Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 21
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
454 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 514▲ 454 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 3.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher while Holstein slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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—Average1,624106.881,73615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64985.961,41726
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51980.951,23054
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,32268.09900124
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,314128.021,68215
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363119.661,6313thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,597139.502,2282thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,467129.191,89555
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,371116.531,5984thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,397150.002,0962thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,273140.631,79017
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,117128.991,44117
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,460154.502,25612
SteersChoiceAverage1,349144.091,94428
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,303133.551,74031
SteersSelectAverage1,220112.141,3682thin

Every lot

23 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—Select1,220112.14/cwt110.00–115.001,3682
Steers—Select and Choice1,303133.55/cwt127.50–139.001,74031
Steers—Choice1,349144.09/cwt141.00–153.001,94428
Steers—Choice and Prime1,460154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,25612
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,117128.99/cwt124.00–134.001,44117
Heifers—Choice1,273140.63/cwt137.50–146.751,79017
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,397150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43897.24/cwt92.00–102.001,3986
Bulls——1,713111.29/cwt105.50–117.501,9068
Bulls——2,035129.50/cwt129.50–129.502,6351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15955.31/cwt50.00–59.0064121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28166.19/cwt60.00–70.0084854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43675.66/cwt71.00–81.001,08649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463100.19/cwt98.00–103.001,4662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47589.76/cwt86.00–96.001,32414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50781.67/cwt78.50–86.501,23147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60076.10/cwt75.00–77.001,2187
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,92977.79/cwt73.50–81.501,50110
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,314128.02/cwt122.00–131.501,68215
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,363119.66/cwt119.00–120.001,6313
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,371116.53/cwt109.00–120.001,5984
Dairy Steers—Choice1,467129.19/cwt123.00–132.501,89555
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,597139.50/cwt139.50–139.502,2282

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.