Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 21
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
536 head
5 vs last sale 531 536 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Dairy/Beef slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Dairy/Beef slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,305178.002,3234thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310163.002,1351thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,110144.001,5981thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,400167.992,3524thin
BullsLow1,702168.522,86812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,604145.662,3364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270145.591,84832
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,177118.251,3929thin
Dairy BullsLow1,527141.332,1583thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,451139.022,01736
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,814134.152,4337thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,255118.351,48668
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,428163.422,33416
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,441153.052,20510
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,345176.502,3741thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,469167.332,45869
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343153.722,0643thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,397148.022,0683thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415198.002,80221
HeifersChoiceAverage1,253190.442,38638
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225181.702,2268thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,342163.542,1955thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,431195.002,79010
SteersChoiceAverage1,333189.792,53052
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,307180.122,35414
SteersSelectAverage1,322164.252,1717thin

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 SteersSelect1,397148.02/cwt147.00–149.002,0683
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,110144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5981
Dairy SteersChoice1,469167.33/cwt162.00–171.002,45869
Dairy HeifersChoice1,428163.42/cwt161.00–168.002,33416
HeifersSelect and Choice1,225181.70/cwt176.00–184.002,2268
Dairy Bulls1,500127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,9051
Dairy Bulls1,525157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,3941
Dairy Bulls1,555140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1771
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,343153.72/cwt150.00–156.002,0643
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,441153.05/cwt150.00–157.002,20510
SteersSelect and Choice1,307180.12/cwt173.00–182.002,35414
SteersChoice1,333189.79/cwt184.00–194.002,53052
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,345176.50/cwt176.50–176.502,3741
HeifersChoice and Prime1,415198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,80221
HeifersChoice1,253190.44/cwt185.00–195.002,38638
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,205131.57/cwt130.00–133.001,5852
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,403145.78/cwt145.00–148.502,0456
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,479138.10/cwt134.00–144.002,04228
SteersSelect1,322164.25/cwt161.00–166.002,1717
HeifersSelect1,342163.54/cwt159.50–166.002,1955
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,306130.59/cwt125.00–135.501,70617
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,179107.84/cwt104.00–113.001,27121
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,280118.76/cwt114.00–124.001,52030
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0791
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264158.26/cwt152.00–161.002,0008
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,858136.39/cwt131.00–140.502,5344
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,310163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1351
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,305178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,3234
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,400167.99/cwt162.50–172.502,3524
Bulls1,720157.39/cwt156.00–159.002,7073
Bulls1,700167.74/cwt163.00–172.002,8525
Bulls1,690177.85/cwt174.00–180.003,0064
SteersChoice and Prime1,431195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,79010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242135.59/cwt130.00–139.001,6849
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289144.84/cwt140.00–150.001,86715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598146.81/cwt143.00–151.002,3462
CowsLean 85-90%1,174117.28/cwt110.00–120.001,3778
CowsLean 85-90%1,205126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,680154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,5871
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,805106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9131
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,730143.76/cwt143.00–144.502,4872

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.