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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 246▼ 158 vs year ago 332 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

606 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 452▼ 106 vs year ago 712 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 87▼ 21 vs year ago 94 · −22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower.

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 $113.40/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −132.38 against this barn's trailing median of $245.78.

Average price

$113.40

24 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.39

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	113.40	753	24

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 sale24 hd

113.40

—

IN average5 barns · 437 hd

103.01

+10.39

This barn, trailing median26 sales

245.78

−132.38

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	1,685	91.38	1,540	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,706	63.33	1,080	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	60.28	827	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	47.90	570	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,330	92.75	1,234	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,413	88.48	1,250	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	69.99	859	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,231	95.10	1,171	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	89.84	1,331	154
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	80.79	1,057	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,020	59.01	602	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,311	105.00	1,377	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,162	96.79	1,125	15
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,491	106.54	1,589	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,288	102.31	1,318	123
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	89.39	1,262	26

Every lot

62 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	217	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	126.19/cwt	120.00–132.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	110.83/cwt	105.00–117.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	765	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	859	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	685	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	236	81.30/cwt	72.00–85.00	192	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	288	79.06/cwt	75.00–81.00	228	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	372	84.67/cwt	72.50–96.00	315	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	441	91.39/cwt	91.00–93.00	403	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	462	86.25/cwt	83.00–88.00	398	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	485	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	490	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	512	104.37/cwt	103.00–106.00	534	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	586	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	598	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	633	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	538	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	261	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,288	102.31/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,318	123
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,412	89.39/cwt	86.50–94.00	1,262	26
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,491	106.54/cwt	106.50–107.00	1,589	12
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,162	96.79/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,125	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,311	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,377	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.50/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	103.64/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,760	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	90.63/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,591	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	37.26/cwt	31.00–40.50	436	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	55.17/cwt	52.00–62.00	658	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	45.38/cwt	41.00–51.00	543	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	68.38/cwt	66.50–70.00	882	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	60.18/cwt	55.00–65.00	824	46
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	78.01/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,082	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	50.99/cwt	48.50–54.00	769	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	63.57/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,091	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,787	59.17/cwt	57.00–60.50	1,057	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,020	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	602	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,231	95.10/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,171	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,308	80.79/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,057	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,481	89.84/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,331	154
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,227	69.99/cwt	67.00–72.00	859	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,330	92.75/cwt	92.75–92.75	1,234	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	88.48/cwt	82.00–90.50	1,250	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	999	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	831	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	967.04/cwt	810.00–1,070.00	10,928	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	82	30.20/cwt	25.00–35.00	25	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	85	71.84/cwt	10.00–95.00	61	14
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	108	80.75/cwt	40.00–100.00	87	15

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 246Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 606Last week 452Year ago 712

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 10

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 73Last week 87Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	103.00–106.00	104.37
3	—	586	102.00	102.00
2	—	485	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	236	72.00–85.00	81.30
6	—	372	72.50–96.00	84.67
5	—	580	93.00	93.00
5	—	441	91.00–93.00	91.39
3	—	633	85.00	85.00
3	—	462	83.00–88.00	86.25
3	—	288	75.00–81.00	79.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00–132.00	126.19
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	129.00	129.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	160.00	160.00
2	—	140	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	104.00	104.00
2	—	557	119.00	119.00
2	—	433	105.00–117.00	110.83
1	—	965	89.00	89.00
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	125.00	125.00
3	—	795	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	87.00	87.00
1	—	640	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	73.00–83.00	80.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	58.00–60.00	59.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,231	95.00–95.50	95.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,481	84.50–94.50	89.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	67.00–72.00	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	92.75	92.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	82.00–90.50	88.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,412	86.50–94.00	89.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,491	106.50–107.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,288	95.00–105.00	102.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,311	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,162	94.50–101.00	96.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,196	41.00–51.00	45.38
20	—	1,192	52.00–62.00	55.17
8	—	1,169	31.00–40.50	37.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,787	57.00–60.50	59.17
7	—	1,716	61.00–71.00	63.57
3	—	1,387	76.00–79.00	78.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,370	55.00–65.00	60.18
4	—	1,290	66.50–70.00	68.38
3	—	1,508	48.50–54.00	50.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,756	85.00–94.50	90.63
2	—	1,698	99.00–106.50	103.64
2	—	1,355	81.00–83.50	82.50

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	3	—	82	25.00–35.00	30.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per cwt · actual wt
—	N/A	15	—	108	40.00–100.00	80.75
—	N/A	14	—	85	10.00–95.00	71.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	87.50	87.50

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	2	—	1,130	810.00–1,070.00	967.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	102.50	102.50

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.