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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 1

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Dec 4Jan 1Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 349▲ 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

412 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 670▲ 412 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 90▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as there was no auction last week because of the Christmas holiday. This New Year's Day auction had increased buyer participation as area businesses closed for the holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.21/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.57 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.

Average price

$115.21

35 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	115.44	638	34
Small and Medium 1	555	107.50	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $41 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 sale35 hd

115.21

—

IN average1 barns · 102 hd

112.44

+2.78

This barn, trailing median26 sales

245.78

−130.57

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

26 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $311.07, low $220.42, median $245.78 across 26 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	1,783	82.67	1,474	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	54.65	948	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	48.53	688	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	39.40	487	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	92.00	1,299	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	87.15	1,159	37
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	77.25	1,061	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,341	62.83	843	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	96.50	1,420	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	90.58	1,290	55
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	80.46	1,103	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,232	119.00	1,466	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	115.43	1,459	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	92.15	1,166	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,192	77.00	918	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	119.00	1,580	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,306	115.99	1,515	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,486	91.06	1,353	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	78.27	1,037	3thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	790	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	477	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	555	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	712	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	90.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	748	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	547	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	412	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	305	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	505	64.51/cwt	62.50–67.50	326	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	595	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	351	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	672	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	497	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	715	72.00/cwt	66.00–78.00	515	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,006	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	755	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	503	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	226	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	665	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	382	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,306	115.99/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,515	31
Steers	—	Select	1,325	78.27/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,037	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,328	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,580	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,486	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,353	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,192	77.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	918	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,232	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,466	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	115.43/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,459	53
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	92.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,166	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	52.13/cwt	51.00–53.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	73.24/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,889	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	38.89/cwt	33.00–43.00	460	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	29.51/cwt	29.00–30.00	362	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	525	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,382	45.21/cwt	43.50–49.50	625	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	47.95/cwt	43.00–53.00	673	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	51.75/cwt	48.50–55.00	768	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	52.97/cwt	48.00–56.50	885	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,784	59.51/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,062	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	44.45/cwt	42.00–47.00	842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,371	80.46/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,103	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,424	90.58/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,290	55
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,471	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,420	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,330	87.15/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,159	37
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,341	62.83/cwt	58.00–68.00	843	11
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	77.25/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,061	13
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,412	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,299	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	600.90/cwt	550.00–625.00	7,451	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,395	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,688	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	85	50.99/cwt	15.00–170.00	43	51
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	111	52.29/cwt	10.00–65.00	58	16
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	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 Jan 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 349Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 670Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 93Last week 90Year ago 0

No comparison is available as there was no auction last week because of the Christmas holiday. This New Year's Day auction had increased buyer participation as area businesses closed for the holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,403	43.00–53.00	47.95
2	—	1,280	41.00	41.00
9	—	1,484	48.50–55.00	51.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	48.00–56.50	52.97
8	—	1,784	58.00–67.00	59.51
2	—	1,895	42.00–47.00	44.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	29.00–30.00	29.51
25	—	1,184	33.00–43.00	38.89
9	—	1,382	43.50–49.50	45.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,968	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,720	71.00–76.50	73.24
2	—	1,290	51.00–53.00	52.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,306	110.00–118.50	115.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	72.00–81.00	78.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,486	89.00–93.50	91.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,264	100.00–118.00	115.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	70.00–80.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	90.00–95.00	92.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,424	85.00–94.00	90.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,471	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,371	78.00–83.00	80.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,330	82.00–91.50	87.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	58.00–68.00	62.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,374	77.00–80.00	77.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	147.50	147.50
2	—	280	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	905	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	74.00	74.00
1	—	595	59.00	59.00
2	—	715	66.00–78.00	72.00
3	—	1,006	75.00	75.00
4	—	672	74.00	74.00
5	—	505	62.50–67.50	64.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	137.50	137.50
1	—	480	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	112.50	112.50
1	—	1,050	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,270	91.00	91.00
7	—	642	123.00	123.00
10	—	583	125.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	342	125.00	125.00
10	—	598	119.00	119.00
1	—	180	110.00	110.00
4	—	824	90.00–93.00	90.75
5	—	521	117.00	117.00
6	—	620	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	503	45.00	45.00
1	—	665	57.50	57.50

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	16	—	111	10.00–65.00	52.29
—	N/A	51	—	85	15.00–170.00	50.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	100	45.00	45.00
—	N/A	1	—	90	35.00	35.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	950.00	950.00

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)	3	—	1,240	550.00–625.00	600.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	775.00	775.00

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.