Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-04-20

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 20
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
381 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 492▼ 80 vs year ago 461 · −17.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady based on light receipts. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on light receipts. Dairy heifers were mostly steady based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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—Average1,51793.691,4219thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,71479.301,35937
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,50776.521,15373
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26964.16814101
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,219110.541,3474thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280101.001,2931thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505128.001,9261thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,528121.281,85364
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,266107.481,3618thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,256132.921,6694thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150112.001,2882thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465147.252,1575thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,263138.051,74415
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343119.231,6012thin

Every lot

22 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—Choice1,263138.05/cwt135.00–145.501,74415
Steers—Select and Choice1,343119.23/cwt118.50–120.001,6012
Steers—Choice and Prime1,465147.25/cwt147.25–147.252,1575
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,150112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2882
Heifers—Choice1,256132.92/cwt132.00–135.501,6694
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——96070.52/cwt69.00–72.006772
Bulls——1,58898.70/cwt93.50–100.001,5676
Bulls——2,205110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,4261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12384.26/cwt84.00–84.509462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13951.11/cwt45.00–55.0058216
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20561.65/cwt56.00–67.0074344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34786.72/cwt85.00–89.501,1683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38871.95/cwt67.50–78.5099941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50176.86/cwt73.00–83.001,15464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,67471.16/cwt68.00–72.001,1917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71879.39/cwt75.50–84.501,36429
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,91174.34/cwt72.00–75.001,4215
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,266107.48/cwt103.00–112.001,3618
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,505128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9261
Dairy Steers—Choice1,528121.28/cwt114.00–124.001,85364
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,219110.54/cwt107.00–114.501,3474
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,280101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2931

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.