Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-05-22

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 22
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 458▲ 351 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 427▲ 467 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 73▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 151 vs last sale 0▲ 151 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. Holstein steers were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $114.50/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −125.24 against this barn's trailing median of $239.75.
Average price
$114.50
45 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$48.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.00
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536123.4166131
Medium and Large 1-271399.4470911thin
Medium and Large 247579.003752thin
Small and Medium 274575.005591thin
One grade step is worth $48.41/cwt here — about $102 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

26 sales
280252224196median 239.7501/2804/0106/0307/2909/23
Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $209.68, median $239.75 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale45 hd
114.50
—
IN average4 barns · 447 hd
116.50
−2.00
This barn, trailing median26 sales
239.75
−125.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—High1,65381.171,34223
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52662.3095147
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31752.2868948
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17145.3153040
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,25381.701,02414
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35067.819153thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,455106.451,5494thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40690.471,272108
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25680.091,00618
HeifersChoiceAverage1,187114.531,35925
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,373120.161,6507thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,306115.521,50938
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,393105.511,4702thin
SteersSelectAverage1,25892.111,1595thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—502135.00/cwt135.00–135.006782
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009516
SteersMedium and Large 1—740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1—370119.00/cwt119.00–119.004401
SteersMedium and Large 1—490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—80296.71/cwt95.00–97.007767
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435114.00/cwt114.00–114.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—86084.00/cwt84.00–84.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 1—451104.00/cwt104.00–104.004695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—822101.00/cwt101.00–101.008302
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2—72085.00/cwt85.00–85.006122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—600100.00/cwt100.00–100.006004
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—86097.00/cwt97.00–97.008341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—76499.48/cwt97.00–100.007606
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——817.18/cwt750.00–916.00—11
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2——650.00/cwt650.00–650.00—1
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3271,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0013,6684
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,013680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,8883
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89578.00/cwt78.00–78.006981
BullsMedium and Large 2—54580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 2—46094.00/cwt94.00–94.004321
SteersSmall and Medium 2—74575.00/cwt75.00–75.005591
SteersMedium and Large 2—47579.00/cwt79.00–79.003752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—1,08058.00/cwt58.00–58.006261
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2—86755.51/cwt51.00–58.004813
BullsLarge 3—54056.00/cwt56.00–56.003021
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—57671.00/cwt71.00–71.004095
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy—62284.00/cwt84.00–84.005225
Dairy SteersLarge 3—47079.00/cwt79.00–79.003717
Dairy SteersLarge 3—53583.00/cwt83.00–83.004441
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,03572.00/cwt72.00–72.007451
Dairy SteersLarge 3—78969.00/cwt69.00–69.0054413
Dairy SteersLarge 3—89064.51/cwt62.00–67.005742
Dairy SteersLarge 3—80863.00/cwt63.00–63.005093
Dairy SteersLarge 3—41783.00/cwt83.00–83.003464
Dairy SteersLarge 3—62265.79/cwt64.00–67.504094
Dairy SteersLarge 3—33281.08/cwt77.50–82.502697
Bulls——1,89294.65/cwt90.50–100.001,7913
Bulls——1,51873.90/cwt67.00–77.001,1229
Bulls——1,69883.44/cwt80.00–88.001,41711
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49272.13/cwt71.00–74.001,0763
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34856.32/cwt55.00–58.007597
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,56262.64/cwt58.50–68.5097837
Dairy SteersChoice—1,44390.65/cwt86.00–96.001,30871
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,455106.45/cwt105.00–111.001,5494
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,25680.09/cwt74.00–83.501,00618
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—93103.30/cwt35.00–140.0096120
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—7540.00/cwt40.00–40.00301
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,35067.81/cwt65.00–70.009153
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,25381.70/cwt75.00–85.001,02414
Dairy SteersChoice—1,37298.61/cwt98.00–99.001,35314
Dairy SteersChoice—1,31184.97/cwt84.50–85.501,11423
HeifersChoice—1,187114.53/cwt110.50–117.001,35925
SteersChoice—1,306115.52/cwt110.00–118.001,50938
SteersChoice and Prime—1,373120.16/cwt119.00–121.001,6507
SteersSelect—1,25892.11/cwt90.00–95.001,1595
SteersSelect and Choice—1,393105.51/cwt105.00–106.001,4702
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—107112.69/cwt35.00–140.0012130
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05735.33/cwt30.00–38.003736
CowsLean 85-90%—1,27953.36/cwt52.00–55.006829
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15944.80/cwt40.00–50.0051925
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31561.12/cwt58.50–65.008045
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17745.67/cwt44.50–47.005387
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34552.34/cwt48.00–58.0070436
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—550112.50/cwt112.50–112.506195
BullsMedium and Large 1—705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1—58092.46/cwt90.00–95.005362
BullsMedium and Large 1—821104.00/cwt104.00–104.0085410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—629134.00/cwt134.00–134.0084313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365105.00/cwt105.00–105.003831
SteersMedium and Large 1—573115.65/cwt115.00–117.006633
SteersMedium and Large 1—317112.00/cwt112.00–112.003554
SteersMedium and Large 1—636119.67/cwt118.00–125.007614
SteersMedium and Large 1—437125.74/cwt120.00–128.005497
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941

How this sale compares

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.