Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2020-07-29

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
246 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 246▲ 246 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 452▲ 452 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 87▲ 87 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 1.00 lower and slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher with good demand noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.62/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −141.16 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.
Average price
$104.62
22 head · 612 lb average
Value per head Derived
$640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.47
vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1612104.6264022
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 sale22 hd
104.62
—
IN average5 barns · 280 hd
101.15
+3.47
This barn, trailing median26 sales
245.78
−141.16
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
325286246206median 245.7803/1105/0607/0808/2610/21
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,89599.311,8828thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,64171.111,16728
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29863.5682548
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13552.5559746
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,42788.551,26414
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,16475.428787thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,14067.537702thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47892.421,36685
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28383.621,07314
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,06074.757923thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,211105.501,2783thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,179100.021,17910
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,03785.588873thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,13076.138602thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,325106.501,4117thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,32599.691,32147
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,09991.741,0087thin

Every lot

49 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225102.50/cwt102.50–102.502312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy598125.00/cwt125.00–125.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1865104.00/cwt104.00–104.009001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270127.92/cwt120.00–135.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341118.00/cwt118.00–118.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 142097.00/cwt97.00–97.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 150597.00/cwt97.00–97.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631110.59/cwt110.00–111.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793102.00/cwt102.00–102.008093
Heifers—Medium and Large 182082.50/cwt82.50–82.506772
Heifers—Medium and Large 186388.97/cwt86.00–90.007684
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 339589.00/cwt89.00–89.003521
Dairy Steers—Large 351575.00/cwt75.00–75.003864
Dairy Steers—Large 365585.00/cwt85.00–85.005573
Dairy Steers—Large 31,09068.00/cwt68.00–68.007412
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 358549.00/cwt49.00–49.002874
Dairy Heifers—Large 384045.00/cwt45.00–45.003781
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 485870.00/cwt70.00–70.006013
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,09991.74/cwt89.00–93.501,0087
Steers—Choice and Prime1,325106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,4117
Steers—Choice1,32599.69/cwt95.00–105.001,32147
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,03785.58/cwt82.00–88.508873
Heifers—Select1,13076.13/cwt75.50–77.008602
Heifers—Choice1,179100.02/cwt94.50–101.501,17910
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,211105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,2783
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880109.41/cwt108.00–111.002,0572
Bulls——1,90095.94/cwt91.50–100.001,8236
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04443.38/cwt40.00–47.5045312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16553.43/cwt49.00–57.5062224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17461.45/cwt58.00–65.5072110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28461.04/cwt55.00–65.0078428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30968.69/cwt65.50–74.0089918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38852.76/cwt51.50–54.007322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60972.00/cwt67.50–76.501,15819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63263.60/cwt57.00–67.001,0386
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85880.53/cwt77.00–84.001,4963
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,06074.75/cwt70.00–78.007923
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,28383.62/cwt79.00–86.001,07314
Dairy Steers—Choice1,47892.42/cwt88.00–97.501,36685
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,14067.53/cwt65.00–70.007702
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,16475.42/cwt73.00–78.508787
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,42788.55/cwt84.00–91.001,26414
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,540112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,7331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18563.68/cwt58.00–68.007557
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8250.75/cwt15.00–100.004245
Baby Bull Calves—N/A10773.84/cwt50.00–105.007923
Baby Bull Calves—N/A15090.00/cwt90.00–90.001351
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A6329.40/cwt25.00–35.00192

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.