Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-10-09

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
467 head
10 vs last sale 457 44 vs year ago 423 · +10.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,385179.002,4791thin
BullsLow1,565156.682,4537thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,405130.261,8306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85598.618433thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,667122.132,0363thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,822126.132,2983thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,487126.071,87420
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,370113.511,55545
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,326162.212,15118
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335179.512,3962thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,525166.302,53663
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,335150.002,0034thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,222193.262,36217
HeifersChoiceAverage1,333190.732,54219
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,261178.952,2577thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500195.842,93819
SteersChoiceAverage1,361189.012,57260
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205177.782,1426thin
SteersSelectAverage1,359169.732,3077thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls1,175139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6331
Bulls1,588164.34/cwt161.00–170.002,6103
Bulls1,673154.92/cwt151.50–159.002,5923
Dairy Bulls1,667122.13/cwt119.00–128.002,0363
CowsBoner 80-85%1,467131.91/cwt126.00–136.001,9355
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,478132.42/cwt130.00–134.001,9576
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,308101.62/cwt96.00–106.001,3297
HeifersChoice1,333190.73/cwt182.00–192.252,54219
Dairy SteersChoice1,525166.30/cwt160.00–168.002,53663
Dairy HeifersChoice1,326162.21/cwt154.00–164.252,15118
SteersSelect1,359169.73/cwt165.00–170.502,3077
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,335150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3361
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,822126.13/cwt124.00–127.502,2983
SteersChoice1,361189.01/cwt183.00–193.502,57260
HeifersChoice and Prime1,222193.26/cwt193.00–193.502,36217
SteersChoice and Prime1,500195.84/cwt195.00–196.502,93819
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,335179.51/cwt179.00–180.002,3962
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,384114.34/cwt107.00–118.001,58232
CowsLean 85-90%910107.91/cwt106.00–110.009822
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,385179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4791
SteersSelect and Choice1,205177.78/cwt173.00–181.002,1426
HeifersSelect and Choice1,261178.95/cwt174.00–180.002,2577
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,665114.51/cwt114.00–115.001,9072
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,461124.82/cwt119.00–129.001,82412
CowsLean 85-90%74580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,364122.99/cwt120.00–127.001,6786

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.