Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-09-25

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 25
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
564 head
137 vs last sale 427 131 vs year ago 433 · +30.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Dairy/Beef steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,360178.502,4281thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290163.502,1091thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,503174.542,6233thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300159.002,0671thin
BullsLow1,669152.622,54813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,418120.001,7028thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High2,053117.762,4174thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,147114.611,3153thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,623134.612,1853thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,461129.841,8988thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,832112.622,0633thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,380106.561,47078
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,450159.022,30620
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,730177.753,07511
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464167.082,44650
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,457160.522,33967
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,260140.291,7685thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,265187.002,3661thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348181.682,44927
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,368191.462,6192thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,389184.442,56270
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,223163.111,99510

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,503174.54/cwt172.00–176.002,6233
HeifersChoice1,348181.68/cwt175.00–184.502,44927
SteersChoice1,389184.44/cwt180.00–190.002,56270
Dairy HeifersChoice1,450159.02/cwt151.00–162.002,30620
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,457160.52/cwt154.50–163.502,33967
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,300159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0671
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,360178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,4281
HeifersChoice and Prime1,265187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,3661
Dairy SteersSelect1,260140.29/cwt136.00–143.001,7685
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,290163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,1091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,441121.92/cwt117.00–126.001,7576
CowsBoner 80-85%1,350114.23/cwt114.00–114.501,5422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,860127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,3621
Dairy SteersChoice1,464167.08/cwt164.00–174.502,44650
SteersSelect and Choice1,223163.11/cwt158.00–168.001,99510
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,393145.70/cwt144.00–147.002,0302
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,385105.79/cwt101.00–111.501,46531
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,575116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,8351
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,466126.17/cwt122.50–129.001,8505
Bulls1,864142.23/cwt136.00–145.002,6514
Bulls1,549163.27/cwt159.00–168.002,5294
Dairy Bulls1,623134.61/cwt131.00–140.002,1853
Bulls1,610152.41/cwt148.00–157.502,4545
SteersChoice and Prime1,368191.46/cwt191.00–192.002,6192
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,730177.75/cwt177.75–177.753,07511
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,345107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,5091
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,003118.51/cwt114.00–123.002,3742
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,478115.40/cwt112.00–122.001,70627
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,832112.62/cwt110.00–116.002,0633
CowsLean 85-90%1,147114.61/cwt113.00–117.501,3153
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,23995.83/cwt90.00–100.001,18720

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.