Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Holstein steers were mostly steady. A higher undertone was noted on dairy heifers and slaughter heifers based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $100.35/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −138.08 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.

Average price

$100.35

17 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$54.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	130.00	840	5thin
Small and Medium 1	672	97.00	652	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	618	93.33	577	6thin
Medium and Large 2	377	75.50	285	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.50/cwt here — about $555 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

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 sale17 hd

100.35

—

IN average4 barns · 350 hd

105.64

−5.28

This barn, trailing median28 sales

238.44

−138.08

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	—	High	1,626	84.60	1,375	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,688	60.07	1,014	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	51.51	674	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	43.02	495	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,428	89.00	1,271	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,387	81.32	1,128	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	73.71	925	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,214	59.42	721	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	97.50	1,341	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,422	88.40	1,257	110
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	81.64	1,104	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	69.64	900	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,393	106.50	1,484	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,238	103.51	1,281	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	89.06	1,178	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,280	106.50	1,363	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,259	102.93	1,296	80
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	94.70	1,198	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	985	75.00	739	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	—	1,688	90.03/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	49.52/cwt	47.00–55.50	590	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	45.68/cwt	38.50–48.00	607	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	66.28/cwt	65.50–67.00	1,006	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	59.93/cwt	55.00–65.00	1,016	31
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,214	59.42/cwt	54.50–64.00	721	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	150	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	113	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	73.71/cwt	65.00–75.00	925	13
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,341	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,293	69.64/cwt	62.50–72.50	900	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,352	81.64/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,104	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,422	88.40/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,257	110
Heifers	Choice	—	1,238	103.51/cwt	96.00–104.25	1,281	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	84	37.70/cwt	10.00–70.00	32	45
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	106	54.45/cwt	30.00–120.00	58	29
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	7.43/cwt	5.00–10.00	7	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,387	81.32/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,128	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,428	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	31.96/cwt	27.00–36.00	364	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,280	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,363	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,259	102.93/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,296	80
Steers	Select	—	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	94.70/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	89.06/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,178	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	42.24/cwt	36.50–46.50	476	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	64.40/cwt	59.00–69.00	802	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	255	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	148	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	267	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	182	16
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	561	66.50/cwt	64.00–74.00	373	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	224	79.74/cwt	75.00–85.00	179	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	216	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	145	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	99	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	566	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	343	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	272	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	314	78.24/cwt	69.00–88.00	246	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.78/cwt	48.50–58.50	689	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	944	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,393	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,484	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	81.86/cwt	76.50–86.50	1,310	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	18,204	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	672	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	652	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	991	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	567	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	428	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	59.12/cwt	55.00–63.00	560	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	775	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	182	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	444	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	465	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	316	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	196	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	240	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	78	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	90	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	326	53.25/cwt	44.00–58.00	174	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	479	76.03/cwt	70.00–80.00	364	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	82.14/cwt	76.00–90.00	148	5

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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