Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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	1,425	112.49	1,603	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,789	98.48	1,761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	89.57	1,285	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,236	73.95	914	68
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,267	123.50	1,565	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,480	156.00	2,309	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,432	145.38	2,082	37
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,322	167.46	2,214	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,065	176.00	1,874	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,309	170.08	2,226	41
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	158.83	2,131	33
Steers	Select	Average	1,181	133.96	1,582	6thin

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	—	100	$284	31

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	158.83/cwt	154.00–164.50	2,131	33
Steers	Select	—	1,181	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,582	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,322	167.46/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,214	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	59.85/cwt	55.00–63.00	649	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	81.43/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,054	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	70.16/cwt	65.00–75.00	857	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,432	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.25	2,082	37
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,267	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,565	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,065	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,874	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,309	170.08/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,226	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	114.77/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,750	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	97.03/cwt	93.50–102.50	1,793	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,309	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	91.62/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	96.79/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,428	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	89.47/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,267	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	80.14/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,181	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	101.68/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,671	2
Bulls	—	—	1,316	117.90/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,552	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	288.72/head	225.00–340.00	289	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	275.65/head	105.00–320.00	276	12

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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