Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
634 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 393▲ 285 vs year ago 349 · +81.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers down 8.00 based on a limited comparison. Dairy steers were mostly steady. Heifers down 3.00 and dairy heifers down 5.00 based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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—Average1,80493.631,68910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,65066.421,09630
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39958.1281371
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17348.2056664
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,33189.021,18526
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,68871.931,2142thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,44896.041,39198
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,36289.281,2164thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,17376.248947thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530112.501,7211thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281107.191,37315
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,22195.721,1696thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370116.661,5988thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,396109.251,52535
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,196100.611,20324

Every lot

21 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 Choice1,196100.61/cwt95.00–104.501,20324
Steers—Choice and Prime1,370116.66/cwt116.00–117.001,5988
Steers—Choice1,396109.25/cwt105.00–115.001,52535
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,22195.72/cwt94.00–96.501,1696
Heifers—Choice1,281107.19/cwt98.00–109.501,37315
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,530112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,7211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80493.63/cwt86.00–96.001,68910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06935.23/cwt30.00–40.0037713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15956.19/cwt54.00–61.5065113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21449.91/cwt44.50–53.5060638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38450.76/cwt48.00–53.0070310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38864.22/cwt60.00–67.0089112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40558.13/cwt54.00–64.0081749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61865.95/cwt62.00–70.001,06721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69355.91/cwt54.00–57.009473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73873.34/cwt71.50–75.501,2756
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,33189.02/cwt87.50–90.001,18526
Dairy Heifers—Select1,68871.93/cwt68.50–75.001,2142
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,17376.24/cwt69.50–79.008947
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,36289.28/cwt87.00–90.001,2164
Dairy Steers—Choice1,44896.04/cwt92.25–100.001,39198

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.