Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 11
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
553 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 624▲ 105 vs year ago 448 · +23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher 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
Bulls—High1,877104.681,96520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,47075.821,11553
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,96673.871,4539thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28862.29802114
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,479132.231,95610
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,483128.241,90227
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525118.341,8054thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,19799.811,1956thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,210143.001,7301thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,504133.952,01538
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,430125.551,79542
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,244108.771,3535thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465156.602,2945thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,291147.141,90044
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375113.161,5563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505159.632,4024thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393148.492,06842
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,434132.891,9068thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,41269.15/cwt65.00–74.0097650
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12949.03/cwt44.00–53.5055414
CowsLean 85-90%—1,20859.14/cwt54.00–64.0071450
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,97173.04/cwt68.00–77.501,4408
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,93080.50/cwt80.50–80.501,5541
HeifersChoice—1,291147.14/cwt140.00–151.251,90044
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,210143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7301
SteersSelect and Choice—1,434132.89/cwt128.00–139.001,9068
SteersChoice and Prime—1,505159.63/cwt157.50–165.002,4024
SteersChoice—1,393148.49/cwt140.00–154.752,06842
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,375113.16/cwt109.00–118.001,5563
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,465156.60/cwt155.00–157.002,2945
Dairy SteersSelect—1,244108.77/cwt104.00–115.001,3535
Dairy SteersChoice—1,504133.95/cwt130.75–142.002,01538
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice—1,525118.34/cwt115.00–120.001,8054
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,19799.81/cwt99.00–101.001,1956
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,479132.23/cwt132.10–133.501,95610
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,483128.24/cwt121.00–131.501,90227
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,430125.55/cwt117.00–129.001,79542
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,52384.67/cwt84.00–85.001,2903
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,43676.71/cwt73.00–83.001,10238
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,56570.80/cwt66.50–72.501,10812
Bulls——1,973116.39/cwt115.00–117.002,2964
Bulls——1,805102.83/cwt100.00–109.001,85613
Bulls——2,06097.06/cwt94.50–99.001,9993

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.