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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 7

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

400 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 634▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available but good demand noted for slaughter cows.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,662	80.06	1,330	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,681	67.70	1,138	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	60.36	823	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	50.72	579	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	103.75	1,406	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	88.09	1,139	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	98.64	1,496	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	89.07	1,257	9thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,362	118.00	1,607	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	109.81	1,367	25
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,498	119.01	1,783	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,247	112.70	1,405	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,391	103.27	1,436	6thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,247	112.70/cwt	108.00–116.50	1,405	38
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,391	103.27/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,436	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,498	119.01/cwt	118.50–119.50	1,783	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,245	109.81/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,367	25
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,362	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,607	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	69.06/cwt	64.00–72.50	1,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,629	90.34/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	79.24/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,393	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	57.75/cwt	55.50–60.00	644	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	38.78/cwt	34.00–44.00	439	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	51.33/cwt	45.00–55.00	595	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	54.02/cwt	51.00–55.00	697	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	60.14/cwt	56.00–65.50	820	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	69.51/cwt	67.50–72.00	1,010	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	73.04/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,220	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	65.82/cwt	60.50–69.00	1,104	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	52.61/cwt	48.50–57.00	934	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	88.09/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,355	103.75/cwt	103.75–103.75	1,406	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,411	89.07/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,257	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,517	98.64/cwt	93.00–101.35	1,496	67

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.

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Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Apr 7, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

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No comparison data is available but good demand noted for slaughter cows.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,758	74.00–84.00	79.24
5	—	1,629	88.00–94.00	90.34
4	—	1,485	64.00–72.50	69.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,247	108.00–116.50	112.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,498	118.50–119.50	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	101.00–104.00	103.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	103.75	103.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	86.00–90.00	88.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,517	93.00–101.35	98.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	87.00–91.00	89.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,159	45.00–55.00	51.33
13	—	1,116	55.50–60.00	57.75
9	—	1,131	34.00–44.00	38.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,677	60.50–69.00	65.82
12	—	1,670	70.00–78.00	73.04
2	—	1,775	48.50–57.00	52.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,363	56.00–65.50	60.14
4	—	1,453	67.50–72.00	69.51
5	—	1,290	51.00–55.00	54.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,245	107.00–113.50	109.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,362	118.00	118.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.