Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-01-12

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
448 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 465▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, both slaughter steers and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 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—Average1,67497.211,6277thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,73471.261,23535
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46566.3297259
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22154.5266688
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,430115.001,6451thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,420109.681,55720
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,33298.901,3173thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,485114.051,69461
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,24499.981,2447thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,35589.881,2182thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475139.502,0581thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,432136.981,96232
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281121.251,55317
HeifersSelectAverage1,141113.401,2948thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,558145.812,2722thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,409134.521,89520
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355127.391,72631
SteersSelectAverage1,382118.801,6427thin

Every lot

26 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 Choice1,355127.39/cwt123.50–133.001,72631
Steers—Select1,382118.80/cwt112.00–122.001,6427
Steers—Choice1,409134.52/cwt131.00–141.001,89520
Steers—Choice and Prime1,558145.81/cwt144.50–147.002,2722
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,141113.40/cwt108.00–116.001,2948
Heifers—Select and Choice1,281121.25/cwt118.00–128.001,55317
Heifers—Choice1,432136.98/cwt129.00–139.001,96232
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,475139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,0581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1731
Bulls——1,625110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7881
Bulls——1,72198.30/cwt93.00–102.001,6925
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09638.34/cwt34.00–44.004207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22151.31/cwt45.00–55.0062638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24159.99/cwt55.50–65.0074443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40774.19/cwt72.00–78.001,0445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46566.04/cwt61.00–71.0096751
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56557.94/cwt57.00–60.009073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59580.88/cwt78.00–88.001,2905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72071.42/cwt67.00–77.001,22821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84265.55/cwt65.00–66.501,2079
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,33298.90/cwt92.00–102.001,3173
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,420109.68/cwt103.00–113.501,55720
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,430115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6451
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,24499.98/cwt96.00–105.501,2447
Dairy Steers—Select1,35589.88/cwt89.00–91.001,2182
Dairy Steers—Choice1,485114.05/cwt106.50–116.501,69461

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.