Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-06-09

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 9
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
486 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 333▲ 486 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 4.00 lower and slaughter heifers and Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower with Holstein slaughter heifers trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher.

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—Average1,54898.351,52315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63676.931,25834
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27970.0589640
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19856.7668053
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,42098.351,39731
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,23588.741,0963thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,22675.009205thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,259115.001,4485thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,473107.051,57792
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,50299.941,50121
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,210120.001,4521thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,168115.151,34516
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,172105.001,2312thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,24987.881,0984thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,256128.091,6099thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,272120.571,53453
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,162105.371,2243thin

Every lot

25 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 Choice1,162105.37/cwt103.00–110.001,2243
Steers—Choice and Prime1,256128.09/cwt127.50–129.001,6099
Steers—Choice1,272120.57/cwt117.00–126.001,53453
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,168115.15/cwt111.00–117.001,34516
Heifers—Select and Choice1,172105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2312
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,210120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,4521
Heifers—Select1,24987.88/cwt82.00–92.001,0984
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40086.76/cwt82.50–89.001,2153
Bulls——1,51498.03/cwt94.00–103.001,4849
Bulls——1,800110.88/cwt107.00–114.001,9963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13444.81/cwt42.00–49.005087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14563.48/cwt61.00–67.0072713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14861.92/cwt59.00–64.007114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23256.64/cwt50.00–60.0069833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27268.69/cwt65.00–75.0087423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33374.95/cwt72.00–78.0099913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58381.93/cwt77.00–87.001,29713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66374.27/cwt69.00–79.001,23520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77565.00/cwt65.00–65.001,1541
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,22675.00/cwt73.00–79.009205
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,23588.74/cwt85.00–91.001,0963
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,42098.35/cwt94.50–103.501,39731
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,259115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,4485
Dairy Steers—Choice1,473107.05/cwt102.50–112.501,57792
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,50299.94/cwt93.00–102.001,50121

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.