Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-07-03

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 3
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 152 vs last sale 344▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 483▲ 453 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 56▲ 70 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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. A higher undertone was noted on slaughter bulls and Holstein heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. A lighter offering of cattle was noted because of the holiday weekend and favorable weather for farmers to finish much needed field work.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $86.46/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −156.09 against this barn's trailing median of $242.55.
Average price
$86.46
17 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$514
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$295
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.57
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 165493.726139thin
Medium and Large 1-284587.007352thin
Medium and Large 242275.383186thin
One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $295 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

27 sales
282257232207median 242.5501/2103/2505/2707/2909/16
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $267.56, low $220.81, median $242.55 across 27 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 sale17 hd
86.46
—
IN average3 barns · 135 hd
104.03
−17.57
This barn, trailing median27 sales
242.55
−156.09
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—Average1,57488.481,3928thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67658.7098423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37553.4873578
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13542.9148754
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,362104.001,4167thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,31089.641,17429
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,39293.141,29712
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44790.361,30863
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,253113.501,4225thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,170104.471,22213
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,36289.991,2267thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,653114.311,89016
SteersChoiceAverage1,320104.251,37626
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31791.631,2073thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2—51874.76/cwt72.50–79.003873
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,36289.99/cwt83.50–91.001,2267
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17651.36/cwt49.50–54.0060411
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,71659.71/cwt55.00–65.001,02515
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34952.51/cwt47.00–57.0070843
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,253113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,4225
HeifersChoice—1,170104.47/cwt103.00–105.001,22213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—32576.00/cwt76.00–76.002473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—93087.00/cwt87.00–87.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—76087.00/cwt87.00–87.006611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,01794.00/cwt94.00–94.009562
SteersChoice—1,320104.25/cwt102.25–109.001,37626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—40385.00/cwt85.00–85.003433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—1,03080.00/cwt80.00–80.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 1—99094.00/cwt94.00–94.009311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—76594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
HeifersMedium and Large 1—45592.50/cwt92.50–92.504213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4351,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,7851
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3281,055.90/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0014,0223
SteersMedium and Large 1—330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003301
SteersMedium and Large 1—52596.24/cwt92.50–102.005055
SteersSelect and Choice—1,31791.63/cwt91.00–93.001,2073
SteersChoice and Prime—1,653114.31/cwt110.00–115.251,89016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,306798.51/cwt700.00–850.0010,4295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,305800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—946520.95/cwt460.00–590.004,9286
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,272740.00/cwt740.00–740.009,4132
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—10756.28/cwt30.00–90.006016
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—9245.12/cwt25.00–55.00427
Dairy SteersLarge 3—33572.50/cwt72.50–72.502431
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,362104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4167
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,31089.64/cwt81.00–90.501,17429
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—62764.00/cwt64.00–64.004012
Dairy HeifersLarge 3—73563.00/cwt63.00–63.004631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,302864.79/cwt800.00–1,000.0011,2603
Dairy SteersLarge 3—42483.42/cwt75.00–85.003546
Dairy SteersLarge 3—62377.00/cwt77.00–77.004804
Dairy SteersLarge 3—39280.00/cwt80.00–80.003142
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,39293.14/cwt93.00–95.001,29712
Dairy SteersChoice—1,44790.36/cwt82.00–92.001,30863
Dairy SteersLarge 3—48582.00/cwt82.00–82.003981
Dairy SteersLarge 3—69079.00/cwt79.00–79.005451
BullsLarge 3—54060.00/cwt60.00–60.003242
BullsLarge 3—39562.00/cwt62.00–62.002451
BullsMedium and Large 1—59086.00/cwt86.00–86.005071
Bulls——1,62191.47/cwt90.00–93.001,4834
Bulls——1,643101.59/cwt98.00–104.001,6692
Bulls——1,41069.40/cwt68.00–71.009792
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—36595.00/cwt95.00–95.003472
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,53066.10/cwt65.00–67.001,0113
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,64251.21/cwt48.50–54.508415
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13033.27/cwt28.00–37.5037615
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12144.76/cwt39.00–49.0050228
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33643.15/cwt40.00–47.0057612
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44360.68/cwt57.50–64.0087623

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.