Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available because the auction was not covered 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	—	Average	1,787	135.48	2,421	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,820	113.82	2,072	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	107.31	1,511	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	86.50	1,064	74
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	135.60	1,847	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,568	126.22	1,979	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,425	90.98	1,296	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,491	150.32	2,241	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,329	138.26	1,837	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,263	126.62	1,599	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	184.50	2,810	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	177.74	2,435	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	158.82	2,049	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,268	143.10	1,815	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	179.00	2,533	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,396	171.38	2,392	70
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	161.72	2,125	14

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	—	99	$370	33
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	83	$130	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	83	348.30/head	85.00–680.00	348	13
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	384.38/head	85.00–775.00	384	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	83	130.45/head	95.00–160.00	130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,434	130.22/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,867	4
Bulls	—	—	2,124	148.89/cwt	143.50–158.00	3,162	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	120.15/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,039	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	83.93/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,035	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	94.82/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,236	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	106.62/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,505	43
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,329	138.26/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,837	20
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,533	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,425	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,296	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	135.60/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,847	8
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,263	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,599	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,491	150.32/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,241	74
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,568	126.22/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,979	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,314	161.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,125	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,396	171.38/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,392	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	115.70/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,675	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	74.03/cwt	69.00–77.50	798	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	158.82/cwt	156.50–166.00	2,049	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,523	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	127.59/cwt	124.50–130.00	2,192	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,831	114.43/cwt	108.50–118.00	2,095	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	99.87/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,308	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,268	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	177.74/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,435	46

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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