Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Dairy steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.21/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −133.89 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.

Average price

$105.21

34 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$48.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	119.14	577	23
Medium and Large 1-2	590	80.67	476	6thin
Medium and Large 2	616	70.60	435	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.54/cwt here — about $142 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 $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 sale34 hd

105.21

—

IN average4 barns · 516 hd

107.10

−1.89

This barn, trailing median27 sales

239.10

−133.89

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	1,660	79.66	1,322	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	56.14	829	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	48.59	624	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	36.41	407	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,408	89.90	1,266	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,412	68.49	967	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,055	53.50	564	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,487	93.60	1,392	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,429	88.50	1,265	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,331	79.91	1,064	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,247	68.66	856	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,323	106.60	1,410	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,267	100.81	1,277	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,231	93.50	1,151	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	75.00	833	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,297	107.90	1,399	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,244	101.97	1,269	76
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	95.09	1,215	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	87.26	1,130	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	226	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	61.18/cwt	60.00–61.50	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	45.29/cwt	42.00–49.00	515	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	24.46/cwt	20.00–30.00	281	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	56.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	828	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,796	91.27/cwt	88.50–95.50	1,639	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,278	95.09/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,215	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,244	101.97/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,269	76
Heifers	Choice	—	1,267	100.81/cwt	95.00–104.90	1,277	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,231	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,151	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,323	106.60/cwt	106.60–106.60	1,410	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,055	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	564	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,408	89.90/cwt	89.90–89.90	1,266	11
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	83	33.32/cwt	10.00–55.00	28	36
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	180	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	63	1
Steers	Select	—	1,295	87.26/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,130	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,297	107.90/cwt	107.90–107.90	1,399	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,487	93.60/cwt	93.60–93.60	1,392	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,429	88.50/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,265	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,331	79.91/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,064	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,247	68.66/cwt	65.00–73.00	856	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,412	68.49/cwt	67.00–73.00	967	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	105	46.77/cwt	35.00–80.00	49	18
Bulls	—	—	1,663	80.62/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,341	11
Bulls	—	—	1,578	71.51/cwt	66.00–75.50	1,128	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	49.17/cwt	44.00–52.50	643	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	39.29/cwt	35.00–42.00	482	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	54.21/cwt	53.00–57.00	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	37.09/cwt	31.00–40.00	399	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	603	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	482	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	467	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	383	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	362	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	275	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	333	77.32/cwt	74.00–79.00	257	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	503	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	117.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	110.37/cwt	109.00–111.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	103.00–129.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	100.26/cwt	90.00–107.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	109.00/cwt	97.50–114.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	567	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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