Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-01-12

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
448 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 465▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 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
Bulls—Average1,67497.211,6277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,73471.261,23535
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46566.3297259
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22154.5266688
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430115.001,6451thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420109.681,55720
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33298.901,3173thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,485114.051,69461
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24499.981,2447thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,35589.881,2182thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475139.502,0581thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,432136.981,96232
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281121.251,55317
HeifersSelectAverage1,141113.401,2948thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,558145.812,2722thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,409134.521,89520
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355127.391,72631
SteersSelectAverage1,382118.801,6427thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls——1,72198.30/cwt93.00–102.001,6925
Bulls——1,625110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7881
Bulls——1,48579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1731
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,46566.04/cwt61.00–71.0096751
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,40774.19/cwt72.00–78.001,0445
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,56557.94/cwt57.00–60.009073
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,33298.90/cwt92.00–102.001,3173
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,420109.68/cwt103.00–113.501,55720
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,281121.25/cwt118.00–128.001,55317
HeifersSelect—1,141113.40/cwt108.00–116.001,2948
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,24499.98/cwt96.00–105.501,2447
Dairy SteersSelect—1,35589.88/cwt89.00–91.001,2182
SteersSelect and Choice—1,355127.39/cwt123.50–133.001,72631
SteersSelect—1,382118.80/cwt112.00–122.001,6427
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,84265.55/cwt65.00–66.501,2079
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,72071.42/cwt67.00–77.001,22821
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,430115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6451
Dairy SteersChoice—1,485114.05/cwt106.50–116.501,69461
HeifersChoice—1,432136.98/cwt129.00–139.001,96232
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,475139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,0581
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,59580.88/cwt78.00–88.001,2905
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22151.31/cwt45.00–55.0062638
SteersChoice—1,409134.52/cwt131.00–141.001,89520
SteersChoice and Prime—1,558145.81/cwt144.50–147.002,2722
CowsLean 85-90%—1,24159.99/cwt55.50–65.0074443
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09638.34/cwt34.00–44.004207

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.