Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady. Dairy steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Good seller and buyer participation was noted today as rainy weather conditions prevented harvest and field work.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $110.06/cwt on 144 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −129.68 against this barn's trailing median of $239.75.

Average price

$110.06

144 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$50.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	122.75	671	92
Small and Medium 1	382	103.00	393	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	417	91.00	379	32
Small and Medium 1-2	698	83.25	581	2thin
Medium and Large 2	506	80.52	407	14thin
Small and Medium 2	750	72.00	540	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.75/cwt here — about $131 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

26 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $213.44, median $239.75 across 26 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 sale144 hd

110.06

—

IN average2 barns · 334 hd

108.45

+1.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

239.75

−129.68

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	1,609	75.71	1,218	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	49.77	766	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,358	44.76	608	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	37.48	423	71
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	85.00	1,166	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,332	76.27	1,016	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	59.33	783	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	48.79	619	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,095	100.00	1,095	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,451	89.96	1,305	68
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	78.71	1,165	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,220	71.00	866	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,278	112.21	1,434	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	101.90	1,247	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,292	115.00	1,486	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,281	107.82	1,381	69
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,497	96.19	1,440	4thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	35.47/cwt	34.50–37.50	445	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	37.34/cwt	32.00–41.50	418	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	27.71/cwt	20.00–30.00	330	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	44.09/cwt	42.50–48.00	489	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,224	101.90/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,247	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	110.43/cwt	102.00–117.00	587	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	112.88/cwt	107.00–117.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	450	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	104.68/cwt	96.00–109.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	119.33/cwt	111.00–124.00	626	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	128.33/cwt	126.00–135.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	127.18/cwt	124.00–136.00	566	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	382	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	124.58/cwt	121.00–128.00	458	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	44.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	731	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	38.01/cwt	10.00–45.00	41	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,292	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,486	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,281	107.82/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,381	69
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,497	96.19/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,278	112.21/cwt	112.00–112.75	1,434	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	44.71/cwt	38.00–48.00	614	50
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,372	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,166	6
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	59.33/cwt	55.00–63.00	783	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,332	76.27/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,016	11
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	83	12.73/cwt	10.00–15.00	11	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	89	32.11/cwt	15.00–40.00	29	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	160	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	24	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,451	89.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,305	68
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,220	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	866	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	78.71/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,165	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,268	48.79/cwt	46.00–52.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	49.19/cwt	48.00–50.00	658	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,028	57.85/cwt	57.00–58.50	595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	50.42/cwt	46.00–56.00	779	35
Bulls	—	—	1,644	78.68/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,293	17
Bulls	—	—	1,478	65.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	973	9
Bulls	—	—	1,898	94.83/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,800	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	197	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	394	63.93/cwt	62.00–70.00	252	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	70.67/cwt	66.00–80.00	523	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	251	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	317	66.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	212	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	592	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	491	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	264	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,070	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	717	3
Bulls	Large 3	—	555	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	300	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	465	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	259	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	82.31/cwt	75.00–85.00	218	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	700	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	511	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	87.14/cwt	78.00–94.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	776	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	788	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	96.36/cwt	89.00–101.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	92.82/cwt	88.00–94.00	490	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	45.36/cwt	44.00–47.00	462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,375	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	721.40/cwt	660.00–740.00	9,696	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	96.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	370	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	595.89/cwt	450.00–700.00	5,619	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,175	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	555	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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