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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 26
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 227▲ 489 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
133 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 0▲ 133 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 1.00-4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly 1.00 lower.

Slaughter cows were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted.

Choice/prime wooled and shorn slaughter lambs weighing 60-70 lbs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher; 70-80 lbs lambs were 20.00-30.00 higher; 80-90 lbs lambs were 5.00-10.00 lower; 90-100 lbs lambs were 10.00-15.00 higher; lambs 100-110 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Hair breeds too few to fully test.

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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,216211.002,5663thin
Bulls—High1,670198.813,32011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,364146.391,99712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,830145.882,6702thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,176126.771,49111
Dairy Bulls—High1,930182.183,5166thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,554142.482,21510
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,883136.242,5665thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,363125.861,71657
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,428196.632,8089thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,615216.003,4884thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480205.293,03845
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,499229.003,4335thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,328224.342,97971
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219213.202,59913
SteersChoiceAverage1,210214.372,5947thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,222204.002,4932thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNon Graded90857.77/cwt90
HeifersNon Graded81600.00/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

56 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 Bulls——1,640196.00/cwt196.00–196.003,2141
Dairy Bulls——2,306175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,0363
Bulls——1,706207.72/cwt203.00–211.003,5445
BullsNon GradedCrossbred60–7065800.00/cwt800.00–800.005201
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross100–1101051,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.001,1811
BullsNon Graded60–7063634.00/cwt500.00–750.003994
BullsNon GradedCrossbred80–9085962.50/cwt800.00–1,125.008182
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross70–80731,011.64/cwt975.00–1,050.007384
BullsNon Graded130–140130800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,0401
HeifersNon GradedBeef Cross90–10090750.00/cwt750.00–750.006751
BullsNon Graded90–10092910.84/cwt700.00–1,025.0083816
BullsNon GradedCrossbred90–10090850.00/cwt850.00–850.007651
BullsNon GradedCrossbred100–110103983.17/cwt850.00–1,110.001,0132
BullsNon Graded70–8073822.30/cwt650.00–1,050.0060012
BullsNon Graded120–130123733.45/cwt700.00–775.009023
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross80–9080800.00/cwt800.00–800.006402
HeifersNon GradedBeef Cross100–110100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009001
BullsNon Graded100–110102920.42/cwt825.00–975.0093911
BullsNon Graded110–120112817.74/cwt700.00–875.009168
SteersChoice—1,210214.37/cwt212.50–219.002,5947
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,216211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,5663
Dairy SteersChoice—1,480205.29/cwt200.00–208.253,03845
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,428196.63/cwt195.00–198.002,8089
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,254156.07/cwt153.00–162.001,9575
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,404142.70/cwt140.00–145.002,0045
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,720125.94/cwt122.00–130.002,1662
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,448135.09/cwt131.00–141.001,95615
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,357126.14/cwt120.00–130.001,71229
CowsLean 85-90%—1,138135.89/cwt132.00–139.001,5464
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,279114.59/cwt110.00–119.001,46613
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,847135.40/cwt130.00–139.002,5013
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,935150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9031
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,940125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,4251
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,830145.88/cwt143.00–149.002,6702
CowsLean 85-90%—1,005115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1561
Dairy Bulls——1,510186.05/cwt185.00–187.002,8092
Bulls——1,698195.27/cwt191.00–199.003,3164
Bulls——1,525183.60/cwt180.00–187.002,8002
CowsLean 85-90%—1,230122.66/cwt120.00–130.001,5096
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,568139.63/cwt137.50–142.502,1894
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,538131.42/cwt130.00–133.002,0212
BullsNon Graded80–9084851.00/cwt625.00–1,025.0071515
HeifersNon GradedCrossbred60–7060700.00/cwt700.00–700.004201
HeifersNon GradedCrossbred90–10095350.00/cwt350.00–350.003331
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,458153.60/cwt150.00–160.002,2394
SteersSelect and Choice—1,222204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,4932
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,499229.00/cwt229.00–229.003,4335
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross90–100921,034.09/cwt1,000.00–1,075.009513
BullsNon GradedJersey50–6055350.00/cwt350.00–350.001931
HeifersNon Graded60–7060300.00/cwt300.00–300.001801
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,219213.20/cwt209.00–215.002,59913
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,615216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,4884
HeifersChoice—1,328224.34/cwt217.00–227.002,97971
BullsNon GradedCrossbred110–120115775.00/cwt775.00–775.008911
BullsNon GradedCrossbred130–140130750.00/cwt750.00–750.009751
BullsNon GradedJersey70–8070500.00/cwt500.00–500.003501

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.