Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 31
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
538 head
2 vs last sale 540 538 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 mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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
BullsAverage1,669108.041,80317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68290.761,52729
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46484.941,24370
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23268.10839119
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,408124.941,7596thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,570133.002,0881thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,476128.961,90369
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298115.181,49512
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,358100.351,3634thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341142.341,9095thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,181133.041,57118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,156120.731,3968thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,418148.222,1022thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,286139.311,79256
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,263129.661,63827
SteersSelectAverage1,164114.001,3275thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,537106.06/cwt100.00–110.001,6307
Bulls1,854114.94/cwt111.00–117.502,1317
Bulls1,54596.56/cwt95.50–97.501,4923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46484.95/cwt80.00–89.501,24466
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26390.43/cwt90.00–91.001,1422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,65379.24/cwt79.00–79.501,3102
SteersSelect and Choice1,263129.66/cwt123.00–132.501,63827
Dairy HeifersChoice1,408124.94/cwt120.00–130.001,7596
Dairy SteersChoice1,476128.96/cwt122.00–131.351,90369
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,570133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,0881
Dairy SteersSelect1,358100.35/cwt95.50–105.001,3634
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,298115.18/cwt109.00–120.001,49512
HeifersChoice1,181133.04/cwt127.50–139.501,57118
HeifersChoice and Prime1,341142.34/cwt142.00–143.501,9095
HeifersSelect and Choice1,156120.73/cwt115.00–125.001,3968
SteersChoice1,286139.31/cwt134.75–146.001,79256
SteersChoice and Prime1,418148.22/cwt147.00–149.502,1022
SteersSelect1,164114.00/cwt109.00–119.001,3275
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66391.27/cwt88.00–97.001,51825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5701
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,90581.72/cwt78.50–86.501,5573
CowsLean 85-90%1,21767.50/cwt61.00–71.5082154
CowsLean 85-90%1,32376.06/cwt72.00–82.501,00641
CowsLean 85-90%1,10955.87/cwt50.00–60.0062024

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.