Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-05-04

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 4
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
487 head
31 vs last sale 518 79 vs year ago 408 · +19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 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
BullsAverage1,772108.071,91517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71081.401,39236
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,46376.101,11347
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26566.23838105
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,375125.001,7191thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,325107.131,4195thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,30193.741,2208thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,38072.821,0052thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,469123.891,82085
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,367116.431,59217
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465149.272,1873thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,293139.661,80625
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,249129.911,6238thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505154.502,3254thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,382143.861,98857
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,333135.521,80616
SteersSelectAverage1,302121.541,5823thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls1,884105.02/cwt99.00–113.001,9797
Bulls1,955121.87/cwt117.00–129.002,3836
Bulls1,30192.70/cwt87.00–98.001,2064
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35883.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45976.12/cwt72.00–82.001,11142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,58271.18/cwt71.00–71.501,1263
Dairy HeifersSelect1,38072.82/cwt70.00–77.001,0052
SteersChoice and Prime1,505154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,3254
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,367116.43/cwt110.00–120.001,59217
SteersSelect and Choice1,333135.52/cwt130.00–138.501,80616
Dairy HeifersChoice1,325107.13/cwt104.50–115.001,4195
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,375125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7191
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,30193.74/cwt86.00–99.001,2208
CowsLean 85-90%1,34872.52/cwt69.50–79.5097841
Dairy SteersChoice1,469123.89/cwt121.50–132.001,82085
HeifersChoice1,293139.66/cwt135.00–144.001,80625
HeifersSelect and Choice1,249129.91/cwt123.00–133.501,6238
HeifersChoice and Prime1,465149.27/cwt148.00–152.002,1873
SteersChoice1,382143.86/cwt139.00–149.501,98857
CowsLean 85-90%1,17253.05/cwt47.00–57.5062216
SteersSelect1,302121.54/cwt119.00–124.001,5823
CowsLean 85-90%1,22665.24/cwt58.50–69.0080048
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,91974.47/cwt68.00–77.501,42910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47392.91/cwt92.00–94.001,3693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65082.91/cwt78.50–88.001,36823

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.