Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 5
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
443 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 454▼ 142 vs year ago 585 · −24.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available at the auction was not reported last week.

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—Low1,803112.692,03214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61986.661,40321
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,48082.291,21848
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,27567.45860129
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,665128.502,1401thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,358118.311,6074thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,538102.071,5702thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,416149.502,11711
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,486130.201,93530
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,366119.001,62628
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,262110.391,39312
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,230145.001,7846thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,197136.311,63210
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125125.151,4082thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,095114.111,2502thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,464158.002,3139thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,316149.121,96223
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242133.971,66412

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 Choice1,242133.97/cwt128.00–139.501,66412
Steers—Choice1,316149.12/cwt142.00–153.501,96223
Steers—Choice and Prime1,464158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,3139
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,095114.11/cwt113.00–115.001,2502
Heifers—Select and Choice1,125125.15/cwt123.00–127.001,4082
Heifers—Choice1,197136.31/cwt132.00–140.001,63210
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,230145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,255103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2931
Bulls——1,826110.73/cwt107.00–117.002,02211
Bulls——1,950128.31/cwt127.50–129.002,5022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12754.65/cwt48.50–59.0061623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25365.70/cwt60.00–70.5082357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,1483
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37175.50/cwt71.00–81.001,03549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37396.46/cwt94.00–101.001,3244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43277.46/cwt72.00–79.501,1097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50282.81/cwt80.00–86.001,24438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57387.49/cwt83.00–93.001,37613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,01574.16/cwt70.00–77.501,4944
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,262110.39/cwt105.50–113.501,39312
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,366119.00/cwt115.00–126.001,62628
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,416149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,11711
Dairy Steers—Choice1,486130.20/cwt128.00–139.501,93530
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,358118.31/cwt117.00–121.501,6074
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,538102.07/cwt99.00–105.001,5702
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,665128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,1401

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.