Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-03-22

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 22
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
434 head
7 vs last sale 427 31 vs year ago 465 · 6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. No comparisons are available for Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower 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
BullsAverage1,633116.311,90014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70792.051,57225
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,46188.881,29862
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21171.51866106
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,240137.501,7051thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,515120.951,83210
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270110.001,3971thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,665167.002,7811thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,532141.192,16359
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,401132.081,85020
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,273115.641,4726thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360168.002,2851thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276164.192,09526
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300152.891,9887thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,185135.551,6062thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,665172.002,8643thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,321162.282,14411
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,460146.662,1415thin
SteersSelectAverage1,223128.111,5674thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,15356.71/cwt50.00–64.0065425
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,613100.11/cwt99.00–101.501,6152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67193.91/cwt89.50–98.001,56917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,362105.23/cwt102.00–107.001,4333
SteersChoice and Prime1,665172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,8643
CowsLean 85-90%1,20070.45/cwt65.00–77.5084540
SteersChoice1,321162.28/cwt154.50–166.502,14411
HeifersSelect and Choice1,300152.89/cwt149.50–156.001,9887
HeifersSelect1,185135.55/cwt134.00–137.001,6062
HeifersChoice and Prime1,360168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2851
HeifersChoice1,276164.19/cwt158.00–167.502,09526
CowsLean 85-90%1,25781.58/cwt78.00–88.001,02541
Dairy SteersChoice1,532141.19/cwt137.00–151.002,16359
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,240137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,7051
Dairy HeifersChoice1,515120.95/cwt119.00–125.001,83210
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,270110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3971
SteersSelect and Choice1,460146.66/cwt142.50–149.002,1415
SteersSelect1,223128.11/cwt124.00–130.001,5674
Dairy SteersSelect1,273115.64/cwt113.00–120.001,4726
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,401132.08/cwt125.00–135.001,85020
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,665167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,7811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,55883.22/cwt79.00–85.501,29714
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43789.55/cwt86.00–96.501,28745
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,84284.10/cwt82.00–86.001,5496
Bulls1,981117.64/cwt114.00–122.002,3306
Bulls1,239105.30/cwt100.00–109.501,3056
Bulls1,773145.32/cwt138.50–151.002,5772

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.