Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as there was no auction last week because of the Christmas holiday. This New Year's Day auction had increased buyer participation as area businesses closed for the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.21/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −126.43 against this barn's trailing median of $241.64.

Average price

$115.21

35 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	115.44	638	34
Small and Medium 1	555	107.50	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $41 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 $224.25, median $241.64 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

115.21

—

IN average1 barns · 102 hd

112.44

+2.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

241.64

−126.43

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	—	High	1,783	82.67	1,474	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	54.65	948	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,417	48.53	688	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	39.40	487	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,412	92.00	1,299	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	87.15	1,159	37
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	77.25	1,061	13
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,341	62.83	843	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,471	96.50	1,420	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,424	90.58	1,290	55
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,371	80.46	1,103	7thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,232	119.00	1,466	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	115.43	1,459	53
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	92.15	1,166	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,192	77.00	918	7thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,328	119.00	1,580	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,306	115.99	1,515	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,486	91.06	1,353	11
Steers	Select	Average	1,325	78.27	1,037	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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%	—	1,403	47.95/cwt	43.00–53.00	673	24
Bulls	—	—	1,968	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	73.24/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	52.13/cwt	51.00–53.00	672	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,306	115.99/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,515	31
Heifers	Choice	—	1,264	115.43/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,459	53
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,424	90.58/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,290	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	52.97/cwt	48.00–56.50	885	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,784	59.51/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,062	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	44.45/cwt	42.00–47.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	29.51/cwt	29.00–30.00	362	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,412	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,299	7
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,471	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,420	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,328	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,580	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,232	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,466	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	87.15/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,159	37
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,371	80.46/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,103	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,341	62.83/cwt	58.00–68.00	843	11
Heifers	Select	—	1,192	77.00/cwt	70.00–80.00	918	7
Steers	Select	—	1,325	78.27/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,037	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	38.89/cwt	33.00–43.00	460	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	45.21/cwt	43.50–49.50	625	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,486	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,353	11
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	77.25/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,061	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	92.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	371	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	608	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	525	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	51.75/cwt	48.50–55.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	686	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	111	52.29/cwt	10.00–65.00	58	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	85	50.99/cwt	15.00–170.00	43	51
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	100	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	45	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	32	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	712	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	503	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	226	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	555	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	90.75/cwt	90.00–93.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	412	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	790	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	665	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	382	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,395	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	595	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	600.90/cwt	550.00–625.00	7,451	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	715	72.00/cwt	66.00–78.00	515	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,006	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	755	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	672	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	497	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	64.51/cwt	62.50–67.50	326	5

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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