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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Mar 11Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 429▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

499 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 343▲ 499 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 76▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first sale reported since March so no comparisons are available. Good demand for slaughter cows noted today.

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 $105.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −135.25 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$105.14

15 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	582	120.00	698	2thin
Medium and Large 1	569	116.34	662	9thin
Small and Medium 2	1,003	72.50	727	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale15 hd

105.14

—

IN average4 barns · 355 hd

98.70

+6.44

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−135.25

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	1,638	88.50	1,450	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	61.48	996	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	56.38	749	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,197	43.83	525	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	81.29	1,158	22
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	73.26	1,027	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	95.25	1,229	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	88.16	1,303	85
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	79.22	1,088	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	93.99	1,167	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	957	77.66	743	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	101.00	1,337	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	92.86	1,203	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,199	87.72	1,052	14

Every lot

57 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	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	100.02/cwt	95.00–110.00	473	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	870	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	84.24/cwt	82.50–88.00	284	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	872	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	178	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	187	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	285	87.79/cwt	72.00–95.00	250	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	86.33/cwt	75.00–92.00	276	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	529	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	970	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	747	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,195	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,087	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	160	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	84	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	280	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,199	87.72/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,052	14
Steers	—	Choice	1,295	92.86/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,203	40
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,324	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,337	10
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	957	77.66/cwt	77.00–80.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,242	93.99/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,167	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	95.88/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	88.22/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,374	5
Bulls	—	—	1,923	81.80/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,573	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	34.03/cwt	28.00–38.00	390	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	44.88/cwt	39.00–49.00	540	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	53.53/cwt	49.50–57.50	666	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	45.40/cwt	42.50–48.50	576	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	56.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	734	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	62.68/cwt	60.00–65.50	896	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	62.17/cwt	58.00–68.00	993	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	54.43/cwt	50.00–57.50	893	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	69.57/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,174	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,402	73.26/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,027	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,425	81.29/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,158	22
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,290	95.25/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,229	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,373	79.22/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,088	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,478	88.16/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,303	85
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,077.65/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	13,384	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,387	1,302.91/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	18,071	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	82	77.97/cwt	15.00–115.00	64	35
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	109	103.57/cwt	70.00–130.00	113	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	87	75.10/cwt	20.00–115.00	65	3

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 429Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 499Last week 343Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 0

This is the first sale reported since March so no comparisons are available. Good demand for slaughter cows noted today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	82.00	82.00
4	—	285	72.00–95.00	87.79
3	—	320	75.00–92.00	86.33
3	—	178	105.00	105.00
2	—	935	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,325	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,195	72.00	72.00
1	—	970	77.00	77.00
1	—	775	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	160	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	71.00	71.00
1	—	695	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	95.00–110.00	100.02
2	—	627	128.00	128.00
2	—	375	139.00	139.00
1	—	935	93.00	93.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	82.50–88.00	84.24
1	—	1,080	84.00	84.00
1	—	710	72.00	72.00
1	—	600	75.00	75.00
1	—	420	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	872	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,242	925.00–1,175.00	1,077.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,387	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,302.91

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	900.00	900.00

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	1	—	605	70.00	70.00

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	19	—	109	70.00–130.00	103.57
—	N/A	35	—	82	15.00–115.00	77.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	3	—	87	20.00–115.00	75.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	95.00–97.00	95.88
2	—	1,923	81.50–82.00	81.80
5	—	1,558	83.00–92.00	88.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	42.50–48.50	45.40
9	—	1,430	60.00–65.50	62.68
35	—	1,310	50.00–59.00	56.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	69.00–70.50	69.57
8	—	1,641	50.00–57.50	54.43
23	—	1,597	58.00–68.00	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,245	49.50–57.50	53.53
18	—	1,147	28.00–38.00	34.03
20	—	1,204	39.00–49.00	44.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	89.00–97.00	93.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	77.00–80.00	77.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,295	90.00–97.50	92.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,324	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,199	87.00–89.00	87.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,425	75.50–83.00	81.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	70.00–74.50	73.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,478	82.00–91.50	88.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	95.00–95.50	95.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	78.00–80.00	79.22

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.