Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 7
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
500 head
23 vs last sale 523 155 vs year ago 345 · +44.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower.

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
BullsAverage1,763124.012,1869thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,437107.151,54059
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,827107.001,95520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24688.861,10769
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,545158.002,4411thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,333144.001,9204thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,282130.541,6747thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,305117.641,5353thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,445150.292,17252
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,459137.382,0044thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422183.002,60211
HeifersChoiceAverage1,350174.442,35510
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,376157.012,16012
HeifersSelectAverage1,240144.051,7865thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415183.002,58924
SteersChoiceAverage1,451173.122,51287
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,367160.292,19129
SteersSelectAverage1,330151.792,01910

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
Bulls1,616126.43/cwt123.00–133.002,0434
Bulls1,573139.34/cwt136.00–142.002,1922
Bulls2,085110.57/cwt107.00–113.002,3053
CowsBoner 80-85%1,442107.71/cwt102.50–112.501,55344
CowsBoner 80-85%1,393117.24/cwt113.50–123.001,6335
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43999.62/cwt95.00–102.001,43410
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,459137.38/cwt136.50–140.002,0044
Dairy SteersChoice1,445150.29/cwt147.00–153.502,17252
SteersSelect and Choice1,367160.29/cwt158.00–165.002,19129
SteersChoice1,451173.12/cwt168.00–179.002,51287
Dairy HeifersSelect1,305117.64/cwt115.00–120.001,5353
Dairy HeifersChoice1,333144.00/cwt140.00–149.001,9204
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,282130.54/cwt127.00–135.001,6747
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,545158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4411
CowsLean 85-90%1,13676.73/cwt70.00–82.5087216
CowsLean 85-90%1,21487.87/cwt83.00–93.001,06729
HeifersSelect1,240144.05/cwt137.00–148.501,7865
HeifersChoice and Prime1,422183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,60211
HeifersSelect and Choice1,376157.01/cwt156.00–163.002,16012
HeifersChoice1,350174.44/cwt168.00–177.002,35510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79895.75/cwt93.50–98.001,7223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,837105.50/cwt100.00–110.001,93810
SteersSelect1,330151.79/cwt151.50–153.002,01910
SteersChoice and Prime1,415183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,58924
CowsLean 85-90%1,35998.13/cwt94.00–104.001,33424
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,826113.97/cwt111.00–120.502,0817

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.