Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
529 head
7 vs last sale 522 64 vs year ago 465 · +13.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 6.00 lower while slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady.

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
BullsHigh1,717137.272,35720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,824114.762,09410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,419111.971,58838
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25587.321,096110
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525150.002,2881thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,268143.811,82410
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,488158.922,36514
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,484154.692,29679
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,287141.051,8153thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,198185.002,2163thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,234177.852,19517
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248161.342,01451
HeifersSelectAverage1,097140.001,5366thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,296191.942,48828
SteersChoiceAverage1,318184.502,43230
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360175.072,38120

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls1,450159.06/cwt152.00–167.002,3062
HeifersSelect and Choice1,248161.34/cwt154.00–166.002,01451
HeifersSelect1,097140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5366
CowsLean 85-90%1,11273.30/cwt65.00–78.0081517
CowsLean 85-90%1,39594.88/cwt90.50–101.001,32442
CowsLean 85-90%1,18785.77/cwt79.00–90.001,01851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,841117.16/cwt114.50–119.502,1577
HeifersChoice and Prime1,198185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2163
HeifersChoice1,234177.85/cwt172.00–183.002,19517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413105.28/cwt98.00–108.001,48814
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,873101.74/cwt98.00–105.501,9062
SteersChoice and Prime1,296191.94/cwt191.00–192.502,48828
SteersChoice1,318184.50/cwt178.50–189.002,43230
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,287141.05/cwt135.00–144.501,8153
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,488158.92/cwt158.10–160.252,36514
Dairy SteersChoice1,484154.69/cwt147.00–157.752,29679
Dairy HeifersChoice1,268143.81/cwt138.00–148.501,82410
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,525150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2881
SteersSelect and Choice1,360175.07/cwt172.00–177.002,38120
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,610124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441126.63/cwt123.00–129.001,8254
CowsBoner 80-85%1,418113.72/cwt109.00–119.001,61320
Bulls1,688127.97/cwt121.00–133.002,16010
Bulls1,821143.44/cwt137.00–149.002,6128

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.