Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-10-13

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 13
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
416 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 585▲ 416 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 10.00 higher and slaughter Holstein steers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. 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—Average1,56377.731,21510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67256.7494926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44454.5078744
CowsLean 85-90%High1,27045.3057582
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410102.001,4381thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,40391.721,2878thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,37881.541,1245thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,457107.801,57139
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,26797.701,2387thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,18578.549312thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,370132.001,8083thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,160121.651,41127
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125109.531,2322thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,09892.371,0142thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,359132.071,79510
SteersChoiceAverage1,296126.191,63548
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,167112.251,3109thin
SteersSelectAverage1,215103.781,2614thin

Every lot

23 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—Select and Choice1,167112.25/cwt110.00–119.001,3109
Steers—Select1,215103.78/cwt100.00–107.001,2614
Steers—Choice1,296126.19/cwt120.00–129.501,63548
Steers—Choice and Prime1,359132.07/cwt131.50–133.001,79510
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,09892.37/cwt90.00–95.001,0142
Heifers—Select and Choice1,125109.53/cwt109.00–110.001,2322
Heifers—Choice1,160121.65/cwt117.00–126.001,41127
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,370132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8083
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33669.15/cwt63.00–73.009245
Bulls——1,75883.76/cwt82.00–85.001,4734
Bulls——1,92096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16934.52/cwt29.00–39.0040419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25645.56/cwt40.50–50.0057239
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37453.41/cwt50.50–57.0073424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44254.93/cwt50.00–60.0079241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47548.69/cwt48.00–49.007183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67256.74/cwt50.00–60.0094926
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,37881.54/cwt80.00–85.001,1245
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,40391.72/cwt90.00–92.001,2878
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,410102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,4381
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,18578.54/cwt75.00–82.009312
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,26797.70/cwt90.00–100.001,2387
Dairy Steers—Choice1,457107.80/cwt103.50–112.001,57139

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.