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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 10
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
553 head
207 vs last sale 346 116 vs year ago 437 · +26.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
70 head
36 vs last sale 106 115 vs year ago 185 · 62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Both slaughter dairy/beef steers and dairy/beef heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein bulls were 2.00 lower this week based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,680158.982,6712thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410185.502,6161thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,520176.092,6773thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,275151.001,9251thin
BullsLow1,719164.082,8216thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,903149.442,8443thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,472143.882,11718
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,129119.351,3474thin
Dairy BullsLow1,661159.092,6424thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,855146.662,7213thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,442136.741,97229
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,290117.221,51254
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,327166.902,21520
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,411151.602,1396thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,150138.251,5902thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,240177.002,1951thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,469170.102,49997
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,342158.062,12128
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,314147.821,94215
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,288202.292,6054thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305192.252,50928
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,180182.272,1515thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,260170.052,1435thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,453205.752,99037
SteersChoiceAverage1,275192.112,44929
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,226175.942,15712

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/A97$61253
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A110$2652thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 Bulls1,010155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5661
Bulls1,785152.49/cwt152.00–153.002,7222
Dairy Bulls1,878160.45/cwt157.00–167.003,0133
Bulls1,686169.88/cwt168.50–173.002,8644
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150106647.52/head185.00–920.0064827
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10084592.11/head135.00–1,000.0059225
Baby Bull CalvesN/A150–200175160.00/head160.00–160.001601
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150110265.00/head150.00–380.002652
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,256116.15/cwt110.00–120.001,45923
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338128.62/cwt125.00–133.001,7213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,472142.50/cwt139.00–147.002,0989
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,905163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,1051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,990152.66/cwt148.00–157.003,0382
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,730143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,4741
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,444137.15/cwt134.00–144.001,98018
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,346130.25/cwt129.00–133.001,7537
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,520176.09/cwt171.50–180.002,6773
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,341102.55/cwt100.00–109.501,37510
Dairy HeifersChoice1,327166.90/cwt162.00–170.002,21520
CowsLean 85-90%1,095103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1281
HeifersChoice1,305192.25/cwt186.00–197.002,50928
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,603146.26/cwt145.00–148.002,3454
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,410185.50/cwt185.50–185.502,6161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,538153.57/cwt148.00–158.002,3626
SteersChoice and Prime1,453205.75/cwt202.00–206.002,99037
CowsLean 85-90%1,140124.80/cwt120.00–130.001,4233
HeifersChoice and Prime1,288202.29/cwt200.00–203.002,6054
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,411151.60/cwt148.50–157.002,1396
Dairy SteersChoice1,469170.10/cwt163.00–173.752,49997
HeifersSelect and Choice1,180182.27/cwt180.00–185.002,1515
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,303125.37/cwt121.00–131.001,63421
HeifersSelect1,260170.05/cwt169.00–171.002,1435
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,275151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9251
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,240177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1951
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,830138.49/cwt138.00–139.002,5342
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,342158.06/cwt154.00–162.002,12128
SteersSelect and Choice1,226175.94/cwt172.50–180.002,15712
SteersChoice1,275192.11/cwt187.00–198.002,44929
Dairy SteersSelect1,314147.82/cwt145.00–151.001,94215
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,680158.98/cwt158.00–160.002,6712
Dairy HeifersSelect1,150138.25/cwt135.00–141.001,5902

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.