Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
453 head
48 vs last sale 405 453 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 2.00 higher and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower this week and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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
BullsLow1,838111.802,0559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64370.571,15935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31464.0884235
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09654.6159848
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,26397.161,2273thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,550112.001,7361thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,535108.101,65993
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32096.071,26817
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22584.401,0346thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,296127.501,6528thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,156120.271,39026
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100109.121,2004thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,349128.751,7379thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,275123.851,57973
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,179115.241,35910

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls1,758102.91/cwt99.00–105.001,8093
Bulls1,878116.24/cwt110.00–120.002,1836
Dairy SteersSelect1,22584.40/cwt82.00–85.001,0346
Dairy SteersChoice1,535108.10/cwt102.00–111.751,65993
SteersChoice1,275123.85/cwt119.50–128.001,57973
HeifersChoice and Prime1,296127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,6528
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62770.07/cwt65.00–75.001,14029
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,75678.76/cwt76.00–84.001,3834
CowsLean 85-90%1,09156.03/cwt50.00–59.5061127
CowsLean 85-90%1,17261.70/cwt60.00–67.0072310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64561.39/cwt59.00–64.001,0102
CowsLean 85-90%1,03744.68/cwt40.00–48.0046311
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,32096.07/cwt90.00–100.001,26817
HeifersSelect and Choice1,100109.12/cwt108.00–111.001,2004
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,550112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7361
SteersChoice and Prime1,349128.75/cwt128.75–128.751,7379
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31563.85/cwt60.00–69.0084034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29072.00/cwt72.00–72.009291
HeifersChoice1,156120.27/cwt115.00–123.501,39026
Dairy HeifersChoice1,26397.16/cwt94.00–102.001,2273
SteersSelect and Choice1,179115.24/cwt110.00–117.501,35910

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.