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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 23
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
422 head
191 vs last sale 613 172 vs year ago 594 · 29.0%
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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
BullsLow1,58688.651,40621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63461.421,00436
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35656.5776748
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17345.3853249
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,48185.331,2648thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,44874.661,0812thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49091.811,36859
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32782.881,1007thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293105.251,3614thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,172102.391,2008thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19094.001,1191thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,481107.251,5883thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,336104.081,39146
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18295.041,1237thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
HeifersChoice1,172102.39/cwt98.00–104.501,2008
HeifersChoice and Prime1,293105.25/cwt105.25–105.251,3614
HeifersSelect and Choice1,19094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1191
SteersChoice1,336104.08/cwt100.00–106.501,39146
SteersChoice and Prime1,481107.25/cwt107.25–107.251,5883
SteersSelect and Choice1,18295.04/cwt90.00–96.751,1237
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,72051.34/cwt45.00–55.008833
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54368.52/cwt67.00–70.501,0577
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64960.67/cwt56.00–66.001,00026
CowsLean 85-90%1,12653.80/cwt51.00–56.0060610
CowsLean 85-90%1,24135.74/cwt30.00–40.0044410
CowsLean 85-90%1,16645.80/cwt42.00–50.5053429
Bulls1,18578.05/cwt72.00–81.509254
Bulls1,871100.73/cwt97.00–104.001,8854
Bulls1,62188.19/cwt83.00–93.001,43013
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32948.02/cwt47.00–49.506384
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36361.85/cwt60.00–65.0084313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35755.46/cwt50.00–59.5075331
Dairy HeifersChoice1,48185.33/cwt80.00–89.501,2648
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,44874.66/cwt70.00–80.001,0812
Dairy SteersChoice1,49091.81/cwt86.50–96.001,36859
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,32782.88/cwt82.00–84.001,1007

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.