Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-03-16

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 16
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
465 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 492▲ 465 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not covered last week.

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—Average1,650113.871,87916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66886.851,44935
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41779.931,13348
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21366.4680674
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460121.001,7671thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,488111.731,6635thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405101.071,4202thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,25594.681,1882thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,560135.002,1061thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,471124.191,82745
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,383116.471,61112
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,410100.921,4232thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445148.102,14012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,251138.131,72815
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,184123.851,4664thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,10596.721,0693thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,468155.472,28218
SteersChoiceAverage1,347146.151,96952
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257135.361,70117

Every lot

27 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 Choice1,257135.36/cwt129.00–139.501,70117
Steers—Choice1,347146.15/cwt140.00–152.001,96952
Steers—Choice and Prime1,468155.47/cwt155.00–155.502,28218
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,10596.72/cwt90.00–100.001,0693
Heifers—Select and Choice1,184123.85/cwt118.00–130.001,4664
Heifers—Choice1,251138.13/cwt131.00–142.001,72815
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,445148.10/cwt145.50–149.002,14012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35098.27/cwt95.00–102.001,3275
Bulls——1,693124.63/cwt121.00–130.002,1106
Bulls——1,899116.55/cwt112.00–119.502,2135
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09048.44/cwt45.00–53.005285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19461.41/cwt57.00–66.0073326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23971.61/cwt67.00–77.0088743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30670.47/cwt65.00–74.509207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42080.34/cwt75.00–85.001,14134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51092.31/cwt90.50–94.001,3947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51487.39/cwt85.50–90.001,3237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68486.41/cwt80.50–90.001,45525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,90777.75/cwt76.00–80.001,4833
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,25594.68/cwt93.00–97.001,1882
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,405101.07/cwt100.00–102.001,4202
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,460121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7671
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,488111.73/cwt108.00–115.001,6635
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,383116.47/cwt113.00–119.001,61112
Dairy Steers—Select1,410100.92/cwt100.00–102.001,4232
Dairy Steers—Choice1,471124.19/cwt121.00–130.501,82745
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,560135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,1061

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.