Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Dairy steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were down 9.00 based on a limited comparison. A good offering of value added feeder calves today and rainy weather conditions increased buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.47/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −106.96 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.

Average price

$131.47

98 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.12

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	300	137.50	413	4thin
Medium and Large 1	460	133.88	616	89
Medium and Large 1-2	673	88.00	592	3thin
Medium and Large 2	313	77.50	242	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $170 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 sale98 hd

131.47

—

IN average5 barns · 796 hd

114.35

+17.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

238.44

−106.96

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	1,517	68.32	1,037	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	49.82	727	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	47.01	624	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	37.47	410	55
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,271	66.74	848	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,178	58.46	689	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,236	51.31	634	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,466	90.15	1,322	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	87.46	1,294	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	76.17	1,021	10
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,302	62.00	807	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,369	107.00	1,465	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,139	97.69	1,113	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,195	70.70	845	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	950	56.00	532	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,380	109.00	1,504	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,258	104.37	1,313	115
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,309	89.64	1,173	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,340	82.50	1,106	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	318	118.44/cwt	114.00–125.00	377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.63/cwt	130.00–144.00	593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	132.56/cwt	126.00–137.50	359	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	49.65/cwt	46.00–53.50	720	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	30.21/cwt	25.00–34.00	308	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	53.01/cwt	52.50–53.50	711	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,286	47.66/cwt	46.00–50.00	613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	59.85/cwt	57.00–65.00	893	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	41.19/cwt	35.00–45.00	619	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,139	97.69/cwt	91.00–100.50	1,113	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,380	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,504	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,258	104.37/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,313	115
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,195	70.70/cwt	68.00–74.00	845	2
Heifers	Select	—	950	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	532	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,369	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,465	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,271	66.74/cwt	65.00–75.00	848	7
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,178	58.46/cwt	56.50–60.00	689	12
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	44.97/cwt	10.00–70.00	49	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	84	26.96/cwt	10.00–60.00	23	37
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,309	89.64/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,173	12
Steers	Select	—	1,340	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,106	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	95	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	14	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,341	76.17/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,021	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,302	62.00/cwt	58.00–64.00	807	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,466	90.15/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,322	25
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,479	87.46/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,294	43
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,236	51.31/cwt	46.00–56.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	47.87/cwt	43.00–52.00	632	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	37.62/cwt	35.00–42.00	520	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	39.36/cwt	35.00–45.00	434	36
Bulls	—	—	1,575	71.17/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,121	13
Bulls	—	—	1,232	56.30/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	76.00/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,324	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	415	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	218	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	545	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	354	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 4	—	1,095	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	745	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	878	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	395	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	367	70.90/cwt	64.00–78.00	260	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	339	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	292	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	320	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	971	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	573	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	947	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	474	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	183	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	146	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	310	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	180	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	181	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	192	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	867.28/cwt	820.00–910.00	13,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	94.85/cwt	93.00–105.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	132.24/cwt	129.00–138.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	296	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	112.50/cwt	107.50–115.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	140.29/cwt	139.00–141.00	652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	143.73/cwt	142.50–144.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	773	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1Value Added	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.58/cwt	103.00–116.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	108.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	532	3

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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