Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered 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	1,370	175.00	2,398	1thin
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	159.96	2,108	2thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,148	172.22	1,977	13
Bulls	—	High	1,444	162.98	2,353	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	154.96	2,309	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	146.82	1,987	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	117.31	1,375	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,472	137.50	2,024	41
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	136.28	2,528	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,194	117.67	1,405	60
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,379	167.76	2,313	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	161.56	2,289	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	146.83	1,799	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,515	180.00	2,727	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,516	170.00	2,577	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,394	161.60	2,253	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,304	205.28	2,677	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,273	196.12	2,497	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	187.59	2,345	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,090	168.22	1,834	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	207.39	2,932	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	199.33	2,725	122
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,302	186.30	2,426	39
Steers	Select	Average	1,217	174.73	2,126	3thin

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	—	90	$438	104
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	$410	9

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,379	167.76/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,313	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	146.83/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	182.25/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,236	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	164.64/cwt	160.00–168.50	2,293	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,394	161.60/cwt	154.00–164.50	2,253	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	159.96/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,108	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,727	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	187.59/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,345	8
Steers	Select	—	1,217	174.73/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Select	—	1,090	168.22/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,834	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,148	172.22/cwt	167.50–174.50	1,977	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,304	205.28/cwt	204.50–212.50	2,677	18
Heifers	Choice	—	1,273	196.12/cwt	192.00–201.00	2,497	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,367	199.33/cwt	194.00–204.00	2,725	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	137.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,699	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	131.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,917	13
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	139.18/cwt	134.00–144.50	2,049	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,302	186.30/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,426	39
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,417	161.56/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,289	9
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,516	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,577	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	160.44/cwt	157.50–163.00	2,259	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	136.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,528	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	207.39/cwt	206.50–211.00	2,932	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	149.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,151	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	157.17/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,098	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	122.94/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,506	36
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	101.31/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,237	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	114.83/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,268	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	146.12/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	121.72/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,452	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,226	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	45	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	105	426.19/head	125.00–700.00	426	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	73	405.29/head	130.00–840.00	405	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	106	471.16/head	170.00–780.00	471	38
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	82	424.20/head	100.00–810.00	424	65

How this sale compares

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