Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 28
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
453 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 405▲ 453 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 2.00 higher and slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower this week and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 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—Low1,838111.802,0559thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64370.571,15935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31464.0884235
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09654.6159848
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,26397.161,2273thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,550112.001,7361thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,535108.101,65993
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,32096.071,26817
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22584.401,0346thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,296127.501,6528thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,156120.271,39026
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100109.121,2004thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,349128.751,7379thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,275123.851,57973
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,179115.241,35910

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 Choice1,179115.24/cwt110.00–117.501,35910
Steers—Choice1,275123.85/cwt119.50–128.001,57973
Steers—Choice and Prime1,349128.75/cwt128.75–128.751,7379
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100109.12/cwt108.00–111.001,2004
Heifers—Choice1,156120.27/cwt115.00–123.501,39026
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,296127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,6528
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,758102.91/cwt99.00–105.001,8093
Bulls——1,878116.24/cwt110.00–120.002,1836
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03744.68/cwt40.00–48.0046311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09156.03/cwt50.00–59.5061127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17261.70/cwt60.00–67.0072310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29072.00/cwt72.00–72.009291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31563.85/cwt60.00–69.0084034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62770.07/cwt65.00–75.001,14029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64561.39/cwt59.00–64.001,0102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75678.76/cwt76.00–84.001,3834
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22584.40/cwt82.00–85.001,0346
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,32096.07/cwt90.00–100.001,26817
Dairy Steers—Choice1,535108.10/cwt102.00–111.751,65993
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,550112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7361
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,26397.16/cwt94.00–102.001,2273

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.