Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
522 head
62 vs last sale 460 87 vs year ago 435 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher while Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A good offering of slaughter bulls today and prices averaged 6.00 higher. One instance of a 1,395 pound high dressing slaughter bull for 189.00 was not included in this report.

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
BullsAverage1,674117.341,96515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58096.131,51949
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42887.231,24668
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24072.3389793
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,200137.001,6442thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,308111.131,4543thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,630135.252,2053thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480129.441,91675
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338118.821,59028
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,233110.191,3595thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,137149.001,6942thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,158143.331,66034
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155132.761,5333thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,187105.961,2583thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315156.252,0557thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,279148.381,89853
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,164138.591,61317
SteersSelectAverage1,300120.111,5619thin

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
Bulls1,624119.61/cwt113.00–125.001,9428
Bulls1,655132.87/cwt127.00–138.002,1993
Bulls1,789101.16/cwt95.00–108.001,8104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40885.83/cwt80.00–90.001,20851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46793.74/cwt90.00–98.001,37515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,64874.27/cwt73.50–75.001,2242
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,200137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6442
Dairy HeifersChoice1,308111.13/cwt110.00–113.001,4543
HeifersSelect and Choice1,155132.76/cwt129.00–135.001,5333
HeifersSelect1,187105.96/cwt103.00–110.001,2583
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,338118.82/cwt112.00–123.001,59028
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,630135.25/cwt135.25–135.252,2053
SteersSelect and Choice1,164138.59/cwt132.00–143.001,61317
SteersSelect1,300120.11/cwt120.00–121.001,5619
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53897.24/cwt94.00–104.001,49627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,416108.86/cwt106.50–115.001,5416
Dairy SteersChoice1,480129.44/cwt124.00–135.001,91675
Dairy SteersSelect1,233110.19/cwt109.00–111.001,3595
HeifersChoice1,158143.33/cwt139.00–147.251,66034
HeifersChoice and Prime1,137149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6942
CowsLean 85-90%1,13259.24/cwt55.00–64.0067119
CowsLean 85-90%1,24571.53/cwt65.00–75.5089135
SteersChoice1,279148.38/cwt144.00–155.251,89853
SteersChoice and Prime1,315156.25/cwt156.25–156.252,0557
CowsLean 85-90%1,28879.42/cwt76.00–86.001,02339
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71389.48/cwt84.50–93.501,53316

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.