Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 27
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
518 head
137 vs last sale 381 54 vs year ago 464 · +11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher 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
BullsAverage1,723107.201,84718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74782.531,44213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47876.391,12947
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26266.9584595
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,584125.001,98010
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,506115.401,73813
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,478108.661,6066thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,14885.009762thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445134.001,9362thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,462122.401,789127
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,372110.291,51325
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,23595.521,1802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,310145.001,9001thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250140.811,76014
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252124.211,5554thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,514149.502,26319
SteersChoiceAverage1,438143.362,06225
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389130.101,80723

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
Bulls1,690107.70/cwt104.00–114.001,8208
Bulls2,020125.61/cwt124.00–128.002,5373
Bulls1,63498.73/cwt94.00–103.501,6137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48876.21/cwt70.00–80.001,13443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31781.78/cwt80.50–83.001,0773
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0301
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,478108.66/cwt105.00–110.001,6066
Dairy HeifersSelect1,14885.00/cwt85.00–85.009762
HeifersChoice and Prime1,310145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9001
SteersChoice1,438143.36/cwt138.00–147.002,06225
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,445134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9362
Dairy SteersSelect1,23595.52/cwt90.00–101.001,1802
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,584125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,98010
Dairy HeifersChoice1,506115.40/cwt112.00–122.001,73813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60884.13/cwt79.50–88.001,3537
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,98890.93/cwt90.00–92.001,8082
Dairy SteersChoice1,462122.40/cwt118.00–128.001,789127
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,372110.29/cwt104.00–115.501,51325
HeifersChoice1,250140.81/cwt134.00–144.001,76014
HeifersSelect and Choice1,252124.21/cwt120.00–129.001,5554
CowsLean 85-90%95651.96/cwt48.00–57.004977
CowsLean 85-90%1,24164.06/cwt58.50–68.5079543
SteersChoice and Prime1,514149.50/cwt149.00–150.002,26319
SteersSelect and Choice1,389130.10/cwt125.00–135.001,80723
CowsLean 85-90%1,32972.05/cwt69.00–79.0095845
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,87175.54/cwt74.00–77.501,4134

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.