Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.15/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.24 against this barn's trailing median of $240.39.

Average price

$113.15

53 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$44.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.67

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	116.71	627	46
Small and Medium 1	363	97.33	354	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	426	88.00	375	3thin
Small and Medium 2	900	72.00	648	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.71/cwt here — about −$21 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

25 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $213.44, median $240.39 across 25 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

113.15

—

IN average4 barns · 708 hd

118.82

−5.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

240.39

−127.24

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	72.70	1,103	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,627	48.19	784	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	40.90	559	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	34.18	403	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,361	57.42	781	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	47.12	600	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	43.00	456	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,404	96.00	1,348	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,397	88.46	1,236	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,503	79.28	1,192	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	65.53	805	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	110.33	1,434	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,217	104.21	1,268	33
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,181	94.81	1,120	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,053	85.78	903	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,440	114.00	1,642	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,279	109.02	1,394	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	98.62	1,179	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	87.57	968	5thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.06/cwt	108.00–120.00	670	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	98.22/cwt	92.00–102.00	330	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,503	79.28/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,192	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,228	65.53/cwt	60.00–70.00	805	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,404	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,348	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,397	88.46/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,236	67
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	47.12/cwt	46.50–48.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	123.39/cwt	121.00–125.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	29.29/cwt	10.00–65.00	25	31
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	95	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	38	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	74.23/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,118	4
Bulls	—	—	1,511	79.53/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	64.33/cwt	58.00–67.50	987	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	33.29/cwt	30.00–38.00	494	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	46.36/cwt	44.50–51.50	649	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	40.40/cwt	35.00–44.00	543	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	55.92/cwt	55.00–57.00	844	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,816	40.14/cwt	38.00–43.50	729	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	49.04/cwt	46.00–53.00	786	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	45.32/cwt	42.00–48.50	591	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	28.87/cwt	25.00–31.50	333	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	36.49/cwt	32.00–41.50	432	41
Heifers	Choice	—	1,217	104.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,268	33
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,300	110.33/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,434	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,053	85.78/cwt	85.00–86.00	903	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,181	94.81/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,120	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,279	109.02/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,394	67
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,642	24
Steers	Select	—	1,105	87.57/cwt	83.00–92.00	968	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,196	98.62/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,179	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,361	57.42/cwt	55.00–58.50	781	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,060	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	906	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	593	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	94.47/cwt	93.00–95.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	98.75/cwt	94.00–107.50	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	93.67/cwt	92.00–94.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	623	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	307	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	282	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	270	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	122	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	423	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	415	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	394	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	375	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	503.83/cwt	500.00–510.00	5,855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	728.31/cwt	660.00–780.00	10,145	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,065	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	651	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	508	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	624	73.26/cwt	68.00–78.00	457	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	888	62.32/cwt	60.00–67.00	553	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	326	61.48/cwt	55.00–65.00	200	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	288	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	173	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	982	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	707	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	392	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	107	45.16/cwt	20.00–65.00	48	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	78	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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