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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
434 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 493▲ 434 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 0▲ 133 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 2.00 lower while Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. 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—Low1,61699.051,60011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73477.711,34821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,43774.791,07573
CowsLean 85-90%High1,27859.4476087
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410126.501,7841thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,516119.211,8075thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,520107.701,6372thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,26092.221,1622thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,405145.502,0441thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,511128.221,93782
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,371116.421,5969thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,367109.541,4973thin
HeifersPrimeAverage1,312163.002,1392thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,365153.002,0883thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,276145.541,85730
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,131126.121,4264thin
HeifersSelectAverage945100.009451thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,441159.002,2914thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,267149.911,89929
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,327141.261,87515
SteersSelectAverage1,433124.521,7842thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—101$10615

Every lot

31 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—Choice1,267149.91/cwt146.00–157.001,89929
Steers—Select and Choice1,327141.26/cwt136.00–145.001,87515
Steers—Select1,433124.52/cwt124.00–125.001,7842
Steers—Choice and Prime1,441159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2914
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009451
Heifers—Select and Choice1,131126.12/cwt120.00–131.001,4264
Heifers—Choice1,276145.54/cwt139.00–148.501,85730
Heifers—Prime1,312163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1392
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,365153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,0883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15082.13/cwt80.00–84.009442
Bulls——1,70298.99/cwt93.00–103.001,6857
Bulls——1,780116.18/cwt115.00–117.502,0682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14445.95/cwt40.00–50.0052615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25958.01/cwt52.00–62.0073036
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35366.50/cwt62.50–71.0090036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40385.69/cwt84.50–87.501,2023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42975.04/cwt70.00–79.001,07261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45482.41/cwt80.50–85.001,1985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49667.13/cwt63.00–69.001,0047
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76177.35/cwt74.00–84.001,36214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,88972.97/cwt71.50–75.501,3784
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,26092.22/cwt86.00–97.001,1622
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,410126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,7841
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,516119.21/cwt114.50–124.001,8075
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,520107.70/cwt105.00–110.001,6372
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,367109.54/cwt108.50–110.001,4973
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,371116.42/cwt111.00–121.501,5969
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,405145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,0441
Dairy Steers—Choice1,511128.22/cwt122.00–133.101,93782
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A9079.58/head50.00–100.00806
Baby Bull Calves—N/A109123.06/head100.00–220.001239

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.