Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-07-03

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
245 vs last sale 591 91 vs year ago 437 · 20.8%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
106 head
17 vs last sale 123 79 vs year ago 185 · 42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Dairy/Beef heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 1.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,364181.392,4745thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,362184.892,5189thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351168.852,2814thin
BullsHigh1,877151.672,8473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,895150.772,8572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,460148.332,1668thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,305123.761,6152thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,509157.832,3824thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,474134.961,99029
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,911124.642,3824thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,259114.251,43963
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,343162.292,1808thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390144.692,0112thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,503170.002,55510
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,420163.032,31517
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,210145.501,7612thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,516206.313,1286thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238192.462,38314
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325181.232,40127
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330205.372,7317thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,346193.042,59812
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,463185.132,7088thin

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/A94$40033
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A93$2442thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bulls1,805175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,1591
Bulls1,913140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6782
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10093244.32/head220.00–270.002442
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10086377.93/head150.00–690.0037822
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150106462.33/head200.00–825.0046210
Baby Bull CalvesN/A150–200150250.00/head250.00–250.002501
CowsLean 85-90%1,305123.76/cwt122.00–125.001,6152
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,83093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7021
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,287126.22/cwt122.00–132.501,62413
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,258117.32/cwt111.00–121.501,47625
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,464135.81/cwt130.00–140.001,98821
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,488127.80/cwt127.00–129.001,9026
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,362184.89/cwt184.00–185.002,5189
Dairy SteersChoice1,420163.03/cwt157.00–168.502,31517
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,938135.18/cwt128.50–139.002,6203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,895150.77/cwt147.50–154.502,8572
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,246104.95/cwt100.00–110.001,30825
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,543147.50/cwt147.00–148.002,2762
HeifersChoice and Prime1,516206.31/cwt206.00–208.003,1286
SteersChoice and Prime1,330205.37/cwt203.00–210.002,7317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,585135.26/cwt130.00–138.502,1443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,523166.64/cwt164.50–169.002,5382
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293149.19/cwt148.00–150.001,9293
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,364181.39/cwt181.00–181.502,4745
SteersSelect and Choice1,463185.13/cwt180.00–189.002,7088
HeifersSelect and Choice1,325181.23/cwt175.00–186.002,40127
Dairy HeifersChoice1,343162.29/cwt155.00–164.102,1808
HeifersChoice1,238192.46/cwt188.00–198.002,38314
SteersChoice1,346193.04/cwt188.50–198.002,59812
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,503170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,55510
Dairy Bulls1,509157.83/cwt157.50–158.002,3824
Dairy SteersSelect1,210145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,7612
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,390144.69/cwt142.00–148.002,0112
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,351168.85/cwt165.00–170.002,2814

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.