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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 11
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
484 head
37 vs last sale 447 23 vs year ago 507 · 4.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
63 head
63 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 66 · 4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher while 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,398174.092,4342thin
BullsAverage1,681139.692,3497thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,406118.031,65924
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,725112.001,9321thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,20599.401,19719
Dairy BullsHigh1,619127.052,0575thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,601108.101,73124
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,844101.381,8707thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28494.741,21760
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,526158.942,4258thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,448169.502,4543thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,565165.182,58574
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,427156.062,22711
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,463144.452,1132thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,362188.252,56428
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360172.912,3522thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,323132.501,7532thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,283195.642,5109thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,450190.412,76160
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,408178.142,50821
SteersSelectAverage1,372162.002,2236thin

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/A98$57643
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A85$2972thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445119.22/cwt115.50–124.001,72311
SteersChoice and Prime1,283195.64/cwt194.00–197.002,5109
SteersChoice1,450190.41/cwt184.00–193.252,76160
SteersSelect and Choice1,408178.14/cwt173.00–182.002,50821
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,310124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6241
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,30294.77/cwt90.00–100.501,23435
Dairy SteersSelect1,463144.45/cwt143.50–145.502,1132
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,427156.06/cwt151.00–158.502,22711
Dairy SteersChoice1,565165.18/cwt159.00–169.002,58574
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,448169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,4543
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,398174.09/cwt169.50–178.002,4342
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,61199.92/cwt95.00–103.001,6109
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,841103.61/cwt100.00–110.501,9076
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,616112.22/cwt108.50–116.001,81314
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,17986.99/cwt82.00–89.501,02614
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6411
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,362104.52/cwt101.00–111.001,42411
Dairy Bulls2,178138.00/cwt138.00–138.003,0062
Dairy Bulls1,255111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3931
Dairy Bulls1,243124.13/cwt120.00–129.001,5432
CowsLean 85-90%1,232110.45/cwt106.00–115.001,3618
CowsLean 85-90%1,08684.35/cwt80.00–89.009164
CowsLean 85-90%1,24195.38/cwt91.00–101.001,1847
Bulls1,868144.55/cwt139.00–149.002,7003
Bulls1,250119.89/cwt117.00–123.001,4992
Bulls1,833152.21/cwt151.50–153.002,7902
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10085297.06/head275.00–325.002972
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10086550.87/head130.00–930.0055120
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150108597.36/head290.00–820.0059723
SteersSelect1,372162.00/cwt157.00–166.002,2236
HeifersSelect and Choice1,360172.91/cwt171.00–175.002,3522
HeifersSelect1,323132.50/cwt132.00–133.001,7532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,348129.04/cwt126.00–136.001,7395
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,725112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9321
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388109.51/cwt105.00–112.501,5208
Dairy HeifersChoice1,526158.94/cwt156.50–165.502,4258
HeifersChoice1,362188.25/cwt184.00–194.502,56428

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.