Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-07-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
86 vs last sale 192 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
645 head
192 vs last sale 453 645 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
22 vs last sale 25 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
91 head
21 vs last sale 70 91 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. A lower undertone was noted on dairy heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. A lower undertone was also noted on slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. With county fairs starting in the area plus farmers being able to get much needed field work done, a lighter crowd was noted during this hot summer day. Please note the market report will be not be available for the July 17 sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $98.49/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 139.95 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.
Average price
$98.49
21 head · 622 lb average
Value per head Derived
$612
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.70
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1621103.2864117thin
Medium and Large 262678.134894thin
One grade step is worth $25.15/cwt here — about $152 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 sale21 hd
98.49
IN average3 barns · 383 hd
110.18
−11.70
This barn, trailing median28 sales
238.44
−139.95
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
BullsAverage1,58482.891,31312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,68759.881,01010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35353.6972686
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10246.0050722
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,23884.001,04012
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,05067.007041thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,44196.741,3949thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,40190.481,268162
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31982.451,08821
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,54468.501,0584thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,140111.001,2652thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,160106.431,23526
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,306116.171,51727
SteersChoiceAverage1,202107.051,28777
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,45293.501,3586thin
SteersSelectAverage1,20784.471,0205thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls1,63883.98/cwt81.50–86.001,3769
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72551.43/cwt50.00–53.008872
CowsLean 85-90%1,09347.42/cwt45.00–50.5051813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32951.90/cwt47.00–57.0069049
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,44196.74/cwt95.50–104.001,3949
Baby Bull CalvesN/A11252.07/cwt20.00–100.005826
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8649.77/cwt25.00–95.004319
Dairy HeifersChoice1,23884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,04012
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,05067.00/cwt67.00–67.007041
Dairy SteersSelect1,54468.50/cwt65.00–70.001,0584
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,31982.45/cwt77.00–84.001,08821
Dairy SteersChoice1,40190.48/cwt85.00–95.001,268162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56868.11/cwt67.00–69.001,0682
SteersChoice and Prime1,306116.17/cwt115.50–119.001,51727
SteersSelect1,20784.47/cwt79.00–86.001,0205
HeifersChoice1,160106.43/cwt104.00–109.501,23526
SteersSelect and Choice1,45293.50/cwt91.50–99.001,3586
SteersChoice1,202107.05/cwt104.50–113.001,28777
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71459.96/cwt55.00–65.001,0286
CowsLean 85-90%1,20052.86/cwt51.00–55.006343
CowsLean 85-90%1,07139.51/cwt37.00–42.004236
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33044.39/cwt41.00–46.5059010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40560.38/cwt58.00–63.5084827
HeifersChoice and Prime1,140111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2652
HeifersMedium and Large 176089.00/cwt89.00–89.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 181087.00/cwt87.00–87.007051
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003432
SteersMedium and Large 1713108.98/cwt102.00–116.007772
SteersMedium and Large 141897.00/cwt97.00–97.004053
SteersMedium and Large 11,02592.00/cwt92.00–92.009433
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy531105.00/cwt105.00–105.005584
SteersMedium and Large 157297.25/cwt90.00–101.005563
SteersMedium and Large 136595.00/cwt95.00–95.003471
SteersMedium and Large 1505101.00/cwt101.00–101.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
SteersMedium and Large 195088.00/cwt88.00–88.008361
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,340960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,8641
HeifersMedium and Large 250582.50/cwt82.50–82.504171
HeifersSmall and Medium 276581.00/cwt81.00–81.006201
SteersMedium and Large 266582.50/cwt82.50–82.505491
SteersMedium and Large 251774.00/cwt74.00–74.003832
SteersMedium and Large 280582.00/cwt82.00–82.006601
Dairy HeifersLarge 389068.00/cwt68.00–68.006052
Dairy HeifersLarge 339062.50/cwt62.50–62.502441
Dairy SteersLarge 319662.95/cwt62.50–63.0012311
Dairy SteersLarge 371674.00/cwt74.00–74.005304
Dairy SteersLarge 355668.70/cwt67.50–69.003825
Dairy SteersLarge 31,07573.00/cwt73.00–73.007851
Dairy SteersLarge 365267.00/cwt67.00–67.004372
Dairy SteersLarge 361172.00/cwt72.00–72.004403
Dairy SteersLarge 31,00273.00/cwt73.00–73.007312
Dairy SteersLarge 348570.00/cwt70.00–70.003402
Dairy SteersLarge 341762.49/cwt60.00–63.002616
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,12874.00/cwt74.00–74.008356
Dairy SteersLarge 331266.76/cwt62.50–70.0020810
Dairy SteersLarge 322261.59/cwt57.50–67.5013717
Dairy SteersLarge 352070.00/cwt70.00–70.003642
Bulls1,50591.50/cwt91.50–91.501,3771
Bulls1,37873.67/cwt71.00–76.501,0152

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.