Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 26
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
684 head
198 vs last sale 486 64 vs year ago 620 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 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
BullsAverage1,682100.321,68710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80372.091,30024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,57971.561,13059
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,38161.39848144
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385132.001,8282thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435126.071,80943
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318113.301,49316
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17893.911,1066thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422145.002,0622thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,422132.901,89024
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,364124.891,70356
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,248106.901,3348thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,495152.002,27213
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305141.931,85223
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,197129.871,5555thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,115113.181,2622thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,332155.002,0652thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,363142.301,94057
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281133.591,71143
SteersSelectAverage1,226118.651,4554thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,61798.36/cwt92.00–102.001,5906
Bulls1,910107.83/cwt103.50–113.502,0603
Bulls1,39089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,57572.01/cwt67.50–77.501,13455
CowsBoner 80-85%1,63265.31/cwt62.00–67.251,0664
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,78676.20/cwt73.00–83.501,3619
SteersSelect and Choice1,281133.59/cwt125.50–136.501,71143
Dairy HeifersChoice1,435126.07/cwt120.00–128.601,80943
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,318113.30/cwt108.00–117.501,49316
HeifersSelect1,115113.18/cwt108.00–118.001,2622
HeifersChoice and Prime1,495152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,27213
HeifersSelect and Choice1,197129.87/cwt128.00–132.001,5555
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,422145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0622
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,364124.89/cwt117.50–129.501,70356
Dairy SteersSelect1,248106.90/cwt105.00–114.001,3348
CowsLean 85-90%1,35960.41/cwt55.00–65.5082178
CowsLean 85-90%1,48569.03/cwt66.00–74.001,02544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2891
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,385132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8282
Dairy HeifersSelect1,17893.91/cwt90.00–100.001,1066
Dairy SteersChoice1,422132.90/cwt130.00–141.251,89024
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83868.31/cwt63.00–72.501,25614
CowsLean 85-90%1,25049.60/cwt44.50–54.0062022
HeifersChoice1,305141.93/cwt132.00–144.001,85223
SteersChoice1,363142.30/cwt137.50–149.001,94057
SteersChoice and Prime1,332155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0652
SteersSelect1,226118.65/cwt114.00–125.001,4554

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.