Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-04-28

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
464 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 461▲ 464 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 to 5.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were

9.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter dairy heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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—Average1,85991.811,70712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69468.261,15620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35262.4384453
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11051.1356852
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,35598.501,3351thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,36092.731,26112
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,25285.811,07413
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,16071.2582710
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,662107.001,7782thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,484101.421,50559
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33892.661,24018
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,44581.601,1792thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,305120.001,56610
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319117.501,55023
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150103.141,18614
HeifersSelectAverage1,12994.381,0665thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,389122.511,7026thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,319117.991,55654
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,294105.761,36914
SteersSelectAverage1,25395.541,1972thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,25395.54/cwt94.00–97.001,1972
Steers—Select and Choice1,294105.76/cwt100.00–111.001,36914
Steers—Choice1,319117.99/cwt112.00–122.001,55654
Steers—Choice and Prime1,389122.51/cwt122.25–124.001,7026
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,12994.38/cwt92.00–96.001,0665
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150103.14/cwt102.75–108.001,18614
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,56610
Heifers—Choice1,319117.50/cwt116.00–119.001,55023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82591.87/cwt86.00–96.001,6779
Bulls——1,845102.44/cwt102.00–103.001,8902
Bulls——2,19070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,5331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00540.54/cwt34.00–44.0040710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13150.96/cwt45.00–55.0057627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14358.49/cwt55.50–63.0066915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31454.39/cwt50.00–57.007157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32670.91/cwt68.00–74.009407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36362.35/cwt57.50–67.5085039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58474.79/cwt73.00–77.001,1854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71967.07/cwt64.00–70.501,15315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0561
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,16071.25/cwt69.00–75.0082710
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,25285.81/cwt85.00–87.001,07413
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,35598.50/cwt98.50–98.501,3351
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,36092.73/cwt87.50–97.501,26112
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,33892.66/cwt87.00–96.001,24018
Dairy Steers—Select1,44581.60/cwt80.50–83.001,1792
Dairy Steers—Choice1,484101.42/cwt96.50–105.751,50559
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,662107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7782

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.