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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 22

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 202▲ 58 vs year ago 254 · +22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

449 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 499▼ 181 vs year ago 630 · −28.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 87▼ 42 vs year ago 96 · −43.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand noted.

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 $113.39/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.01 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$113.39

70 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.59

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	118.23	538	56
Medium and Large 1-2	408	94.00	384	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $154 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 sale70 hd

113.39

—

IN average5 barns · 359 hd

101.79

+11.59

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−127.01

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	1,651	93.75	1,548	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	62.85	1,024	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	57.27	785	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	45.28	508	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	90.42	1,194	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,460	77.50	1,132	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,419	95.00	1,348	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,465	88.53	1,297	77
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	79.77	1,039	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,208	71.35	862	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,200	109.50	1,314	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,222	99.45	1,215	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,333	105.50	1,406	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,238	101.22	1,253	71
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,456	89.11	1,297	11

Every lot

52 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	320	115.78/cwt	110.00–125.00	370	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	428	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	384	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	111.86/cwt	105.00–123.00	538	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	97.75/cwt	97.50–98.00	743	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	302	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	143.81/cwt	137.50–150.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	105.70/cwt	102.50–110.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	956	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	634	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	350	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	254	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	386	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	347	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	742	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	705	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,238	101.22/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,253	71
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,333	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,406	8
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,456	89.11/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,297	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,200	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,314	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,222	99.45/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,215	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	87.24/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,405	10
Bulls	—	—	1,689	98.17/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	109.56/cwt	107.50–113.00	1,899	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	47.90/cwt	42.00–52.00	515	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	35.64/cwt	30.00–40.00	390	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	53.80/cwt	52.50–57.50	678	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	52.27/cwt	49.00–54.50	708	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	58.97/cwt	55.00–65.00	811	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	66.01/cwt	64.50–68.00	937	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	72.52/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,100	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	63.31/cwt	59.00–69.00	1,036	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,661	57.54/cwt	55.00–59.50	956	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,320	90.42/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,194	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,460	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,132	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,208	71.35/cwt	66.00–75.00	862	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,303	79.77/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,039	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,419	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,348	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,465	88.53/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,297	77
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,576	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,085.92/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,727	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	901	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,685	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,282.42/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	18,852	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	56.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	595	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	65	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	20	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	82	53.45/cwt	15.00–135.00	44	22
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	110	106.91/cwt	25.00–135.00	118	5

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 202Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 499Year ago 630

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 15

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 54Last week 87Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	481	105.00–123.00	111.86
3	—	645	112.50	112.50
7	—	320	110.00–125.00	115.78
7	—	357	120.00	120.00
2	—	760	97.50–98.00	97.75
3	—	431	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	408	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
3	—	443	140.00	140.00
5	—	458	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	90.00	90.00
2	—	742	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	112.50	112.50
1	—	975	98.00	98.00
2	—	310	97.50	97.50
3	—	350	102.50	102.50
7	—	630	102.50–110.00	105.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	137.50–150.00	143.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,430	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,172	900.00–1,200.00	1,085.92

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)	1	—	1,045	725.00	725.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,273	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,470	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,282.42

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	—	1,048	54.00–58.00	56.77

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	—	65	30.00	30.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	22	—	82	15.00–135.00	53.45
—	N/A	5	—	110	25.00–135.00	106.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	90.00–91.00	90.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	77.00–82.00	79.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	66.00–75.00	71.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,465	83.00–93.00	88.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,261	52.50–57.50	53.80
10	—	1,093	30.00–40.00	35.64
14	—	1,075	42.00–52.00	47.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,636	59.00–69.00	63.31
3	—	1,517	70.00–75.00	72.52
7	—	1,661	55.00–59.50	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,375	55.00–65.00	58.97
2	—	1,420	64.50–68.00	66.01
11	—	1,355	49.00–54.50	52.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	107.50–113.00	109.56
10	—	1,611	82.00–91.00	87.24
4	—	1,689	94.00–102.00	98.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,456	85.00–90.50	89.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,238	94.50–104.00	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,222	92.00–102.00	99.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	109.50	109.50

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.