Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-09-06

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 6
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
520 head
76 vs last sale 596 18 vs year ago 538 · 3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower this week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,681135.992,28624
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,787115.672,06717
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,426112.601,60643
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,25590.211,133123
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,520152.002,3106thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,523160.352,4429thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,508157.112,36998
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,374145.181,99514
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385194.502,6944thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,262189.162,38723
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,293169.562,1929thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,058123.891,3113thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430200.002,8602thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,304191.942,50356
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,354178.412,41617

Every lot, as filed

23 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
HeifersChoice1,262189.16/cwt185.00–193.002,38723
CowsLean 85-90%1,13778.91/cwt70.00–86.0089740
CowsLean 85-90%1,28392.37/cwt87.00–100.001,18563
CowsLean 85-90%1,405106.03/cwt100.50–112.001,49020
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281101.15/cwt96.00–107.001,29610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,705129.29/cwt125.00–135.002,2044
HeifersChoice and Prime1,385194.50/cwt194.50–194.502,6944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,828107.58/cwt105.00–109.001,9673
SteersChoice and Prime1,430200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8602
SteersChoice1,304191.94/cwt186.00–197.002,50356
HeifersSelect and Choice1,293169.56/cwt166.00–177.002,1929
HeifersSelect1,058123.89/cwt123.00–125.001,3113
Dairy HeifersChoice1,520152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,3106
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,374145.18/cwt138.00–148.001,99514
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,523160.35/cwt160.35–160.352,4429
Dairy SteersChoice1,508157.11/cwt149.00–160.002,36998
SteersSelect and Choice1,354178.41/cwt173.00–184.502,41617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,808112.65/cwt110.00–116.502,03710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,430123.46/cwt119.00–128.001,76511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,490112.38/cwt108.00–118.001,67422
Bulls1,483118.53/cwt112.50–124.001,7585
Bulls1,922144.79/cwt139.50–149.502,78310
Bulls1,524135.90/cwt127.00–138.002,0719

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.