Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because there was no market report last week. Increased crowd attendance was noted along with good offering of value added calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.84/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −123.26 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.

Average price

$115.84

53 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 4

$55.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.62

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	123.25	569	43
Small and Medium 1	390	112.50	439	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	716	84.29	603	7thin
Medium and Large 2	795	70.00	557	1thin
Small and Medium 4	355	67.50	240	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.75/cwt here — about $329 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

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $209.68, 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 sale53 hd

115.84

—

IN average5 barns · 471 hd

108.22

+7.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

239.10

−123.26

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	—	Average	1,626	76.34	1,241	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,672	55.24	923	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	51.06	684	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	42.38	468	55
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,443	81.52	1,176	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	74.55	942	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	62.08	756	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,274	56.25	717	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,259	89.12	1,122	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	86.35	1,190	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	77.00	1,050	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,190	63.53	756	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,329	103.25	1,372	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,207	97.60	1,178	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	87.73	994	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,509	110.50	1,667	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,248	100.10	1,249	91
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,184	97.10	1,150	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,065	88.48	942	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	105.34/cwt	103.00–112.50	332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	111.50/cwt	109.00–114.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	861	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	390	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	394	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,685	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	19,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	560	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	81.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	58.30/cwt	57.00–59.50	772	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	41.41/cwt	36.00–46.00	444	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	48.62/cwt	46.50–52.00	567	16
Bulls	—	—	1,776	78.10/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,387	5
Bulls	—	—	1,308	66.10/cwt	60.00–70.00	865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,329	1
Steers	Select	—	1,065	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	942	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,509	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,667	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,184	97.10/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,150	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,133	87.73/cwt	86.00–90.00	994	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,329	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	1,372	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,207	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,178	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,259	89.12/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,122	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,274	56.25/cwt	50.00–58.50	717	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	60.00/cwt	40.00–80.00	54	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	107	46.87/cwt	15.00–60.00	50	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	88	32.37/cwt	10.00–65.00	28	30
Steers	Choice	—	1,248	100.10/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,249	91
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,378	86.35/cwt	83.00–88.25	1,190	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,364	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,050	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,190	63.53/cwt	59.50–67.00	756	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,218	62.08/cwt	60.00–63.00	756	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,443	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,176	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,264	74.55/cwt	67.00–76.00	942	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	43.96/cwt	42.00–45.00	562	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	31.08/cwt	25.00–35.00	347	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	50.86/cwt	46.50–56.00	688	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	55.91/cwt	50.50–60.50	932	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	44.74/cwt	40.00–48.50	796	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,003	1
Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	355	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	240	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	448	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	275	67.93/cwt	66.00–71.00	187	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	422	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	312	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	476	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	352	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	366	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	311	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	521	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	412	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	266	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	328	75.38/cwt	75.00–76.00	247	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	582	75.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	439	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	3
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	820	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	602	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,490	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,505	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,476	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	676.73/cwt	625.00–740.00	7,667	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	852.73/cwt	685.00–890.00	9,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	83.20/cwt	80.00–84.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	192	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	167	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	581.81/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,254	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	748.19/cwt	620.00–800.00	7,901	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,532	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	914.75/cwt	900.00–980.00	10,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	101.63/cwt	97.00–104.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	95.71/cwt	94.00–97.50	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	307	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	454	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1

How this sale compares

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