Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
524 head
160 vs last sale 684 32 vs year ago 492 · +6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower while slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady and slaughter cows were 4.00 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
BullsLow1,46294.281,37914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,55768.361,06460
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79268.351,22520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36058.23792139
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,575118.001,8591thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,299108.651,4114thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27392.221,1742thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,09379.298673thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475134.001,9771thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,489129.181,92379
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,523115.241,7555thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32483.721,1085thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,320140.241,8512thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242137.081,70332
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,209121.171,4657thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,452107.211,5573thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500156.002,3402thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,406141.691,99232
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,159124.141,4396thin
SteersSelectAverage1,280112.431,4392thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56568.29/cwt63.50–72.001,06952
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51574.92/cwt73.00–79.001,1354
SteersSelect and Choice1,159124.14/cwt120.00–130.001,4396
Bulls1,36185.02/cwt80.00–89.501,1575
Bulls1,51397.61/cwt93.50–101.001,4778
Bulls1,565114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49162.66/cwt62.00–63.009344
Dairy HeifersChoice1,299108.65/cwt105.50–112.501,4114
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,575118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8591
HeifersSelect1,452107.21/cwt100.00–111.001,5573
HeifersSelect and Choice1,209121.17/cwt116.00–124.001,4657
HeifersChoice and Prime1,320140.24/cwt140.00–140.501,8512
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,475134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9771
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,523115.24/cwt113.50–118.001,7555
Dairy SteersSelect1,32483.72/cwt76.00–88.501,1085
CowsLean 85-90%1,35257.81/cwt53.00–63.0078260
CowsLean 85-90%1,45366.01/cwt63.50–73.5095946
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79068.79/cwt63.00–73.501,23119
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,27392.22/cwt91.00–93.501,1742
Dairy HeifersSelect1,09379.29/cwt76.00–83.008673
Dairy SteersChoice1,489129.18/cwt121.00–130.501,92379
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0981
CowsLean 85-90%1,24748.14/cwt42.00–52.5060033
HeifersChoice1,242137.08/cwt128.00–139.751,70332
SteersChoice1,406141.69/cwt134.50–147.001,99232
SteersChoice and Prime1,500156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3402
SteersSelect1,280112.43/cwt110.00–114.001,4392

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.