Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Dairy heifers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Some cooler weather contributed to good livestock movement and attendance at today's auction.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.26/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.38 against this barn's trailing median of $241.64.

Average price

$102.26

25 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.86

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	112.21	537	14thin
Small and Medium 1	684	108.38	741	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	783	89.00	696	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	765	85.00	650	1thin
Small and Medium 2	845	74.00	625	2thin
Medium and Large 2	843	70.50	594	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about −$57 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $267.56, low $224.25, median $241.64 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 sale25 hd

102.26

—

IN average4 barns · 377 hd

113.12

−10.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

241.64

−139.38

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	—	Low	1,577	89.21	1,407	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	65.04	1,050	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	58.57	783	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	46.48	524	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	92.00	1,237	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	84.67	1,064	15
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,441	71.69	1,033	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,473	95.89	1,412	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	90.40	1,243	110
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	81.41	1,145	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,397	74.41	1,040	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,218	116.00	1,413	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,172	110.52	1,295	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	94.32	1,324	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,233	88.96	1,097	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,344	121.10	1,628	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,226	112.93	1,385	88
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,174	106.09	1,245	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,426	92.38	1,317	5thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	57.77/cwt	52.50–62.50	765	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	64.39/cwt	60.00–69.50	1,037	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	73.37/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,160	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	66.43/cwt	63.00–70.00	941	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	937	41.77/cwt	39.00–48.50	391	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	48.64/cwt	44.50–52.00	642	16
Steers	Select	—	1,426	92.38/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,404	94.32/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,172	110.52/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,295	50
Heifers	Select	—	1,233	88.96/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,097	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	50.98/cwt	50.00–53.00	460	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	54.66/cwt	52.00–57.00	964	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	90	36.94/cwt	20.00–60.00	33	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	108	47.58/cwt	40.00–55.00	51	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,218	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,413	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,344	121.10/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,628	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,226	112.93/cwt	109.00–118.50	1,385	88
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,174	106.09/cwt	102.50–108.50	1,245	23
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	77	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,375	90.40/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,243	110
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,406	81.41/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,145	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,441	71.69/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,033	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,345	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,237	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	84.67/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,064	15
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,397	74.41/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,040	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,473	95.89/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,412	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	54.96/cwt	53.00–57.00	651	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	48.18/cwt	44.00–52.00	562	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	34.69/cwt	30.00–38.00	393	9
Bulls	—	—	1,363	78.52/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,070	6
Bulls	—	—	1,932	90.06/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,740	5
Bulls	—	—	1,496	99.19/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,484	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	995	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	716	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	746	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	574	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	395	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	428	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	425	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	309	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	665	73.59/cwt	73.00–74.00	489	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	560	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	905	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	679	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	785	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	573	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	113.52/cwt	111.00–116.00	585	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,397	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	585	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	1,045	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	993	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1

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.

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