Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 27
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
518 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 381▲ 54 vs year ago 464 · +11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

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—Average1,723107.201,84718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74782.531,44213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,47876.391,12947
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26266.9584595
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,584125.001,98010
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,506115.401,73813
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,478108.661,6066thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,14885.009762thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,445134.001,9362thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,462122.401,789127
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,372110.291,51325
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,23595.521,1802thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,310145.001,9001thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250140.811,76014
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,252124.211,5554thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,514149.502,26319
SteersChoiceAverage1,438143.362,06225
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,389130.101,80723

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,389130.10/cwt125.00–135.001,80723
Steers—Choice1,438143.36/cwt138.00–147.002,06225
Steers—Choice and Prime1,514149.50/cwt149.00–150.002,26319
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,250140.81/cwt134.00–144.001,76014
Heifers—Select and Choice1,252124.21/cwt120.00–129.001,5554
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,310145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63498.73/cwt94.00–103.501,6137
Bulls——1,690107.70/cwt104.00–114.001,8208
Bulls——2,020125.61/cwt124.00–128.002,5373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95651.96/cwt48.00–57.004977
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24164.06/cwt58.50–68.5079543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31781.78/cwt80.50–83.001,0773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32972.05/cwt69.00–79.0095845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48876.21/cwt70.00–80.001,13443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60884.13/cwt79.50–88.001,3537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87175.54/cwt74.00–77.501,4134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,98890.93/cwt90.00–92.001,8082
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,14885.00/cwt85.00–85.009762
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,478108.66/cwt105.00–110.001,6066
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,506115.40/cwt112.00–122.001,73813
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,584125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,98010
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,23595.52/cwt90.00–101.001,1802
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,372110.29/cwt104.00–115.501,51325
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,445134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9362
Dairy Steers—Choice1,462122.40/cwt118.00–128.001,789127

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.