Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-08-30

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 30
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
596 head
▲ 204 vs last sale 392▲ 58 vs year ago 538 · +10.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 7.00 higher.

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
Bulls—Low1,523135.762,06725
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,748117.942,06112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,435112.781,61973
CowsLean 85-90%High1,26391.481,156112
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355156.222,11722
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,328148.551,9735thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,385129.001,7871thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,650159.122,62512
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,466155.262,27673
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342139.691,8756thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,270192.032,43913
HeifersChoiceAverage1,179183.872,16840
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200162.551,9514thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,255143.091,7964thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,421194.132,7596thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,262189.182,38778
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292177.842,29820
SteersSelectAverage1,323152.302,0155thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,270192.03/cwt190.25–200.002,43913
CowsLean 85-90%—1,399102.04/cwt97.00–107.501,42837
CowsLean 85-90%—1,24089.81/cwt84.00–96.001,11453
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09177.73/cwt71.00–84.0084822
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,420129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,8391
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,862105.75/cwt100.00–110.001,9693
SteersSelect and Choice—1,292177.84/cwt170.00–180.002,29820
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,746121.07/cwt116.50–124.002,1148
SteersChoice—1,262189.18/cwt183.00–192.002,38778
SteersChoice and Prime—1,421194.13/cwt194.00–194.252,7596
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,200162.55/cwt160.00–170.001,9514
HeifersSelect—1,255143.09/cwt139.00–150.001,7964
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,650159.12/cwt158.50–159.752,62512
Dairy HeifersSelect—1,385129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,7871
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,355156.22/cwt156.10–156.352,11722
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,328148.55/cwt144.00–152.001,9735
SteersSelect—1,323152.30/cwt151.00–155.002,0155
HeifersChoice—1,179183.87/cwt177.00–190.002,16840
Dairy SteersChoice—1,466155.26/cwt147.00–158.102,27673
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,342139.69/cwt135.50–146.001,8756
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,400122.65/cwt119.00–129.001,71712
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,448112.23/cwt105.00–118.501,62552
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,408102.80/cwt93.50–104.501,4479
Bulls——1,616126.51/cwt122.00–130.002,0448
Bulls——1,470138.42/cwt134.00–143.502,03515
Bulls——1,543152.75/cwt149.00–158.002,3572

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.