Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered last week. Lighter receipts were noted today as colder weather conditions moved into the area and some local schools were on breaks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $111.70/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −128.05 against this barn's trailing median of $239.75.

Average price

$111.70

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	119.77	661	6thin
Medium and Large 2	500	87.50	438	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about $223 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

26 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $265.98, low $213.44, median $239.75 across 26 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 sale8 hd

111.70

—

IN average3 barns · 229 hd

118.92

−7.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

239.75

−128.05

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	1,943	92.83	1,804	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	68.90	1,136	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	57.22	772	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	41.38	464	49
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,289	82.95	1,069	32
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	74.22	1,024	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,300	56.76	738	14
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	97.00	1,521	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	91.13	1,319	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	79.01	1,014	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,213	67.59	820	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,386	116.00	1,608	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,138	112.40	1,279	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	98.50	1,377	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,405	90.00	1,265	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,281	117.50	1,505	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	112.39	1,459	41

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Medium and Large 1	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,386	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,138	112.40/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	44.27/cwt	38.00–48.00	503	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	27.51/cwt	25.00–35.00	272	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,288	51.39/cwt	48.50–55.00	662	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	67.81/cwt	63.50–70.00	1,113	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	73.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,213	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,716	59.18/cwt	58.00–60.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,281	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,505	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	112.39/cwt	105.50–115.50	1,459	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	120.87/cwt	115.00–132.50	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	98.50/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,377	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,289	82.95/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,069	32
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	12	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	88	84.36/cwt	20.00–145.00	74	36
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	111	101.09/cwt	20.00–145.00	112	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	361	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,284	79.01/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,014	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	192	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	236	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	74.22/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,024	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,300	56.76/cwt	55.00–65.00	738	14
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,213	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	820	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,568	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,521	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,447	91.13/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,319	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	55.54/cwt	49.00–59.00	698	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,471	63.26/cwt	59.50–65.00	931	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	46.89/cwt	45.00–48.50	650	7
Bulls	—	—	1,899	93.03/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,767	8
Bulls	—	—	1,978	100.47/cwt	98.50–102.50	1,987	2
Bulls	—	—	2,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,691	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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