Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 31
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
538 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 540▲ 538 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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—Average1,669108.041,80317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68290.761,52729
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46484.941,24370
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23268.10839119
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,408124.941,7596thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,570133.002,0881thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,476128.961,90369
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298115.181,49512
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,358100.351,3634thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,341142.341,9095thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,181133.041,57118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,156120.731,3968thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,418148.222,1022thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,286139.311,79256
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,263129.661,63827
SteersSelectAverage1,164114.001,3275thin

Every lot

24 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—Select1,164114.00/cwt109.00–119.001,3275
Steers—Select and Choice1,263129.66/cwt123.00–132.501,63827
Steers—Choice1,286139.31/cwt134.75–146.001,79256
Steers—Choice and Prime1,418148.22/cwt147.00–149.502,1022
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,156120.73/cwt115.00–125.001,3968
Heifers—Choice1,181133.04/cwt127.50–139.501,57118
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,341142.34/cwt142.00–143.501,9095
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537106.06/cwt100.00–110.001,6307
Bulls——1,54596.56/cwt95.50–97.501,4923
Bulls——1,854114.94/cwt111.00–117.502,1317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10955.87/cwt50.00–60.0062024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21767.50/cwt61.00–71.5082154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26390.43/cwt90.00–91.001,1422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32376.06/cwt72.00–82.501,00641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46484.95/cwt80.00–89.501,24466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65379.24/cwt79.00–79.501,3102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66391.27/cwt88.00–97.001,51825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,90581.72/cwt78.50–86.501,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,408124.94/cwt120.00–130.001,7596
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,298115.18/cwt109.00–120.001,49512
Dairy Steers—Select1,358100.35/cwt95.50–105.001,3634
Dairy Steers—Choice1,476128.96/cwt122.00–131.351,90369
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,570133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,0881

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.