Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 23
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
422 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 613▼ 172 vs year ago 594 · −29.0%
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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—Low1,58688.651,40621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,63461.421,00436
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35656.5776748
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17345.3853249
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,48185.331,2648thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,44874.661,0812thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,49091.811,36859
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32782.881,1007thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293105.251,3614thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,172102.391,2008thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,19094.001,1191thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,481107.251,5883thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,336104.081,39146
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,18295.041,1237thin

Every lot

22 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,18295.04/cwt90.00–96.751,1237
Steers—Choice1,336104.08/cwt100.00–106.501,39146
Steers—Choice and Prime1,481107.25/cwt107.25–107.251,5883
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,172102.39/cwt98.00–104.501,2008
Heifers—Select and Choice1,19094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1191
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,293105.25/cwt105.25–105.251,3614
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18578.05/cwt72.00–81.509254
Bulls——1,62188.19/cwt83.00–93.001,43013
Bulls——1,871100.73/cwt97.00–104.001,8854
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12653.80/cwt51.00–56.0060610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16645.80/cwt42.00–50.5053429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24135.74/cwt30.00–40.0044410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32948.02/cwt47.00–49.506384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35755.46/cwt50.00–59.5075331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36361.85/cwt60.00–65.0084313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54368.52/cwt67.00–70.501,0577
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64960.67/cwt56.00–66.001,00026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72051.34/cwt45.00–55.008833
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,44874.66/cwt70.00–80.001,0812
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,48185.33/cwt80.00–89.501,2648
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,32782.88/cwt82.00–84.001,1007
Dairy Steers—Choice1,49091.81/cwt86.50–96.001,36859

This sale against other markets

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.