Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
104 vs last sale 332 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
660 head
52 vs last sale 712 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 10 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
56 head
38 vs last sale 94 56 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 10.00 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. A lower undertone was noted on slaughter heifers and dairy heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower. Attendance and receipts at the auction was lighter today as this week wraps up the Indiana State Fair with many livestock producers participating in the open shows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $105.50/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 133.60 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.
Average price
$105.50
20 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$183
per head · Small and Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.94
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small and Medium 1220130.002866thin
Medium and Large 1607108.256578thin
Small and Medium 1-260881.504954thin
Medium and Large 268069.004692thin
One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about −$183 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
280258235213median 239.1012/1702/1104/1506/1708/12
Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $226.80, median $239.10 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 sale20 hd
105.50
IN average4 barns · 320 hd
107.44
−1.94
This barn, trailing median27 sales
239.10
−133.60
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
BullsLow1,51580.751,22319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51960.0091152
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31051.8167972
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08242.3545852
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,26889.001,1295thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,49587.751,3122thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32864.478564thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,18056.246642thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,50898.931,4926thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,42488.531,26177
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,20574.638994thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,24365.238113thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,380109.001,5041thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,09092.411,0074thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19281.509714thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,28575.009641thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,291109.751,4173thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,266103.061,30530
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35895.891,3025thin
SteersSelectAverage1,32387.031,15124

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
HeifersMedium and Large 11,01090.00/cwt90.00–90.009091
HeifersMedium and Large 176095.00/cwt95.00–95.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 173590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
BullsMedium and Large 164594.00/cwt94.00–94.006061
HeifersSelect1,28575.00/cwt75.00–75.009641
HeifersChoice and Prime1,380109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5041
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76649.07/cwt46.00–54.008678
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30044.20/cwt39.50–47.5057512
CowsLean 85-90%1,16049.98/cwt48.00–54.5058015
CowsLean 85-90%98632.89/cwt27.00–36.5032413
SteersChoice and Prime1,291109.75/cwt109.75–109.751,4173
SteersSelect and Choice1,35895.89/cwt91.00–97.501,3025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30458.38/cwt55.00–63.5076113
HeifersChoice1,09092.41/cwt86.00–96.001,0074
HeifersSelect and Choice1,19281.50/cwt80.00–85.009714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31451.94/cwt47.00–57.0068247
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,26889.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1295
Dairy HeifersChoice1,49587.75/cwt87.75–87.751,3122
SteersChoice1,266103.06/cwt98.50–106.251,30530
Baby Bull CalvesN/A10452.51/cwt50.00–60.00558
Baby Bull CalvesN/A15552.50/cwt52.50–52.50811
SteersSelect1,32387.03/cwt81.00–87.501,15124
Dairy SteersSelect1,24365.23/cwt60.00–68.008113
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,50898.93/cwt98.50–101.501,4926
Dairy SteersChoice1,42488.53/cwt82.00–91.001,26177
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8846.88/cwt15.00–90.004123
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,32864.47/cwt63.00–67.008564
Dairy HeifersSelect1,18056.24/cwt56.00–56.506642
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,20574.63/cwt71.00–76.008994
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46559.89/cwt57.00–63.0087727
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48865.33/cwt60.50–70.5097217
CowsLean 85-90%1,08542.71/cwt37.50–47.5046324
Bulls1,16065.19/cwt61.50–67.507563
Bulls1,65188.66/cwt85.00–91.001,4648
Bulls1,51278.67/cwt73.00–84.501,1898
Dairy SteersLarge 358061.00/cwt61.00–61.003541
Dairy SteersLarge 334568.00/cwt68.00–68.002351
Dairy SteersLarge 399776.00/cwt76.00–76.007585
Dairy SteersLarge 321085.00/cwt85.00–85.001793
Dairy HeifersLarge 391561.00/cwt61.00–61.005581
Dairy SteersLarge 387559.48/cwt58.00–61.005202
Dairy SteersLarge 348770.00/cwt70.00–70.003412
Dairy SteersLarge 369570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
Dairy SteersLarge 353055.00/cwt55.00–55.002921
Dairy SteersLarge 344078.00/cwt78.00–78.003432
Dairy SteersLarge 391066.00/cwt66.00–66.006011
Dairy SteersLarge 370072.00/cwt72.00–72.005041
Dairy SteersLarge 31,09571.00/cwt71.00–71.007771
Dairy HeifersLarge 373065.00/cwt65.00–65.004751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,125560.00/cwt560.00–560.006,3001
SteersMedium and Large 272068.00/cwt68.00–68.004901
SteersMedium and Large 264070.00/cwt70.00–70.004481
HeifersMedium and Large 21,02568.00/cwt68.00–68.006973
BullsMedium and Large 284561.00/cwt61.00–61.005151
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,178755.41/cwt725.00–800.008,8992
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,2401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5871
SteersSmall and Medium 1-268079.00/cwt79.00–79.005372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,165700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,1552
SteersSmall and Medium 1-256087.00/cwt87.00–87.004871
SteersSmall and Medium 1-251081.00/cwt81.00–81.004131
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-264080.00/cwt80.00–80.005123
SteersSmall and Medium 1220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002866
SteersMedium and Large 1857101.00/cwt101.00–101.008662
SteersMedium and Large 1350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004032
SteersMedium and Large 172093.00/cwt93.00–93.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 189089.00/cwt89.00–89.007921
SteersMedium and Large 1140145.00/cwt145.00–145.002031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,420975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,8451
SteersMedium and Large 197084.00/cwt84.00–84.008151
SteersMedium and Large 1615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891

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.