Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and dairy steers are mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to down 3.00. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Lighter receipts were noted and increased buyer participation as many businesses and schools were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.42/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.13 against this barn's trailing median of $242.55.

Average price

$96.42

35 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.04

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	108.53	519	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	650	86.89	564	9thin
Medium and Large 2	816	75.79	618	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about −$99 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

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $267.56, low $220.81, median $242.55 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 sale35 hd

96.42

—

IN average4 barns · 456 hd

113.46

−17.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

242.55

−146.13

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	—	Low	1,605	61.51	987	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,632	49.79	813	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,388	44.12	612	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,207	31.87	385	50
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,315	83.44	1,097	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	74.33	955	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,350	60.00	810	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,431	93.39	1,336	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,468	87.90	1,290	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	82.00	1,151	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,264	66.42	840	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,230	117.00	1,439	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,285	107.83	1,386	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	956	87.48	836	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,451	116.68	1,693	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,240	107.73	1,336	28
Steers	Select	Average	1,545	86.00	1,329	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	652	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	509	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	299	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	335	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	208	3
Bulls	—	—	1,541	52.87/cwt	50.00–59.00	815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,612	64.99/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,048	8
Bulls	—	—	1,765	73.49/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	38.82/cwt	37.00–40.50	693	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	39.39/cwt	37.00–41.00	560	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	43.58/cwt	38.50–47.00	601	38
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,264	66.42/cwt	60.00–70.00	840	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,404	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,151	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,468	87.90/cwt	83.00–92.25	1,290	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,315	83.44/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,097	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	88	71.27/cwt	15.00–115.00	63	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	110	85.61/cwt	15.00–115.00	94	15
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,431	93.39/cwt	93.25–93.60	1,336	12
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	810	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	74.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	955	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	956	87.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	836	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,439	6
Steers	Select	—	1,545	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,285	107.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,386	25
Steers	Choice	—	1,240	107.73/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,336	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,451	116.68/cwt	116.00–117.50	1,693	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	67.86/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,133	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	49.73/cwt	45.00–54.50	807	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	25.14/cwt	21.00–31.00	299	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	36.61/cwt	33.50–40.00	445	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	48.48/cwt	48.00–50.50	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	107.29/cwt	99.00–117.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,472	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	106.19/cwt	100.00–112.50	285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,378	748.00/cwt	720.00–760.00	10,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	60.08/cwt	57.00–65.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,539	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	442	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	371	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	525	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	6,141	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	299	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	71.33/cwt	65.00–78.00	407	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	517	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	406	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	945	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	633	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,035	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	549	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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