Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison report is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,698	120.78	2,051	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,749	92.27	1,614	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	89.70	1,323	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	72.63	893	88
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,850	138.00	2,553	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,665	125.14	2,084	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	117.17	1,610	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,237	95.38	1,180	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,750	146.75	2,568	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	139.12	2,098	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,439	124.96	1,798	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,360	104.90	1,427	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,345	172.39	2,319	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	159.81	2,062	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	131.41	1,658	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	995	116.82	1,162	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	180.00	2,583	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	169.42	2,452	26
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,307	156.66	2,048	8thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,000	129.99	1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	85.32/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,500	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	94.27/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,668	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	73.25/cwt	68.00–78.00	877	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	83.62/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,223	32
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,356	81.14/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,100	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,447	169.42/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,452	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,262	131.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Select	—	995	116.82/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,345	172.39/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,319	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	159.81/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,062	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	61.01/cwt	57.00–67.00	713	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	117.17/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,610	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,553	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,665	125.14/cwt	122.00–130.50	2,084	5
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,237	95.38/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,180	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,307	156.66/cwt	148.00–159.50	2,048	8
Steers	Select	—	1,000	129.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,300	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,439	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,798	9
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,360	104.90/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,427	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,750	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	2,568	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	139.12/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,098	74
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	107.02/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	92.50/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,376	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	105.03/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	131.00/cwt	128.00–138.50	2,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	116.46/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,962	4

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