Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first sale reported since March so no comparisons are available. Good demand for slaughter cows noted today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $105.14/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.30 against this barn's trailing median of $238.44.

Average price

$105.14

15 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.44

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	582	120.00	698	2thin
Medium and Large 1	569	116.34	662	9thin
Small and Medium 2	1,003	72.50	727	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale15 hd

105.14

—

IN average4 barns · 355 hd

98.70

+6.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

238.44

−133.30

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	1,638	88.50	1,450	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	61.48	996	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,329	56.38	749	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,197	43.83	525	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,425	81.29	1,158	22
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	73.26	1,027	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,290	95.25	1,229	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	88.16	1,303	85
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	79.22	1,088	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,242	93.99	1,167	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	957	77.66	743	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,324	101.00	1,337	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,295	92.86	1,203	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,199	87.72	1,052	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	645	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	529	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	160	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	84	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	87.79/cwt	72.00–95.00	250	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	86.33/cwt	75.00–92.00	276	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	178	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	187	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,087	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,195	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	860	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	747	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	259	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	535	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	100.02/cwt	95.00–110.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	84.24/cwt	82.50–88.00	284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,077.65/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	13,384	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,302.91/cwt	1,175.00–1,325.00	18,071	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,240	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	424	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	103.57/cwt	70.00–130.00	113	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	82	77.97/cwt	15.00–115.00	64	35
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	87	75.10/cwt	20.00–115.00	65	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	95.88/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	81.80/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	88.22/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,374	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	45.40/cwt	42.50–48.50	576	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	62.68/cwt	60.00–65.50	896	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	56.01/cwt	50.00–59.00	734	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	69.57/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,174	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	54.43/cwt	50.00–57.50	893	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	62.17/cwt	58.00–68.00	993	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	53.53/cwt	49.50–57.50	666	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	34.03/cwt	28.00–38.00	390	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	44.88/cwt	39.00–49.00	540	20
Heifers	Choice	—	1,242	93.99/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,167	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	957	77.66/cwt	77.00–80.00	743	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,295	92.86/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,203	40
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,324	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,337	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,199	87.72/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,052	14
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,425	81.29/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,158	22
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,402	73.26/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,027	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,478	88.16/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,303	85
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,290	95.25/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,229	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,373	79.22/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,088	6

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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