Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,816	159.50	2,897	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	137.87	1,956	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,766	132.58	2,341	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,269	114.36	1,451	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,747	143.36	2,504	4thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,804	130.67	2,357	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	126.37	1,899	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,329	109.41	1,455	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,538	166.68	2,564	23
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,620	170.00	2,754	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	166.15	2,609	86
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,317	203.00	2,674	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	190.62	2,669	32
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,634	203.36	3,323	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,327	195.52	2,595	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	179.53	2,223	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	92	$522	51
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	84	$353	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,538	166.68/cwt	164.85–168.00	2,564	23
Bulls	—	—	2,015	177.54/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,577	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,570	166.15/cwt	159.00–168.85	2,609	86
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	107.93/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,412	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,327	195.52/cwt	190.00–198.50	2,595	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,766	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,341	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,317	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,674	7
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,634	203.36/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,323	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	117.77/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,631	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,190	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	126.37/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,899	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	190.62/cwt	184.00–195.50	2,669	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	138.36/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,988	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	179.53/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	148.33/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,140	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,658	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,553	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,835	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	160.25/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,873	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	139.22/cwt	139.00–139.50	2,350	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	82	493.19/head	230.00–940.00	493	33
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	573.59/head	420.00–890.00	574	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	84	353.28/head	300.00–400.00	353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	126.42/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,716	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	117.63/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,584	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,441	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,754	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	96.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,227	10

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.

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