Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 6
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
522 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 460▲ 87 vs year ago 435 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher while Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. A good offering of slaughter bulls today and prices averaged 6.00 higher. One instance of a 1,395 pound high dressing slaughter bull for 189.00 was not included in this report.

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—Average1,674117.341,96515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58096.131,51949
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42887.231,24668
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24072.3389793
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,200137.001,6442thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,308111.131,4543thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,630135.252,2053thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480129.441,91675
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338118.821,59028
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,233110.191,3595thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,137149.001,6942thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,158143.331,66034
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155132.761,5333thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,187105.961,2583thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315156.252,0557thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,279148.381,89853
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,164138.591,61317
SteersSelectAverage1,300120.111,5619thin

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 Choice1,164138.59/cwt132.00–143.001,61317
Steers—Choice1,279148.38/cwt144.00–155.251,89853
Steers—Select1,300120.11/cwt120.00–121.001,5619
Steers—Choice and Prime1,315156.25/cwt156.25–156.252,0557
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,137149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6942
Heifers—Select and Choice1,155132.76/cwt129.00–135.001,5333
Heifers—Choice1,158143.33/cwt139.00–147.251,66034
Heifers—Select1,187105.96/cwt103.00–110.001,2583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,624119.61/cwt113.00–125.001,9428
Bulls——1,655132.87/cwt127.00–138.002,1993
Bulls——1,789101.16/cwt95.00–108.001,8104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13259.24/cwt55.00–64.0067119
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24571.53/cwt65.00–75.5089135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28879.42/cwt76.00–86.001,02339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40885.83/cwt80.00–90.001,20851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,416108.86/cwt106.50–115.001,5416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46793.74/cwt90.00–98.001,37515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53897.24/cwt94.00–104.001,49627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64874.27/cwt73.50–75.001,2242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71389.48/cwt84.50–93.501,53316
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,200137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6442
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,308111.13/cwt110.00–113.001,4543
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,233110.19/cwt109.00–111.001,3595
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,338118.82/cwt112.00–123.001,59028
Dairy Steers—Choice1,480129.44/cwt124.00–135.001,91675
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,630135.25/cwt135.25–135.252,2053

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.