Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

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	—	High	1,714	113.71	1,949	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,564	88.91	1,391	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,850	86.32	1,597	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,350	76.57	1,033	151
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	158.50	2,267	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	150.57	2,289	57
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,487	137.24	2,041	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	167.50	2,178	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,222	164.34	2,008	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	147.03	1,769	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,277	170.00	2,171	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,331	165.35	2,201	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	153.15	1,963	15

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	—	91	$276	51
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	$152	3thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	153.15/cwt	146.50–155.25	1,963	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,222	164.34/cwt	163.50–165.50	2,008	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	98.27/cwt	97.50–99.00	1,418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	90.28/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,398	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,921	77.98/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,806	95.75/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,178	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,203	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,769	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,839	85.89/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,580	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,642	82.63/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,357	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,277	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,171	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,331	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,201	33
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,520	150.57/cwt	145.50–155.00	2,289	57
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,430	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,267	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,487	137.24/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,041	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	74.19/cwt	68.50–79.00	944	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	63.28/cwt	57.00–68.00	766	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,485	85.09/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,264	64
Bulls	—	—	2,020	124.97/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,524	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	114.97/cwt	109.00–119.50	2,064	12
Bulls	—	—	1,356	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,404	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	152.29/head	110.00–220.00	152	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	85	255.06/head	120.00–360.00	255	35
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	104	322.40/head	180.00–440.00	322	16

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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