.00	77.98
—	N/A	20	—	106	30.00–115.00	95.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	90	10.00	10.00

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.