Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-06-05

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 5
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
19 vs last sale 250 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
512 head
35 vs last sale 547 512 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
7 vs last sale 23 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
106 head
6 vs last sale 100 106 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 2.00 higher. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A lower undertone was noted on slaughter heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 8.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Favorable weather conditions allowed local livestock producers to get much needed field work done which contributed to lighter auction receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $124.62/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 113.81 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.
Average price
$124.62
31 head · 598 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$10.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.77
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597126.3275426
Small and Medium 1605115.807015thin
One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $53 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
280254228201median 238.4412/1702/1804/2906/2408/19
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 sale31 hd
124.62
IN average2 barns · 179 hd
115.85
+8.77
This barn, trailing median28 sales
238.44
−113.81
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
BullsAverage1,62988.411,44018
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56463.5799432
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31051.5767673
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12242.7247967
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,30686.551,13010
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33379.731,0632thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,57593.751,47710
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,38489.241,23554
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26282.161,03716
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,30166.7286816
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,329117.501,5626thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,187109.171,29622
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05797.001,0252thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330122.001,6235thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,269114.011,44788
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,07094.271,0092thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Dairy SteersLarge 360063.00/cwt63.00–63.003782
Dairy SteersLarge 353063.00/cwt63.00–63.003341
Dairy SteersLarge 341575.00/cwt75.00–75.003111
Dairy SteersLarge 381675.00/cwt75.00–75.006126
Dairy SteersLarge 3Value Added43384.17/cwt80.00–85.003646
Dairy SteersLarge 338578.00/cwt78.00–78.003005
Dairy SteersLarge 325875.00/cwt75.00–75.001943
Dairy SteersLarge 372267.00/cwt67.00–67.004842
Dairy SteersLarge 348261.00/cwt61.00–61.002942
Dairy HeifersLarge 380567.00/cwt67.00–67.005391
Dairy HeifersLarge 370052.50/cwt52.50–52.503681
BullsLarge 377550.00/cwt50.00–50.003882
BullsLarge 395554.00/cwt54.00–54.005161
BullsLarge 382050.00/cwt50.00–50.004101
HeifersMedium and Large 248582.50/cwt82.50–82.504001
BullsMedium and Large 263069.00/cwt69.00–69.004351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294767.00/cwt67.00–67.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-256098.00/cwt98.00–98.005491
BullsMedium and Large 1-286573.00/cwt73.00–73.006311
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,70899.20/cwt96.00–100.001,6944
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy653134.00/cwt134.00–134.008753
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
HeifersMedium and Large 197589.00/cwt89.00–89.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 1658125.00/cwt125.00–125.008233
HeifersMedium and Large 1610127.50/cwt127.50–127.507782
SteersMedium and Large 1685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
SteersMedium and Large 1350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
SteersSmall and Medium 1615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007563
SteersMedium and Large 1758128.00/cwt128.00–128.009703
SteersMedium and Large 1742130.00/cwt130.00–130.009652
HeifersMedium and Large 1710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1537123.26/cwt122.00–128.006629
SteersMedium and Large 1430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Bulls1,64888.38/cwt85.50–92.001,4579
Bulls1,78796.23/cwt96.00–98.001,7206
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54163.40/cwt58.00–67.5097721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61668.70/cwt68.00–71.001,1107
CowsLean 85-90%1,13151.14/cwt48.50–57.0057814
CowsLean 85-90%1,18433.41/cwt30.00–37.5039617
Dairy SteersChoice1,38489.24/cwt85.00–93.501,23554
Dairy SteersSelect1,30166.72/cwt64.50–74.0086816
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,33379.73/cwt76.00–83.001,0632
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,57593.75/cwt93.75–93.751,47710
Baby Bull CalvesN/A104112.99/cwt60.00–130.0011822
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8597.36/cwt35.00–155.008342
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100120.00/cwt120.00–120.001201
Dairy HeifersChoice1,30085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,1129
Dairy HeifersChoice1,35596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3011
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,26282.16/cwt76.00–85.501,03716
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59055.48/cwt55.00–56.508824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33344.41/cwt39.00–47.0059216
HeifersChoice1,187109.17/cwt106.50–112.501,29622
SteersChoice and Prime1,330122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6235
SteersSelect and Choice1,07094.27/cwt90.00–99.001,0092
SteersChoice1,269114.01/cwt100.00–118.001,44788
CowsLean 85-90%1,09043.84/cwt38.00–48.0047836
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20659.40/cwt58.00–62.507169
Bulls1,25572.88/cwt70.00–78.009153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32252.49/cwt47.50–57.5069448
HeifersSelect and Choice1,05797.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0252
HeifersChoice and Prime1,329117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,5626
BullsMedium and Large 11,240109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,3581
BullsMedium and Large 198595.00/cwt95.00–95.009361
HeifersSmall and Medium 1720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008714
HeifersMedium and Large 1370137.50/cwt137.50–137.505091
HeifersMedium and Large 189592.00/cwt92.00–92.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 11,08587.00/cwt87.00–87.009441
SteersSmall and Medium 1590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006202
SteersMedium and Large 1590127.50/cwt127.50–127.507521
SteersMedium and Large 1636123.50/cwt122.00–124.007854

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.