Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 2
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
524 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 684▲ 32 vs year ago 492 · +6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower while slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady and slaughter cows were 4.00 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—Low1,46294.281,37914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,55768.361,06460
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,79268.351,22520
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,36058.23792139
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,575118.001,8591thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,299108.651,4114thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,27392.221,1742thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,09379.298673thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475134.001,9771thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,489129.181,92379
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,523115.241,7555thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,32483.721,1085thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,320140.241,8512thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,242137.081,70332
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,209121.171,4657thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,452107.211,5573thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,500156.002,3402thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,406141.691,99232
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,159124.141,4396thin
SteersSelectAverage1,280112.431,4392thin

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—Select and Choice1,159124.14/cwt120.00–130.001,4396
Steers—Select1,280112.43/cwt110.00–114.001,4392
Steers—Choice1,406141.69/cwt134.50–147.001,99232
Steers—Choice and Prime1,500156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3402
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,209121.17/cwt116.00–124.001,4657
Heifers—Choice1,242137.08/cwt128.00–139.751,70332
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,320140.24/cwt140.00–140.501,8512
Heifers—Select1,452107.21/cwt100.00–111.001,5573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36185.02/cwt80.00–89.501,1575
Bulls——1,51397.61/cwt93.50–101.001,4778
Bulls——1,565114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24748.14/cwt42.00–52.5060033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35257.81/cwt53.00–63.0078260
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,45366.01/cwt63.50–73.5095946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49162.66/cwt62.00–63.009344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51574.92/cwt73.00–79.001,1354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56568.29/cwt63.50–72.001,06952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,79068.79/cwt63.00–73.501,23119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,09379.29/cwt76.00–83.008673
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,27392.22/cwt91.00–93.501,1742
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,299108.65/cwt105.50–112.501,4114
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,575118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,32483.72/cwt76.00–88.501,1085
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,475134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9771
Dairy Steers—Choice1,489129.18/cwt121.00–130.501,92379
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,523115.24/cwt113.50–118.001,7555

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.