Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter dairy steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $109.32/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −129.12 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.

Average price

$109.32

36 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$20.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	111.64	710	32
Medium and Large 2	514	90.75	466	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $244 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

28 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $215.36, median $238.44 across 28 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 sale36 hd

109.32

—

IN average4 barns · 728 hd

116.65

−7.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

238.44

−129.12

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	1,719	78.01	1,341	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	50.79	842	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,477	46.58	688	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,227	38.31	470	72
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,345	74.70	1,005	12
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,295	63.39	821	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,390	55.73	775	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	98.00	1,490	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,458	88.91	1,296	65
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	82.49	1,028	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,335	74.00	988	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	119.00	1,577	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	113.06	1,492	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,000	92.00	920	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,409	117.09	1,650	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,308	113.20	1,481	117
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	101.61	1,260	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,364	84.10	1,147	10

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	—	1,865	81.82/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,526	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,746	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	90	47.91/cwt	10.00–95.00	43	31
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	54.82/cwt	10.00–65.00	60	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	74.70/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,005	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	50.21/cwt	45.50–53.50	813	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	42.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	56.60/cwt	56.50–57.00	968	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,607	50.75/cwt	49.00–53.00	816	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	39.05/cwt	35.00–44.50	608	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,520	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,577	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,409	117.09/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,650	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	88.91/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,296	65
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	113.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,492	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,308	113.20/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,481	117
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,390	55.73/cwt	52.00–60.00	775	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,335	74.00/cwt	73.00–75.00	988	2
Steers	Select	—	1,364	84.10/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,147	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	40.26/cwt	34.00–44.00	498	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	29.67/cwt	25.00–33.50	342	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,339	45.07/cwt	44.50–45.50	603	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	101.61/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,260	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	63.39/cwt	62.00–65.00	821	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,246	82.49/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,028	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	498	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	400	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	407	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	591	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	111.36/cwt	102.50–120.00	451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,781	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	98.28/cwt	93.00–100.00	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	303	57.32/cwt	52.00–60.00	174	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	379	71.88/cwt	70.00–82.50	272	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,049	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	75	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	23	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	130	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	39	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	108.31/cwt	107.50–110.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	81.64/cwt	80.00–84.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	116.26/cwt	104.00–122.00	564	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	45.77/cwt	39.50–48.50	655	82
Bulls	—	—	1,552	73.67/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,143	8

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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