Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because 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	166.00	2,498	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	149.81	1,832	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,234	175.97	2,171	4thin
Bulls	—	High	1,511	159.61	2,412	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	144.29	1,847	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	144.14	2,247	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,361	118.61	1,614	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,515	140.85	2,134	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	131.26	1,843	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,945	129.46	2,518	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	114.25	1,445	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,486	158.02	2,348	14
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	168.25	2,566	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	164.12	2,475	120
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,565	152.58	2,388	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,180	195.00	2,301	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,294	189.70	2,455	53
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,458	197.00	2,872	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,311	189.25	2,481	67
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	179.00	2,459	10

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	$531	60
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	86	$450	6

Every lot, as filed

33 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	100–150	111	606.57/head	280.00–750.00	607	20
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	81	509.26/head	250.00–750.00	509	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	110	155.00/head	155.00–155.00	155	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,400	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	158.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,347	9
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,458	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,872	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	149.81/cwt	149.00–150.50	1,832	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	83	493.79/head	190.00–775.00	494	40
Heifers	Choice	—	1,294	189.70/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,455	53
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,525	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	2,566	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	109.63/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,344	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	95.35/cwt	91.50–100.00	1,104	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	179.00/cwt	178.00–182.50	2,459	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,565	152.58/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,388	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,311	189.25/cwt	184.00–194.50	2,481	67
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	129.46/cwt	128.00–132.50	2,518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	137.30/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,333	5
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	120.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,571	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	133.98/cwt	126.00–138.50	1,612	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	157.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	145.83/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,907	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	138.40/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,940	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	129.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,820	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	152.70/cwt	150.50–159.00	2,113	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	121.59/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	115.63/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,564	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,338	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,486	158.02/cwt	154.50–162.00	2,348	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,498	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,234	175.97/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,171	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	164.12/cwt	156.00–166.75	2,475	120
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,180	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,301	1

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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