Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2020-08-12

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 12
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
154 vs last sale 174 100 vs year ago 228 · +43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
451 head
155 vs last sale 606 209 vs year ago 660 · 31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 6 5 vs year ago 8 · 62.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
81 head
8 vs last sale 73 25 vs year ago 56 · +44.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits 106.19 against this barn's trailing median of $239.10.
Average price
$132.92
36 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+23.12
vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468132.9262236
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
280258235213median 239.1012/1702/1104/1506/1708/12
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 sale36 hd
132.92
IN average3 barns · 363 hd
109.80
+23.12
This barn, trailing median27 sales
239.10
−106.19
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,59188.591,40910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64263.861,04829
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33458.3777955
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18349.3658455
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,37288.051,20820
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,33665.668775thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,520104.001,5811thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,48989.841,33895
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32380.251,06211
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,386107.001,4833thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,19099.251,1812thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,365120.001,6381thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,311102.661,34656
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35192.371,2485thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,16749.50/cwt45.00–55.0057838
CowsLean 85-90%1,17040.21/cwt35.00–44.004709
CowsLean 85-90%1,27359.00/cwt55.50–62.507518
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67563.43/cwt60.00–69.001,06222
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46071.27/cwt70.00–73.001,0414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64257.11/cwt56.00–58.009383
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36358.34/cwt54.00–63.0079534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36065.96/cwt64.00–70.5089711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20850.15/cwt47.00–52.5060610
Dairy SteersLarge 371383.00/cwt83.00–83.005922
Dairy SteersLarge 358074.00/cwt74.00–74.004291
Dairy SteersLarge 352593.00/cwt93.00–93.004881
Dairy SteersLarge 333570.00/cwt70.00–70.002351
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003305
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy475101.66/cwt101.00–102.004833
Dairy SteersLarge 3Fancy795102.00/cwt102.00–102.008111
Dairy HeifersLarge 333378.11/cwt71.00–88.0026014
Dairy HeifersLarge 328674.60/cwt65.00–77.5021314
Dairy HeifersLarge 354275.00/cwt75.00–75.004072
Dairy HeifersLarge 360076.00/cwt76.00–76.004561
Dairy HeifersLarge 338072.00/cwt72.00–72.002741
Dairy HeifersLarge 323570.00/cwt70.00–70.001651
SteersMedium and Large 1377125.72/cwt112.50–129.004745
SteersMedium and Large 1877109.59/cwt90.00–116.009614
SteersMedium and Large 1280107.16/cwt101.00–110.003003
SteersMedium and Large 1915112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0252
SteersMedium and Large 1795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1480107.50/cwt107.50–107.505161
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy361151.00/cwt151.00–151.005457
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy419147.00/cwt147.00–147.006166
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy280152.00/cwt152.00–152.004266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282583.98/cwt80.00–88.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-278080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
Bulls1,58387.99/cwt84.00–93.501,3938
Bulls1,955100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9551
Bulls1,29082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0581
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A7319.55/cwt15.00–25.00143
Baby Bull CalvesN/A8360.52/cwt10.00–105.005046
Baby Bull CalvesN/A10999.53/cwt80.00–140.0010822
Baby Bull CalvesN/A15070.00/cwt70.00–70.001051
BullsN/A1,45086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2471
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0011,8972
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,24598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2201
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 426288.00/cwt88.00–88.002315
Dairy SteersLarge 323166.73/cwt65.00–71.0015420
Dairy SteersLarge 339194.37/cwt88.00–95.0036910
Dairy SteersLarge 3915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009157
Dairy SteersLarge 327680.42/cwt77.50–90.002227
Dairy SteersLarge 31,17786.38/cwt80.00–90.001,0176
Dairy SteersLarge 346376.58/cwt75.00–77.003555
Dairy SteersLarge 342089.00/cwt89.00–89.003745
Dairy SteersLarge 31,00382.51/cwt77.00–88.008282
HeifersMedium and Large 1329130.00/cwt130.00–130.004285
HeifersMedium and Large 1666109.00/cwt109.00–109.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 1416125.00/cwt125.00–125.005204
HeifersMedium and Large 1700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008122
HeifersMedium and Large 1460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005891
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,32380.25/cwt74.00–83.001,06211
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,520104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5811
Dairy SteersChoice1,48989.84/cwt83.50–93.501,33895
Dairy HeifersSelect1,33665.66/cwt63.00–72.008775
Dairy HeifersChoice1,37288.05/cwt83.00–90.001,20820
SteersSelect and Choice1,35192.37/cwt87.00–95.501,2485
SteersChoice and Prime1,365120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6381
SteersChoice1,311102.66/cwt97.00–106.001,34656
HeifersChoice and Prime1,386107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4833
HeifersChoice1,19099.25/cwt98.50–100.001,1812

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.