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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 5

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

343 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 343▲ 343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

401 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 401▲ 401 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 60▲ 60 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 and slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 6.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $128.60/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −111.79 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$128.60

38 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	129.62	766	37
Medium and Large 1-2	835	91.00	760	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.62/cwt here — about $7 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 sale38 hd

128.60

—

IN average4 barns · 466 hd

123.81

+4.79

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−111.79

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	1,626	82.47	1,341	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,656	60.77	1,006	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	51.01	716	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,226	43.37	532	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	77.56	1,020	12
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	68.39	938	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,467	91.05	1,336	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	76.78	1,032	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,105	113.00	1,249	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,318	107.37	1,415	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,398	118.00	1,650	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	112.07	1,451	51
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	100.50	1,382	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,540	90.17	1,389	2thin

Every lot

55 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	378	134.39/cwt	133.00–137.00	508	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	133.18/cwt	132.50–134.00	649	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	856	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	118.52/cwt	111.00–124.00	864	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,142	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	955	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	505	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	333	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	184	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	193	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	219	87.75/cwt	85.00–95.00	192	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Fancy	349	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	363	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	309	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	446	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	335	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	516	67.39/cwt	62.50–69.00	348	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	870	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	513	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	112.07/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,451	51
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	100.50/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,382	9
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,398	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,650	3
Steers	—	Select	1,540	90.17/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,389	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,105	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,249	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,318	107.37/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,415	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,582	73.45/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,162	6
Bulls	—	—	1,621	84.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,369	8
Bulls	—	—	1,725	95.23/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,643	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	34.32/cwt	29.00–37.50	370	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	44.01/cwt	38.50–48.50	553	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	52.53/cwt	51.00–55.00	688	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	50.83/cwt	46.50–54.50	698	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	56.73/cwt	55.00–60.00	819	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	43.12/cwt	37.00–45.00	632	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	66.47/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,042	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	60.38/cwt	55.00–62.50	999	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,940	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	1,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	76.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,032	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,467	91.05/cwt	85.50–95.00	1,336	39
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,315	77.56/cwt	73.00–82.50	1,020	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,371	68.39/cwt	66.00–70.00	938	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,067	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	534	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	88	65.29/cwt	55.00–75.00	57	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	135	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	41	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	85	76.62/cwt	25.00–120.00	65	31
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	105	113.97/cwt	95.00–130.00	120	16

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 401Last week 401Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,309	51.00–55.00	52.53
10	—	1,078	29.00–37.50	34.32
27	—	1,256	38.50–48.50	44.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,373	46.50–54.50	50.83
8	—	1,466	37.00–45.00	43.12
12	—	1,444	55.00–60.00	56.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,568	65.00–67.50	66.47
24	—	1,655	55.00–62.50	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	89.00–91.50	90.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,295	105.00–114.50	112.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,375	97.00–104.00	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,344	75.00–81.00	76.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,467	85.50–95.00	91.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	66.00–70.00	68.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,315	73.00–82.50	77.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,318	102.00–112.00	107.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	91.00–101.00	95.23
6	—	1,582	70.00–79.00	73.45
8	—	1,621	80.00–90.00	84.45

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	135	30.00	30.00
—	N/A	2	—	88	55.00–75.00	65.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	31	—	85	25.00–120.00	76.62
—	N/A	16	—	105	95.00–130.00	113.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
4	—	592	129.00	129.00
4	—	460	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
2	—	687	71.00	71.00
1	—	955	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	104.00	104.00
2	—	440	137.00	137.00
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	530	129.00	129.00
7	—	729	111.00–124.00	118.52
11	—	487	132.50–134.00	133.18
3	—	378	133.00–137.00	134.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	147.00	147.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	219	85.00–95.00	87.75
10	—	290	100.00	100.00
4	—	446	75.00	75.00
1	—	375	82.50	82.50
4	—	516	62.50–69.00	67.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	184	105.00	105.00
9	—	349	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,067	50.00	50.00

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.