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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 30
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
← Sep 23Sep 30latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 397▼ 84 vs year ago 344 · −24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 403▼ 97 vs year ago 429 · −22.6%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
208 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 172▲ 208 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 12.00 higher while Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 11.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 14.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 20.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 2.00 higher with good demand. 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
Bulls—Low1,747194.903,4059thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,332135.921,81114
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105100.001,1051thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,794186.623,3498thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,485122.851,82423
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,867119.122,2246thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,289109.021,40534
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,260177.082,2318thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,530197.903,02834
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,558185.002,8824thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,384220.993,05913
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358211.502,8723thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,399221.813,10319
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,168209.002,4413thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNon Graded88698.57/cwt103
HeifersNon Graded74605.00/cwt5

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls——2,045185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,7831
BullsNon GradedCrossbred110–120110700.00/cwt700.00–700.007701
BullsNon Graded800–810800950.00/cwt950.00–950.007,6001
Dairy Bulls——2,325175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,0691
BullsNon GradedCrossbred60–7064489.22/cwt400.00–700.003134
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross80–90831,268.18/cwt1,075.00–1,450.001,0532
HeifersNon Graded60–7065400.00/cwt400.00–400.002602
Bulls——1,704193.64/cwt190.00–197.003,3006
Bulls——1,728203.65/cwt201.00–206.003,5192
Dairy Bulls——1,650185.57/cwt183.00–189.003,0625
SteersChoice—1,399221.81/cwt218.00–223.253,10319
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,545132.79/cwt132.00–134.002,0524
HeifersChoice—1,384220.99/cwt214.50–223.503,05913
SteersSelect and Choice—1,168209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,4413
CowsLean 85-90%—1,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1051
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,358211.50/cwt211.50–211.502,8723
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,363143.56/cwt141.00–147.001,9574
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,357125.14/cwt123.00–128.001,6983
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,840130.48/cwt130.00–131.002,4012
Dairy SteersChoice—1,530197.90/cwt197.00–198.003,02834
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,77095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6821
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,558185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,8824
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,917119.59/cwt116.00–124.002,2933
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,337108.88/cwt105.00–112.001,45612
Dairy HeifersChoice—1,260177.08/cwt175.00–177.502,2318
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,304136.18/cwt129.00–139.001,7767
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,611115.99/cwt115.00–117.001,8695
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%—1,423122.46/cwt120.00–128.001,74314
BullsNon Graded120–130120775.00/cwt775.00–775.009301
BullsNon Graded40–5047550.00/cwt550.00–550.002592
BullsNon Graded70–8071435.42/cwt300.00–550.0030921
BullsNon Graded60–7063509.52/cwt400.00–625.0032111
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,388119.50/cwt115.00–125.001,65912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%—1,11396.62/cwt90.00–100.001,07510
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
BullsNon Graded50–6053363.69/cwt250.00–425.001934
BullsNon GradedCrossbred50–6050500.00/cwt500.00–500.002501
BullsNon GradedCrossbred80–9087750.00/cwt750.00–750.006531
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross70–8075625.00/cwt625.00–625.004691
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross100–1101021,031.56/cwt925.00–1,200.001,0523
HeifersNon Graded80–9080675.00/cwt675.00–675.005401
BullsNon GradedJersey90–10095500.00/cwt500.00–500.004751
BullsNon Graded90–10093992.54/cwt850.00–1,075.0092318
Dairy Bulls——1,890195.04/cwt191.00–200.003,6862
BullsNon Graded100–110100950.00/cwt850.00–1,100.0095011
BullsNon GradedBeef Cross90–10093835.14/cwt750.00–925.007772
HeifersNon GradedBeef Cross90–100901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009001
BullsNon Graded80–9083687.45/cwt500.00–1,425.0057114
HeifersNon Graded70–8070550.00/cwt550.00–550.003851
BullsNon GradedJersey60–7065200.00/cwt200.00–200.001301
BullsNon Graded110–120113816.91/cwt800.00–825.009233

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.