Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-12-27

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Fri, Dec 27
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
369 head
91 vs last sale 460 16 vs year ago 385 · 4.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 12.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 4.00 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 HeifersSelectAverage1,055139.501,4721thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,630154.002,5101thin
BullsHigh1,498143.532,1505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,366127.871,74753
CowsLean 85-90%High1,206112.591,35810
Dairy BullsLow1,349134.621,8164thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,612124.652,00941
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,915121.412,32518
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,368112.551,53943
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,395153.152,1362thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,599170.502,7267thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,440166.742,40118
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,563158.032,4702thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,314199.122,6167thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,269190.742,4205thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190170.492,02916
HeifersSelectAverage1,207157.121,8963thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500207.003,1051thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,394197.942,75923
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,414189.112,6747thin
SteersSelectAverage1,278167.412,1392thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 SteersChoice and Prime1,599170.50/cwt170.50–170.502,7267
SteersChoice and Prime1,500207.00/cwt207.00–207.003,1051
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,605130.15/cwt130.00–131.002,0899
CowsBoner 80-85%1,421117.38/cwt112.50–120.001,6686
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283134.76/cwt133.00–139.001,72912
CowsLean 85-90%1,088123.54/cwt121.00–125.001,3444
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,454117.98/cwt114.00–124.001,71525
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,13395.48/cwt92.50–102.001,0825
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,292108.68/cwt104.00–113.001,40413
CowsLean 85-90%1,33096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,2831
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,88080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5041
CowsLean 85-90%1,275107.05/cwt104.00–111.501,3655
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385127.30/cwt122.00–132.501,76335
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,895116.27/cwt112.00–120.502,2034
Dairy Bulls1,180115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3571
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,924126.17/cwt123.50–129.502,42813
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,581117.37/cwt113.00–118.501,85611
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,631126.11/cwt120.00–129.502,05721
Bulls1,345161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1652
Bulls1,693142.83/cwt140.00–146.002,4182
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,563158.03/cwt157.00–159.002,4702
SteersSelect and Choice1,414189.11/cwt185.00–191.502,6747
HeifersSelect and Choice1,190170.49/cwt167.00–177.002,02916
HeifersChoice and Prime1,314199.12/cwt198.50–202.502,6167
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,630154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,5101
Dairy HeifersChoice1,395153.15/cwt148.00–159.002,1362
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect1,055139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,4721
SteersSelect1,278167.41/cwt166.00–169.002,1392
HeifersSelect1,207157.12/cwt152.00–162.001,8963
Dairy Bulls1,670158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6391
Dairy Bulls1,273132.73/cwt130.00–135.001,6902
Bulls1,415110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5571
Dairy SteersChoice1,440166.74/cwt162.00–170.002,40118
HeifersChoice1,269190.74/cwt187.00–193.002,4205
SteersChoice1,394197.94/cwt194.00–203.502,75923

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.