Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher.

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	1,045	147.50	1,541	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	167.85	2,236	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	138.29	1,984	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,732	134.36	2,326	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,498	128.05	1,918	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,848	127.13	2,349	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	107.28	1,307	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,164	147.71	1,719	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,556	161.28	2,510	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	148.64	2,078	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	187.00	2,571	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,377	176.07	2,424	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,246	166.27	2,072	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	182.76	2,637	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,462	171.04	2,501	9thin

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	—	94	$489	77
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	91	$299	6

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	200–250	210	245.00/head	245.00–245.00	245	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	79	328.54/head	185.00–625.00	329	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	86	468.08/head	175.00–740.00	468	54
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	551.73/head	260.00–775.00	552	22
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	150–200	150	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	107.05/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,334	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	136.15/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,920	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,552	133.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,074	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	116.70/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,448	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	146.40/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,383	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	112.34/cwt	109.50–116.00	1,618	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,375	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,571	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,045	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,541	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,444	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	124.50/cwt	123.50–126.00	2,316	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	129.54/cwt	125.00–133.50	2,297	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	176.07/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,424	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	125.35/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,810	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,115	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	96.82/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,246	166.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,072	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,332	167.85/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,236	21
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,164	147.71/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,719	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	182.76/cwt	177.50–187.00	2,637	49
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,556	161.28/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,510	31
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	148.64/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,078	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,462	171.04/cwt	163.50–173.00	2,501	9

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.

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