Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Dairy steers and slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $99.29/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.82 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.

Average price

$99.29

54 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.14

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	104.23	529	42
Medium and Large 1-2	809	84.77	686	9thin
Medium and Large 2	615	73.67	453	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $76 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 sale54 hd

99.29

—

IN average3 barns · 640 hd

113.43

−14.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

239.10

−139.82

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	1,583	70.20	1,112	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,745	48.57	847	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	42.20	597	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,255	36.03	452	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,610	92.00	1,481	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	85.38	1,241	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	75.48	1,071	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,301	62.62	815	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,552	96.00	1,490	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,404	89.50	1,257	90
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	74.99	1,089	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,333	115.05	1,534	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,260	108.96	1,373	34
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,380	118.88	1,641	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,249	111.36	1,391	118
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,297	103.03	1,336	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	—	1,733	61.37/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,466	70.31/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,031	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	653	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	695	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	389	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	354	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	449	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,077	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	84.26/cwt	83.00–88.00	298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	421	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	37.50/cwt	34.00–42.00	384	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	729.92/cwt	675.00–780.00	10,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	83.63/cwt	80.00–88.00	634	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	636	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	79.49/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	71.43/cwt	67.00–74.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	109.70/cwt	100.00–115.00	457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	105.27/cwt	95.00–115.00	333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	106.51/cwt	98.00–113.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	96.04/cwt	94.00–98.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	101.11/cwt	93.00–104.00	545	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,333	115.05/cwt	115.00–115.25	1,534	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	41.84/cwt	36.50–46.50	582	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,611	48.62/cwt	47.00–49.25	783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	34.36/cwt	31.50–36.00	467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	39.07/cwt	34.50–43.00	502	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,782	40.76/cwt	39.00–43.00	726	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	77.98/cwt	10.00–110.00	68	35
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	106	95.46/cwt	30.00–115.00	101	20
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,297	103.03/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,336	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,380	118.88/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,641	16
Steers	Choice	—	1,249	111.36/cwt	107.50–116.50	1,391	118
Heifers	Choice	—	1,260	108.96/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,373	34
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,552	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,490	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,404	89.50/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,257	90
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,452	74.99/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,089	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,454	85.38/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,241	16
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,301	62.62/cwt	60.00–65.50	815	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	9	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,419	75.48/cwt	74.50–75.75	1,071	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,610	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	30.68/cwt	25.00–34.00	368	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	49.63/cwt	45.00–53.50	864	22
Bulls	—	—	2,005	82.81/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,660	2

How this sale compares

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