Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-06-16

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 16
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
587 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 486▲ 587 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 mostly steady and slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 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—Average1,82399.051,80615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61374.941,20934
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37067.8893068
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18754.3364572
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,275112.501,4341thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,483103.551,53611
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35591.951,24611
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17472.728544thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,400114.001,5961thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,454105.351,532133
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,43794.251,3546thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,26083.541,0532thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,455125.501,8261thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,176117.881,38661
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,235109.471,3525thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,23891.381,1313thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,401128.501,8004thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,302121.171,57884
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,248113.971,42218

Every lot

27 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 Choice1,248113.97/cwt108.00–117.001,42218
Steers—Choice1,302121.17/cwt116.00–126.001,57884
Steers—Choice and Prime1,401128.50/cwt127.00–130.001,8004
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,176117.88/cwt112.50–122.501,38661
Heifers—Select and Choice1,235109.47/cwt105.00–112.001,3525
Heifers—Select1,23891.38/cwt91.00–92.001,1313
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,455125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,8261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,81288.31/cwt84.50–91.501,6005
Bulls——1,828108.92/cwt106.00–116.001,9915
Bulls——1,82999.93/cwt96.00–105.001,8285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13251.50/cwt46.50–56.5058319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19841.22/cwt36.00–45.5049413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21059.94/cwt57.00–64.5072540
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32274.65/cwt72.50–77.5098713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36959.96/cwt58.50–61.008215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38266.91/cwt62.00–71.0092550
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49082.84/cwt81.00–85.501,2345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62875.21/cwt70.00–79.501,22424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66565.76/cwt63.00–69.001,0955
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,17472.72/cwt69.00–77.008544
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,275112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,4341
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,35591.95/cwt89.00–96.001,24611
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,483103.55/cwt98.00–108.001,53611
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,26083.54/cwt82.00–85.001,0532
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,400114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5961
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,43794.25/cwt88.00–97.001,3546
Dairy Steers—Choice1,454105.35/cwt100.00–112.001,532133

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.