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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 28
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
355 head
141 vs last sale 496 186 vs year ago 541 · 34.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
114 head
114 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 92 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher while Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Dairy/Beef heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 9.00 higher and slaughter Holstein cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 11.00 lower this week while Holstein slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,515224.003,3944thin
BullsLow1,666187.663,1269thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,580177.502,8052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,291167.302,1607thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,110133.001,4762thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,639179.202,9375thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,455146.692,13525
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,790143.402,5674thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,206124.191,49842
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,595199.453,1812thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,373183.482,5192thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,590215.003,4192thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,686202.353,4129thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,333188.972,5195thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,410235.723,32446
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168224.422,6218thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,369234.263,20781
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201216.002,5948thin

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/A92$87485
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A78$7107

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 Bulls1,736183.50/cwt180.00–186.003,1864
Bulls1,806175.84/cwt170.00–181.003,1765
Bulls1,597209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,3382
Bulls1,383195.87/cwt192.00–201.002,7092
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150111914.84/head300.00–1,325.0091530
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10073677.84/head375.00–1,000.006786
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150105900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10082851.10/head200.00–1,350.0085155
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,8651
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,490155.19/cwt151.00–161.002,31210
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,171122.00/cwt117.00–127.001,42922
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,267111.37/cwt105.00–115.001,4116
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,880122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,2941
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,778158.30/cwt154.00–163.002,8152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,463173.95/cwt173.00–175.002,5453
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,235133.13/cwt128.00–138.001,64414
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,422145.62/cwt140.00–150.002,0719
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,448134.14/cwt129.00–139.001,9426
CowsLean 85-90%1,050120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2601
CowsLean 85-90%1,170146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7081
SteersChoice1,369234.26/cwt228.00–238.503,20781
HeifersChoice1,410235.72/cwt232.00–239.003,32446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183166.08/cwt162.00–171.001,9653
CowsBoner 80-85%1,100151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6611
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,725135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3291
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,7291
SteersSelect and Choice1,201216.00/cwt213.00–219.002,5948
HeifersSelect and Choice1,168224.42/cwt224.00–225.502,6218
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,590215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,4192
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,515224.00/cwt224.00–224.003,3944
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,333188.97/cwt187.00–192.002,5195
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,373183.48/cwt178.00–188.002,5192
Dairy SteersChoice1,686202.35/cwt200.50–210.003,4129
Dairy HeifersChoice1,595199.45/cwt196.00–203.003,1812
Dairy Bulls1,250162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0251

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.