Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,505	162.75	2,449	3thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,402	140.00	1,963	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	172.00	2,374	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	2,133	168.45	3,593	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	129.37	1,817	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,812	129.12	2,340	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,341	111.10	1,490	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,652	152.85	2,525	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,439	126.25	1,817	11
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,889	121.62	2,298	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,308	106.12	1,388	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,447	154.86	2,241	34
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	164.25	2,575	15
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,447	158.49	2,293	49
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	149.48	2,006	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,434	190.00	2,725	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,227	180.15	2,210	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	174.71	2,357	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,549	197.00	3,052	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,386	188.36	2,611	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,316	169.50	2,231	6thin

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	—	92	$550	63
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	99	$442	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	—	—	1,800	160.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,895	2
Bulls	—	—	2,483	208.97/cwt	202.00–216.50	5,189	2
Bulls	—	—	2,122	146.52/cwt	142.00–148.00	3,109	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,652	152.85/cwt	148.00–157.50	2,525	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	118	498.09/head	295.00–710.00	498	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	60	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	85	512.69/head	210.00–840.00	513	44
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	105	642.56/head	520.00–810.00	643	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	150–200	150	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,826	121.37/cwt	118.00–128.00	2,216	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	143.97/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,534	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	134.38/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,426	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,674	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,393	116.42/cwt	112.50–123.00	1,622	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,045	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	96.45/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	121.09/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	112.44/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,495	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	93.50/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,104	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	131.11/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,842	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,050	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	2,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	121.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,583	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	141.08/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,852	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	117.75/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,170	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	2,449	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	106.06/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,403	26
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,447	158.49/cwt	154.50–164.00	2,293	49
Steers	Choice	—	1,386	188.36/cwt	183.10–192.50	2,611	13
Heifers	Choice	—	1,227	180.15/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,210	9
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,568	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	2,575	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,963	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	127.32/cwt	123.50–132.00	1,826	8
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,434	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,725	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,316	169.50/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,231	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,549	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,052	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,349	174.71/cwt	169.50–176.00	2,357	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,374	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,342	149.48/cwt	148.00–153.50	2,006	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,447	154.86/cwt	152.35–157.25	2,241	34

How this sale compares

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