Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
419 head
2 vs last sale 417 78 vs year ago 341 · +22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,455174.472,5392thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,538158.122,4322thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,568171.762,6932thin
BullsHigh2,068156.003,2252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,340127.831,71232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,883127.552,4025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,387105.201,4593thin
Dairy BullsLow2,088122.922,5673thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,503120.241,80724
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,889114.542,1638thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,370110.851,51972
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530162.002,4791thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,414156.702,21611
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,400145.242,0334thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450165.002,39312
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,496161.162,41177
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443150.272,1682thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,388193.952,69212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,191173.382,0656thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,247163.172,0353thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,433130.241,8666thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490193.002,8766thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420188.932,68325
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375177.762,44413

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Dairy Bulls2,605115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,9961
Dairy Bulls1,830126.88/cwt124.50–130.002,3222
Bulls2,160157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,3911
Bulls1,975155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,0611
CowsLean 85-90%1,387105.20/cwt103.50–108.001,4593
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,110114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,4051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,447115.76/cwt113.50–117.001,6753
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,013101.50/cwt100.00–103.002,0432
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,847118.89/cwt115.00–124.502,1966
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3761
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,25095.02/cwt90.00–100.001,18813
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,418118.99/cwt113.00–123.001,68734
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,367108.00/cwt102.00–112.501,47625
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,885126.58/cwt124.50–131.502,3863
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,553127.14/cwt125.50–128.001,9743
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,490121.13/cwt115.00–125.001,80517
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,519111.31/cwt104.00–114.001,6914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,399138.26/cwt131.50–141.501,9346
CowsBoner 80-85%1,310126.68/cwt120.00–130.001,66023
Dairy SteersChoice1,496161.16/cwt154.00–164.552,41177
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime1,530162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4791
SteersChoice and Prime1,490193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,8766
HeifersChoice and Prime1,388193.95/cwt192.00–196.502,69212
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,455174.47/cwt172.00–177.502,5392
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,568171.76/cwt167.00–175.502,6932
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,450165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,39312
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,538158.12/cwt155.00–161.502,4322
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,443150.27/cwt150.00–150.502,1682
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,400145.24/cwt145.00–146.002,0334
SteersSelect and Choice1,375177.76/cwt171.00–180.002,44413
HeifersSelect and Choice1,247163.17/cwt160.00–164.502,0353
Dairy HeifersChoice1,414156.70/cwt152.00–160.002,21611
SteersChoice1,420188.93/cwt182.00–192.002,68325
HeifersChoice1,191173.38/cwt171.00–176.002,0656
HeifersSelect1,433130.24/cwt125.00–134.501,8666

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.