Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered last week. Colder temperatures and icy conditions contributed to lighter receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.92/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −121.18 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.

Average price

$117.92

35 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$36.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	125.74	748	20
Small and Medium 1	332	114.31	380	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	101.51	550	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	660	89.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.74/cwt here — about $161 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 sale35 hd

117.92

—

IN average4 barns · 346 hd

120.16

−2.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

239.10

−121.18

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	1,837	80.51	1,479	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,733	55.40	960	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	47.30	641	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	39.44	458	49
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,297	78.16	1,014	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	65.70	762	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,308	56.24	736	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,625	95.00	1,544	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	89.11	1,276	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,346	82.65	1,112	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,358	70.29	955	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,306	122.00	1,593	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,347	113.24	1,525	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,247	95.39	1,190	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	121.85	1,660	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,331	115.39	1,536	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	98.55	1,360	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,561	89.50	1,397	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,247	95.39/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,306	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,347	113.24/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,525	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	39.92/cwt	35.00–44.50	461	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	46.11/cwt	45.00–48.50	541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	28.81/cwt	25.00–33.50	345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.79/cwt	118.00–127.00	714	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	98.55/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,360	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,297	78.16/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,014	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,308	56.24/cwt	55.00–58.00	736	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	65.70/cwt	64.00–67.50	762	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,432	89.11/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,276	67
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,544	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,358	70.29/cwt	68.00–73.00	955	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,346	82.65/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,112	20
Steers	Select	—	1,561	89.50/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,397	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,362	121.85/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,660	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,331	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,536	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	54.71/cwt	49.00–58.00	938	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,776	60.23/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	907	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	48.36/cwt	44.00–54.00	656	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	40.86/cwt	35.00–43.00	550	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	56.17/cwt	55.00–57.50	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,819	79.12/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,439	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,855	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	13.58/cwt	5.00–20.00	12	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	41.78/cwt	10.00–75.00	36	34
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	104	58.15/cwt	15.00–80.00	60	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	802.39/cwt	780.00–810.00	10,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.76/cwt	109.00–119.00	720	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	392	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	101.76/cwt	95.00–104.00	531	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	165	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	194	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	590	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	602	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	372	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	432	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	301	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	349	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	587	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	137	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	493	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	920	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	644	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	391	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	254	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	165	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	153	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	794.56/cwt	610.00–880.00	9,694	9

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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