Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-08-07

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 7
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
104 vs last sale 228 332 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
712 head
20 vs last sale 692 712 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
3 vs last sale 7 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
94 head
6 vs last sale 88 94 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 dairy heifers based on a limited comparison. A lower undertone was noted on slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. A good offering of cattle today and increased buyer participation was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.78/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 145.93 against this barn's trailing median of $240.71.
Average price
$94.78
16 head · 739 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$429
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.75
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 176096.3073215thin
Medium and Large 242072.003021thin
One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $429 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
282257232207median 240.7112/1702/1804/2906/2408/19
Heifers 0–100 lb: high $267.56, low $220.81, median $240.71 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 sale16 hd
94.78
IN average3 barns · 231 hd
110.53
−15.75
This barn, trailing median28 sales
240.71
−145.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,70883.241,4216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64262.851,03227
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33254.1772272
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16748.0456166
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,30892.281,20733
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,36081.161,1043thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,24567.448406thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,47298.961,45712
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,39592.411,289197
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,38983.541,16023
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,27873.889446thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315114.001,4998thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,163109.741,27630
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29887.321,1335thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,25473.489214thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,420121.501,72511
SteersChoiceAverage1,225113.061,38591
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352101.791,37619

Every lot, as filed

66 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
BullsMedium and Large 1890100.75/cwt94.00–103.008974
BullsMedium and Large 11,24294.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1672
BullsMedium and Large 1795102.00/cwt102.00–102.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
BullsMedium and Large 1425111.00/cwt111.00–111.004721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63862.74/cwt58.50–67.001,02816
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67755.11/cwt53.00–57.509246
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61472.51/cwt70.00–75.001,1705
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34656.44/cwt52.00–62.0076046
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30646.85/cwt42.50–51.5061222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32168.37/cwt64.00–73.009034
SteersChoice and Prime1,420121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,72511
SteersChoice1,225113.06/cwt108.00–117.001,38591
HeifersSelect1,25473.48/cwt69.00–78.009214
HeifersChoice and Prime1,315114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4998
HeifersChoice1,163109.74/cwt103.50–113.251,27630
HeifersSelect and Choice1,29887.32/cwt80.00–89.001,1335
Dairy HeifersSelect1,24567.44/cwt65.50–74.008406
Dairy HeifersChoice1,30892.28/cwt91.50–95.001,20733
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,36081.16/cwt80.00–82.501,1043
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8826.66/cwt10.00–50.002331
Baby Bull CalvesN/A10742.20/cwt15.00–50.004516
SteersSelect and Choice1,352101.79/cwt98.00–105.501,37619
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,38983.54/cwt80.00–87.001,16023
Dairy SteersSelect1,27873.88/cwt70.00–78.009446
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,47298.96/cwt98.75–101.501,45712
Dairy SteersChoice1,39592.41/cwt88.00–98.001,289197
CowsLean 85-90%1,16347.33/cwt42.50–52.5055034
CowsLean 85-90%1,21555.55/cwt53.00–63.0067518
CowsLean 85-90%1,11540.12/cwt35.00–42.0044714
Bulls1,88582.83/cwt77.00–86.001,5613
Bulls1,73892.46/cwt90.00–94.501,6072
Bulls1,11566.00/cwt66.00–66.007361
Dairy SteersLarge 374570.83/cwt70.00–72.505283
Dairy SteersLarge 352665.00/cwt65.00–65.003423
Dairy SteersLarge 348882.50/cwt82.50–82.504033
Dairy SteersLarge 363063.00/cwt63.00–63.003971
Dairy SteersLarge 318475.00/cwt75.00–75.001389
Dairy SteersLarge 393878.77/cwt72.00–81.007394
Dairy HeifersLarge 31,17075.00/cwt75.00–75.008781
Dairy HeifersLarge 397082.00/cwt82.00–82.007951
SteersMedium and Large 257075.00/cwt75.00–75.004281
HeifersMedium and Large 242072.00/cwt72.00–72.003021
BullsSmall and Medium 237072.50/cwt72.50–72.502681
BullsMedium and Large 254080.00/cwt80.00–80.004321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285073.00/cwt73.00–73.006211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114851.99/cwt750.00–875.009,4915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,5051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,4201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,136970.00/cwt970.00–970.0011,0193
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,373972.31/cwt970.00–975.0013,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,320925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,2101
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,515120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8181
SteersMedium and Large 1305107.00/cwt107.00–107.003261
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy430118.00/cwt118.00–118.005071
HeifersMedium and Large 177297.87/cwt97.00–104.007568
HeifersMedium and Large 166990.00/cwt90.00–90.006025
HeifersMedium and Large 11,025105.50/cwt105.50–105.501,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
SteersMedium and Large 179598.00/cwt98.00–98.007791
SteersMedium and Large 169594.00/cwt94.00–94.006531
SteersMedium and Large 1610108.00/cwt108.00–108.006591
SteersMedium and Large 1505111.00/cwt111.00–111.005611
SteersMedium and Large 1905104.00/cwt104.00–104.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1415102.00/cwt102.00–102.004231
BullsMedium and Large 11,014106.26/cwt105.00–110.001,0774

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.