Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher with good demand noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.62/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −137.93 against this barn's trailing median of $242.55.

Average price

$104.62

22 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.47

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	104.62	640	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

27 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $267.56, low $220.81, median $242.55 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 sale22 hd

104.62

—

IN average5 barns · 280 hd

101.15

+3.47

This barn, trailing median27 sales

242.55

−137.93

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	1,895	99.31	1,882	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,641	71.11	1,167	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	63.56	825	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,135	52.55	597	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,427	88.55	1,264	14
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,164	75.42	878	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	67.53	770	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	92.42	1,366	85
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,283	83.62	1,073	14
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,060	74.75	792	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,211	105.50	1,278	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,179	100.02	1,179	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,037	85.58	887	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,130	76.13	860	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	106.50	1,411	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,325	99.69	1,321	47
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,099	91.74	1,008	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	109.41/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,057	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	95.94/cwt	91.50–100.00	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	63.60/cwt	57.00–67.00	1,038	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	72.00/cwt	67.50–76.50	1,158	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	61.45/cwt	58.00–65.50	721	10
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,060	74.75/cwt	70.00–78.00	792	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	557	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	386	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	352	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,090	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	741	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,164	75.42/cwt	73.00–78.50	878	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	840	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	378	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	585	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	287	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	858	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	601	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,283	83.62/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,073	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,478	92.42/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,366	85
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	107	73.84/cwt	50.00–105.00	79	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	82	50.75/cwt	15.00–100.00	42	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	63	29.40/cwt	25.00–35.00	19	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	63.68/cwt	58.00–68.00	755	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,427	88.55/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,264	14
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,140	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	231	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,099	91.74/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,008	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,325	99.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,321	47
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	88.97/cwt	86.00–90.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	110.59/cwt	110.00–111.00	698	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,179	100.02/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,179	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,211	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,278	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,130	76.13/cwt	75.50–77.00	860	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,037	85.58/cwt	82.00–88.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	127.92/cwt	120.00–135.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	43.38/cwt	40.00–47.50	453	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	53.43/cwt	49.00–57.50	622	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	80.53/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,496	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	52.76/cwt	51.50–54.00	732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	68.69/cwt	65.50–74.00	899	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	61.04/cwt	55.00–65.00	784	28

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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