Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2021-11-03

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 3
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
492 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 620▲ 492 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 Holstein steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein heifers 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69358.4699037
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,40455.6678178
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18243.1351097
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,433103.851,4883thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21289.151,0803thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,414106.751,50949
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27591.871,1713thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,317128.001,6862thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,268123.871,57137
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,161112.411,30517
HeifersSelectAverage1,02597.521,0005thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,580139.002,1964thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393130.501,81831
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,273117.901,50121
SteersSelectAverage1,284109.131,4014thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,273117.90/cwt114.00–123.001,50121
Steers—Select1,284109.13/cwt105.00–112.001,4014
Steers—Choice1,393130.50/cwt125.00–135.001,81831
Steers—Choice and Prime1,580139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1964
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,02597.52/cwt93.00–103.001,0005
Heifers—Select and Choice1,161112.41/cwt106.00–116.001,30517
Heifers—Choice1,268123.87/cwt117.00–127.001,57137
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,317128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14342.78/cwt38.00–47.5048950
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15032.29/cwt27.00–37.0037121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28152.56/cwt48.50–57.0067326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39647.16/cwt45.00–50.006588
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40355.99/cwt50.00–60.0078664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42063.53/cwt61.00–67.009026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62366.25/cwt66.00–66.501,0752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69658.91/cwt55.00–65.0099931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70651.04/cwt50.00–54.008714
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,21289.15/cwt86.50–94.001,0803
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,433103.85/cwt100.00–106.501,4883
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,27591.87/cwt90.00–96.001,1713
Dairy Steers—Choice1,414106.75/cwt102.00–110.501,50949

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.