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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 31
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
315 head
51 vs last sale 366 315 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
122 head
34 vs last sale 88 122 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. No comparisons are available on slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly steady to 5.00 lower but in good demand this week. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

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
BullsLow1,753186.603,2708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,450153.002,2193thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,867144.002,6883thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,159131.691,5267thin
Dairy BullsLow1,446171.072,4744thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,474156.852,31326
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770131.002,3191thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,316123.281,62262
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,448205.542,97618
HeifersChoiceAverage1,441241.313,47748
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,427225.123,2125thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,473247.003,6384thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,454239.103,47722
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,368225.003,0789thin

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/A91$90877
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A89$8278

Every lot, as filed

36 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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,427225.12/cwt224.50–225.503,2125
CowsLean 85-90%1,280110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4081
CowsLean 85-90%1,065128.21/cwt124.00–131.001,3653
CowsLean 85-90%1,212142.39/cwt139.00–145.001,7263
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,5521
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,075126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,6151
Dairy SteersChoice1,448205.54/cwt204.75–206.752,97618
HeifersChoice1,441241.31/cwt236.00–243.003,47748
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7881
SteersSelect and Choice1,368225.00/cwt222.50–227.003,0789
SteersChoice1,454239.10/cwt232.00–243.003,47722
SteersChoice and Prime1,473247.00/cwt247.00–247.003,6384
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,316122.59/cwt118.00–128.501,61324
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,350135.68/cwt130.00–140.001,83219
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,386146.05/cwt141.00–152.002,02410
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,566159.63/cwt155.00–163.002,5009
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,3191
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,483168.72/cwt164.00–174.002,5027
Dairy Bulls1,215144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,7501
Dairy Bulls1,710195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,3351
Dairy Bulls1,430172.63/cwt168.00–176.002,4692
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,282111.76/cwt107.00–117.001,43319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,535169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,5941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,765161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,8421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,500154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,3101
Bulls1,677171.21/cwt168.00–177.002,8713
Bulls1,863184.38/cwt179.00–188.003,4353
Bulls1,700213.01/cwt209.00–219.003,6212
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100781,202.13/head700.00–1,500.001,2023
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10073453.41/head350.00–675.004533
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–150145550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501101,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501081,077.62/head975.00–1,250.001,07823
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100901,097.78/head925.00–1,300.001,0985
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501081,172.31/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1723
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10081786.11/head300.00–1,225.0078646

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.