Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
195 vs last sale 541 71 vs year ago 417 · 17.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
97 head
5 vs last sale 92 7 vs year ago 104 · 6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 5.00 lower. Both Holstein slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady this week. Dairy/Beef slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison and no comparison is available on Dairy/Beef slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower this week and Holstein slaughter cows were 6.00 higher. Slaughter dairy bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison and slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher this 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,208169.532,0486thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,560168.972,6363thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440162.002,3331thin
BullsLow1,571164.592,58512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,446148.722,15110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,806136.272,4614thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,102103.231,1383thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,847161.942,9915thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,466137.302,01332
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,950127.502,4862thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,199112.221,34545
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,480157.882,3379thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,451164.702,39039
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,516152.192,3073thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,176190.002,2347thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,337184.162,46225
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,303169.412,2074thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,192191.002,2775thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,383183.852,54333
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351173.922,3506thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A92$50662
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A88$5377

Every lot, as filed

37 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
SteersChoice and Prime1,192191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,2775
HeifersChoice and Prime1,176190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2347
HeifersChoice1,337184.16/cwt178.00–188.502,46225
Dairy Bulls1,914166.43/cwt162.00–170.503,1854
Bulls1,492149.98/cwt148.00–153.002,2383
Bulls1,808174.73/cwt174.00–175.003,1593
Bulls1,491166.82/cwt163.00–169.002,4876
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150108580.84/head320.00–700.0058117
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150103692.44/head690.00–700.006924
Baby Bull CalvesN/A150–200180155.00/head155.00–155.001551
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10067329.75/head140.00–620.003303
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10084485.29/head100.00–730.0048544
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,1161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,835140.70/cwt140.00–142.002,5823
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420148.37/cwt143.00–152.002,1077
CowsBoner 80-85%1,400154.56/cwt154.00–155.002,1642
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,530147.44/cwt145.00–153.502,2566
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,446137.58/cwt134.00–144.001,98918
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,208169.53/cwt166.50–174.002,0486
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,464129.06/cwt124.00–132.001,8898
CowsLean 85-90%1,320117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,5511
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,950120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,3401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,720139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,3991
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,950135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6331
Dairy HeifersChoice1,480157.88/cwt153.00–162.502,3379
CowsLean 85-90%99396.10/cwt91.00–100.009542
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,07299.34/cwt94.00–101.001,0657
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,247119.86/cwt115.00–125.001,49520
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,194108.74/cwt103.00–114.001,29818
Dairy SteersChoice1,451164.70/cwt158.00–168.502,39039
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,440162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3331
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,560168.97/cwt168.00–169.502,6363
SteersChoice1,383183.85/cwt180.00–190.502,54333
Dairy Bulls1,580144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2751
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,516152.19/cwt148.00–154.502,3073
SteersSelect and Choice1,351173.92/cwt170.00–178.002,3506
HeifersSelect and Choice1,303169.41/cwt164.00–174.502,2074

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.