Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-04-13

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 13
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
492 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 506▲ 56 vs year ago 436 · +12.8%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported 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—High1,562101.941,59321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73381.021,40437
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50278.051,17264
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22064.5678889
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,447119.751,73318
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,404109.671,5408thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,35595.001,2871thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,50088.001,3201thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,210135.001,6341thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,498123.391,84876
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380116.621,60921
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,274100.851,2859thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,302145.001,88814
HeifersChoiceAverage1,175139.181,63511
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,189124.551,4815thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,13599.531,1302thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465146.002,1391thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,221136.861,67110
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,093125.351,3704thin

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 Choice1,093125.35/cwt122.00–130.001,3704
Steers—Choice1,221136.86/cwt132.00–142.001,67110
Steers—Choice and Prime1,465146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,13599.53/cwt99.00–100.001,1302
Heifers—Choice1,175139.18/cwt134.00–143.001,63511
Heifers—Select and Choice1,189124.55/cwt120.00–130.001,4815
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,302145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,88814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23287.69/cwt85.00–89.001,0803
Bulls——1,57798.87/cwt95.00–102.501,55910
Bulls——1,668111.11/cwt105.00–115.001,8538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07348.96/cwt44.00–54.0052510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16861.44/cwt55.00–66.0071838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30471.26/cwt66.50–76.5092941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36886.66/cwt85.50–89.001,1864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43695.61/cwt89.00–100.001,3736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49978.63/cwt75.00–84.001,17949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56472.36/cwt70.00–74.001,13211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76481.22/cwt77.00–87.001,43318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82774.01/cwt70.00–76.501,35213
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,35595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2871
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,404109.67/cwt103.50–112.001,5408
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,447119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,73318
Dairy Heifers—Select1,50088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3201
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,210135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6341
Dairy Steers—Select1,274100.85/cwt98.00–105.001,2859
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,380116.62/cwt112.00–119.251,60921
Dairy Steers—Choice1,498123.39/cwt120.50–130.001,84876

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.