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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 29

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

207 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 256▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 500▲ 505 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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 $113.95/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −126.44 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$113.95

32 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$31.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	116.43	622	29
Medium and Large 1-2	577	92.50	534	2thin
Medium and Large 2	840	85.00	714	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.43/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale32 hd

113.95

—

IN average4 barns · 419 hd

118.73

−4.78

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−126.44

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	1,741	89.74	1,562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,666	61.33	1,021	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,436	53.57	770	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	44.87	529	86
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	86.56	1,189	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	78.13	1,133	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	90.93	1,333	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,306	79.65	1,040	16
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	122.00	1,702	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,317	113.88	1,500	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	88.07	1,185	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	80.00	912	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,347	121.39	1,635	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,317	111.45	1,468	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	105.50	1,451	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	359	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	474	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	115.22/cwt	109.00–123.00	596	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	116.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	666	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	104.53/cwt	95.00–110.00	609	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	687	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	778	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	467	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	900	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	549	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,215	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,021	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,317	111.45/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,468	33
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,347	121.39/cwt	120.75–122.00	1,635	10
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,140	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	912	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,317	113.88/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,500	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,346	88.07/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,185	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	84.20/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,469	8
Bulls	—	—	1,771	99.41/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,761	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	34.76/cwt	30.00–40.00	394	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	45.48/cwt	40.00–49.50	535	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	52.05/cwt	50.00–55.50	646	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	52.80/cwt	49.00–59.00	739	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	69.25/cwt	68.50–70.00	994	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	58.17/cwt	56.00–63.00	866	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	47.46/cwt	46.00–48.50	725	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	52.46/cwt	50.50–55.50	822	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	62.38/cwt	57.00–66.50	1,061	27
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,306	79.65/cwt	79.50–82.00	1,040	16
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,466	90.93/cwt	86.00–94.10	1,333	74
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,374	86.56/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,189	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,450	78.13/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,133	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	860	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	344	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	74.02/cwt	68.00–77.50	781	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	1,066	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,543	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,079	561.03/cwt	475.00–585.00	6,054	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,349	820.85/cwt	800.00–850.00	11,073	10
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	90	70.98/cwt	10.00–110.00	64	21
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	107	89.02/cwt	15.00–115.00	95	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	75	23.00/cwt	15.00–30.00	17	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	110	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	28	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 500Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	121.00	121.00
3	—	431	110.00	110.00
8	—	573	110.00–120.00	116.26
11	—	517	109.00–123.00	115.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	60.00	60.00
1	—	900	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.50	107.50
1	—	605	97.50	97.50
5	—	583	95.00–110.00	104.53
2	—	657	112.50	112.50
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,346	85.00–90.50	88.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,317	107.00–116.00	113.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,306	79.50–82.00	79.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,466	86.00–94.10	90.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,450	76.00–79.50	78.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,374	86.50–87.00	86.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,317	108.00–116.50	111.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	120.75–122.00	121.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	50.00–55.50	52.05
11	—	1,134	30.00–40.00	34.76
65	—	1,176	40.00–49.50	45.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,566	50.50–55.50	52.46
27	—	1,701	57.00–66.50	62.38
2	—	1,435	68.50–70.00	69.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,527	46.00–48.50	47.46
16	—	1,488	56.00–63.00	58.17
40	—	1,400	49.00–59.00	52.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,771	93.00–103.00	99.41
8	—	1,745	79.00–89.00	84.20
1	—	1,530	76.00	76.00

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	21	—	90	10.00–110.00	70.98
—	N/A	19	—	107	15.00–115.00	89.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	110	25.00	25.00
—	N/A	2	—	75	15.00–30.00	23.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,055	68.00–77.50	74.02

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	3	—	860	40.00	40.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,349	800.00–850.00	820.85

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)	5	—	1,079	475.00–585.00	561.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,066	520.00	520.00

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.