Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 26
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
684 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 486▲ 64 vs year ago 620 · +10.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 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—Average1,682100.321,68710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,80372.091,30024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,57971.561,13059
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,38161.39848144
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,385132.001,8282thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,435126.071,80943
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318113.301,49316
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,17893.911,1066thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,422145.002,0622thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,422132.901,89024
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,364124.891,70356
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,248106.901,3348thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,495152.002,27213
HeifersChoiceAverage1,305141.931,85223
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,197129.871,5555thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,115113.181,2622thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,332155.002,0652thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,363142.301,94057
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281133.591,71143
SteersSelectAverage1,226118.651,4554thin

Every lot

27 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—Select1,226118.65/cwt114.00–125.001,4554
Steers—Select and Choice1,281133.59/cwt125.50–136.501,71143
Steers—Choice and Prime1,332155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0652
Steers—Choice1,363142.30/cwt137.50–149.001,94057
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,115113.18/cwt108.00–118.001,2622
Heifers—Select and Choice1,197129.87/cwt128.00–132.001,5555
Heifers—Choice1,305141.93/cwt132.00–144.001,85223
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,495152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,27213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2441
Bulls——1,61798.36/cwt92.00–102.001,5906
Bulls——1,910107.83/cwt103.50–113.502,0603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25049.60/cwt44.50–54.0062022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35960.41/cwt55.00–65.5082178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,48569.03/cwt66.00–74.001,02544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57572.01/cwt67.50–77.501,13455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,63265.31/cwt62.00–67.251,0664
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78676.20/cwt73.00–83.501,3619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83868.31/cwt63.00–72.501,25614
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,17893.91/cwt90.00–100.001,1066
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,318113.30/cwt108.00–117.501,49316
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,385132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8282
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,435126.07/cwt120.00–128.601,80943
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,248106.90/cwt105.00–114.001,3348
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,364124.89/cwt117.50–129.501,70356
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,422145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0622
Dairy Steers—Choice1,422132.90/cwt130.00–141.251,89024

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.