Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-08-28

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 28
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
384 head
152 vs last sale 536 212 vs year ago 596 · 35.6%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
136 head
136 vs last sale 0 136 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 4.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Dairy/Beef slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Dairy/Beef slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower and slaughter Holstein cows were 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Livestock movement was still favorable with the hot weather conditions this week but fewer buyers were noted.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,333175.382,33811
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,570151.502,3791thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,235179.002,2111thin
BullsHigh1,551154.492,3964thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,690145.142,4532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,377133.711,8418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94798.419314thin
Dairy BullsHigh1,553143.002,2204thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,721129.952,23618
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,851127.892,36736
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,403119.291,67461
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,473160.082,3584thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,169142.321,6648thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360175.382,3853thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,501168.042,52240
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353154.702,09310
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,416138.341,9593thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,347194.002,61310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,287187.842,4188thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,165179.002,0851thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,485196.002,9111thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,343191.482,57240
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280182.472,33614

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/A91$25676
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A87$1959

Every lot, as filed

35 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 Bulls1,855150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,7831
Dairy Bulls1,452140.66/cwt136.00–143.002,0423
Bulls1,815169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,0671
Bulls1,463149.65/cwt149.00–150.002,1893
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10082255.46/head75.00–550.0025551
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150108257.44/head95.00–550.0025725
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10080162.19/head65.00–250.001627
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150110309.55/head90.00–510.003102
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,365118.90/cwt113.00–123.501,62320
CowsLean 85-90%90586.99/cwt86.00–88.007872
CowsLean 85-90%988109.83/cwt107.00–112.501,0852
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,850129.00/cwt125.00–130.002,38735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,342135.04/cwt130.00–140.001,8125
CowsBoner 80-85%1,470125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8382
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,88589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690145.14/cwt142.00–149.002,4532
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,268106.31/cwt100.00–111.001,34817
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,531128.82/cwt124.00–134.001,97224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,9721
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,721129.95/cwt126.00–135.002,23618
HeifersChoice and Prime1,347194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,61310
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,235179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2111
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,333175.38/cwt165.00–176.502,33811
Dairy HeifersChoice1,473160.08/cwt158.00–164.502,3584
SteersChoice1,343191.48/cwt185.00–194.252,57240
HeifersChoice1,287187.84/cwt185.00–193.002,4188
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,570151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,3791
SteersChoice and Prime1,485196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,9111
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,360175.38/cwt174.00–176.002,3853
Dairy SteersChoice1,501168.04/cwt162.50–170.002,52240
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,353154.70/cwt150.00–158.002,09310
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,169142.32/cwt139.00–143.001,6648
SteersSelect and Choice1,280182.47/cwt179.00–184.502,33614
HeifersSelect and Choice1,165179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0851
Dairy SteersSelect1,416138.34/cwt138.00–138.501,9593

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.