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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
464 head
3 vs last sale 461 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were to 5.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were

9.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter dairy heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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
BullsAverage1,85991.811,70712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69468.261,15620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35262.4384453
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11051.1356852
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35598.501,3351thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,36092.731,26112
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25285.811,07413
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,16071.2582710
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,662107.001,7782thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,484101.421,50559
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33892.661,24018
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44581.601,1792thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305120.001,56610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319117.501,55023
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150103.141,18614
HeifersSelectAverage1,12994.381,0665thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,389122.511,7026thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,319117.991,55654
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,294105.761,36914
SteersSelectAverage1,25395.541,1972thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls1,82591.87/cwt86.00–96.001,6779
Bulls1,845102.44/cwt102.00–103.001,8902
Bulls2,19070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,5331
Dairy HeifersSelect1,16071.25/cwt69.00–75.0082710
HeifersSelect1,12994.38/cwt92.00–96.001,0665
Dairy SteersSelect1,44581.60/cwt80.50–83.001,1792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71967.07/cwt64.00–70.501,15315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58474.79/cwt73.00–77.001,1854
CowsLean 85-90%1,00540.54/cwt34.00–44.0040710
CowsLean 85-90%1,13150.96/cwt45.00–55.0057627
SteersSelect and Choice1,294105.76/cwt100.00–111.001,36914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36362.35/cwt57.50–67.5085039
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,662107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7782
Dairy SteersChoice1,484101.42/cwt96.50–105.751,50559
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0561
CowsLean 85-90%1,14358.49/cwt55.50–63.0066915
HeifersSelect and Choice1,150103.14/cwt102.75–108.001,18614
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,33892.66/cwt87.00–96.001,24018
HeifersChoice and Prime1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,56610
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,25285.81/cwt85.00–87.001,07413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32670.91/cwt68.00–74.009407
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31454.39/cwt50.00–57.007157
SteersSelect1,25395.54/cwt94.00–97.001,1972
HeifersChoice1,319117.50/cwt116.00–119.001,55023
SteersChoice1,319117.99/cwt112.00–122.001,55654
Dairy HeifersChoice1,36092.73/cwt87.50–97.501,26112
SteersChoice and Prime1,389122.51/cwt122.25–124.001,7026
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,35598.50/cwt98.50–98.501,3351

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.