Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher. No comparison data is available on slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,543	122.41	1,889	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,660	97.39	1,617	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	91.49	1,316	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,219	74.03	902	73
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	148.25	2,283	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	138.66	2,037	62
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,565	128.77	2,015	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,210	116.23	1,406	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	175.00	2,363	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	164.76	2,176	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	157.75	2,002	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	127.02	1,477	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	172.50	2,199	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	165.49	2,448	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	155.46	1,979	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	93	$167	70
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	$73	5

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	80.17/cwt	75.00–85.00	997	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	67.75/cwt	62.00–74.00	799	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	646	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,922	88.82/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,707	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	110.14/cwt	105.50–115.00	1,567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	97.40/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,608	35
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,199	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,479	165.49/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,448	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,269	157.75/cwt	155.00–159.50	2,002	16
Heifers	Select	—	1,163	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,363	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,321	164.76/cwt	162.50–172.50	2,176	23
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,565	128.77/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,015	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,210	116.23/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,406	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,540	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	2,283	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,469	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,037	62
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	92.41/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,346	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	83.80/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,167	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	103.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,463	10
Bulls	—	—	1,859	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,199	110.50/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,263	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	85	63.68/head	55.00–70.00	64	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	100	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	110	201.64/head	65.00–330.00	202	23
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	85	150.14/head	40.00–330.00	150	47

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.

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