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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 26

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 348▲ 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

349 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 443▲ 349 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 79▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter dairy steers were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Lighter receipts were noted today as a winter storm moved into the area making transportation challenging.

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 $130.71/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −115.07 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.

Average price

$130.71

14 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.88

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	130.71	562	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

130.71

—

IN average4 barns · 238 hd

115.84

+14.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

245.78

−115.07

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	—	Average	1,857	88.90	1,651	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,636	65.11	1,065	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,441	60.40	870	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,183	47.74	565	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,298	82.73	1,074	21
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,467	95.50	1,401	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,441	90.38	1,302	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	79.97	1,036	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,251	108.72	1,360	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,272	119.50	1,520	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,292	114.79	1,483	7thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	130.69/cwt	127.50–140.00	422	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	636	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	188	72.49/cwt	70.00–77.50	136	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	219	76.87/cwt	65.00–80.00	168	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	276	80.40/cwt	77.50–87.50	222	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	345	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	267	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	374	77.33/cwt	67.50–80.00	289	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	418	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	167	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	550	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	234	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,272	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,520	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,292	114.79/cwt	113.50–117.00	1,483	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,251	108.72/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,360	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	88.90/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,651	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	49.47/cwt	45.00–54.50	577	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	39.17/cwt	35.00–44.00	463	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	55.15/cwt	55.00–56.00	675	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	52.01/cwt	48.50–54.00	696	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	61.29/cwt	55.00–65.00	890	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	55.84/cwt	54.00–59.00	898	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	65.57/cwt	62.50–71.00	1,073	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,295	79.97/cwt	79.75–81.00	1,036	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,441	90.38/cwt	84.50–92.75	1,302	18
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,467	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,401	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,298	82.73/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,074	21
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves7 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	87	79.43/cwt	10.00–130.00	69	24
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	113	95.58/cwt	40.00–130.00	108	18
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	207	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	155	2
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	293	52.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	154	11
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	306	49.61/cwt	44.00–70.00	152	5
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	378	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	170	4
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	242	2

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 349Last week 443Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 59Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	106.00	106.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	92.50	92.50
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
4	—	323	127.50–140.00	130.69
3	—	471	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	107.50	107.50
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
5	—	454	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	77.50	77.50
7	—	374	67.50–80.00	77.33
19	—	276	77.50–87.50	80.40
15	—	188	70.00–77.50	72.49
9	—	219	65.00–80.00	76.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	40.00	40.00
1	—	550	42.50	42.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	55.00–56.00	55.15
8	—	1,181	35.00–44.00	39.17
14	—	1,166	45.00–54.50	49.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,338	48.50–54.00	52.01
66	—	1,452	55.00–65.00	61.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,609	54.00–59.00	55.84
65	—	1,636	62.50–71.00	65.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,857	84.00–93.00	88.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,441	84.50–92.75	90.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,467	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,295	79.75–81.00	79.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,298	80.00–88.00	82.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,272	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	113.50–117.00	114.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	105.00–112.00	108.72

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	4	—	378	45.00	45.00
—	N/A	2	—	440	55.00	55.00
—	N/A	2	—	207	75.00	75.00
—	N/A	24	—	87	10.00–130.00	79.43
—	N/A	18	—	113	40.00–130.00	95.58
—	N/A	11	—	293	50.00–55.00	52.69
—	N/A	5	—	306	44.00–70.00	49.61

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.