Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-10-27

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 27
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
620 head
▲ 214 vs last sale 406▲ 139 vs year ago 481 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and slaughter Holstein steers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 7.00

lower. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 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—Average1,72388.931,53218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68458.4398442
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37755.8076969
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21445.25549104
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,471107.681,58419
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29594.571,22510
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,31082.801,0853thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464110.631,62046
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,468104.201,53020
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22294.741,1583thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,183122.901,45478
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309108.761,4244thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505136.002,0473thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,329127.721,69746
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,199117.741,41227
SteersSelectAverage1,379106.651,47117

Every lot

24 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 Choice1,199117.74/cwt110.00–120.001,41227
Steers—Choice1,329127.72/cwt123.00–133.001,69746
Steers—Select1,379106.65/cwt100.00–109.751,47117
Steers—Choice and Prime1,505136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0473
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,183122.90/cwt117.00–127.001,45478
Heifers—Select and Choice1,309108.76/cwt105.00–115.001,4244
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65189.64/cwt86.50–93.501,4808
Bulls——1,71080.60/cwt79.00–83.001,3785
Bulls——1,85196.12/cwt94.00–98.501,7795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10934.50/cwt29.00–38.0038324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21353.78/cwt51.50–56.0065224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25946.20/cwt41.00–51.0058256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30850.55/cwt48.00–52.006618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34068.53/cwt68.00–69.009182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38555.90/cwt49.00–59.0077456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40463.09/cwt60.00–67.008865
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63551.35/cwt50.50–52.008403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70658.46/cwt54.00–64.0099737
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,29594.57/cwt88.00–98.001,22510
Dairy Heifers—Select1,31082.80/cwt79.00–87.001,0853
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,471107.68/cwt103.50–111.001,58419
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22294.74/cwt92.00–97.001,1583
Dairy Steers—Choice1,464110.63/cwt109.00–119.001,62046
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,468104.20/cwt98.00–108.001,53020

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.