Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-09-04

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 4
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
571 head
187 vs last sale 384 51 vs year ago 520 · +9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 and slaughter Holstein bulls were 8.00 higher 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,320168.002,2181thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,497179.502,6875thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,330162.002,1553thin
BullsLow1,715161.052,76212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,382129.741,79425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,821122.932,2389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022105.201,0757thin
Dairy BullsLow1,700146.272,4873thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,432134.061,91912
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,876127.282,3888thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,330115.251,53390
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,451160.912,33515
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,357142.061,9283thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370173.042,3712thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,475166.352,45485
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,465155.662,2805thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,379196.142,70517
HeifersChoiceAverage1,271188.782,39946
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,331176.332,3474thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,313159.892,0996thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396195.232,72528
SteersChoiceAverage1,313190.912,50745
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,314176.922,3258thin
SteersSelectAverage1,242163.642,0323thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 SteersSelect and Choice1,465155.66/cwt150.00–159.002,2805
Dairy SteersChoice1,475166.35/cwt160.00–170.502,45485
HeifersSelect1,313159.89/cwt158.00–169.002,0996
HeifersSelect and Choice1,331176.33/cwt170.00–180.002,3474
HeifersChoice and Prime1,379196.14/cwt195.00–198.502,70517
HeifersChoice1,271188.78/cwt181.00–191.502,39946
SteersSelect1,242163.64/cwt160.00–166.502,0323
SteersSelect and Choice1,314176.92/cwt171.50–181.002,3258
CowsLean 85-90%97890.90/cwt90.00–92.008892
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,815100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,417128.75/cwt123.00–132.501,82420
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273138.10/cwt136.00–143.001,7584
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,879122.39/cwt118.00–128.002,3006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,648136.02/cwt134.00–137.502,2422
Dairy HeifersChoice1,451160.91/cwt156.00–163.002,33515
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,357142.06/cwt140.00–145.001,9283
SteersChoice1,313190.91/cwt184.00–193.002,50745
SteersChoice and Prime1,396195.23/cwt195.00–196.002,72528
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,828143.07/cwt140.00–146.002,6152
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,868125.03/cwt122.00–129.002,3364
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,470125.40/cwt122.00–132.001,84325
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,336115.75/cwt110.00–120.001,54641
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,175103.83/cwt99.00–109.501,22024
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,370173.04/cwt171.00–175.002,3712
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,320168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2181
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,497179.50/cwt175.00–180.502,6875
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,330162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,1553
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,175124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,4571
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,455134.97/cwt132.50–139.001,96411
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,940116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,2502
Dairy Bulls1,685135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2751
Dairy Bulls1,708151.90/cwt150.00–154.002,5942
CowsLean 85-90%1,020118.74/cwt113.00–123.501,2112
CowsLean 85-90%1,052105.70/cwt100.00–110.501,1123
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3111
Bulls1,662142.73/cwt140.00–150.002,3723
Bulls1,736176.38/cwt172.00–180.003,0624
Bulls1,730159.78/cwt158.00–163.002,7645

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.