Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

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 28 comparable sales and sits −123.93 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	123.41	661	31
Medium and Large 1-2	713	99.44	709	11thin
Medium and Large 2	475	79.00	375	2thin
Small and Medium 2	745	75.00	559	1thin

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

28 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $215.36, median $238.44 across 28 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 median28 sales

238.44

−123.93

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,653	81.17	1,342	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	62.30	951	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	52.28	689	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	45.31	530	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	81.70	1,024	14
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	67.81	915	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,455	106.45	1,549	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	90.47	1,272	108
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,256	80.09	1,006	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,187	114.53	1,359	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,373	120.16	1,650	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,306	115.52	1,509	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,393	105.51	1,470	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,258	92.11	1,159	5thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	96.71/cwt	95.00–97.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	830	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	99.48/cwt	97.00–100.00	760	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.18/cwt	750.00–916.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,668	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,888	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	432	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	626	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	867	55.51/cwt	51.00–58.00	481	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	540	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	302	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	576	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	409	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	622	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	522	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	371	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,035	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	745	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	789	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	544	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	890	64.51/cwt	62.00–67.00	574	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	808	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	509	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	417	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	346	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	65.79/cwt	64.00–67.50	409	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	332	81.08/cwt	77.50–82.50	269	7
Bulls	—	—	1,892	94.65/cwt	90.50–100.00	1,791	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	73.90/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,122	9
Bulls	—	—	1,698	83.44/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,417	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	72.13/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,076	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	56.32/cwt	55.00–58.00	759	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	62.64/cwt	58.50–68.50	978	37
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,443	90.65/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,308	71
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,455	106.45/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,549	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,256	80.09/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,006	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	93	103.30/cwt	35.00–140.00	96	120
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	75	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	30	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	67.81/cwt	65.00–70.00	915	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,253	81.70/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,024	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,372	98.61/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,353	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,311	84.97/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,114	23
Heifers	Choice	—	1,187	114.53/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,359	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,306	115.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,509	38
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,373	120.16/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,650	7
Steers	Select	—	1,258	92.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,159	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,393	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,470	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	107	112.69/cwt	35.00–140.00	121	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	35.33/cwt	30.00–38.00	373	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	53.36/cwt	52.00–55.00	682	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	44.80/cwt	40.00–50.00	519	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	61.12/cwt	58.50–65.00	804	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	45.67/cwt	44.50–47.00	538	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	52.34/cwt	48.00–58.00	704	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	92.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	821	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	119.67/cwt	118.00–125.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	125.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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