Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2022-11-30

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 30
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 434▲ 510 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 133▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as 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—Low1,59696.811,54510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,52170.601,07436
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,83567.541,23919
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,35357.71781131
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,361122.331,66514
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,480110.001,6281thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440140.462,0232thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,494128.341,91759
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440119.161,71613
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,475104.521,5424thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,436151.502,1763thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302144.121,87622
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,492131.091,9563thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,292119.551,5453thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,525158.002,4106thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,409146.472,06461
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363138.341,88622
SteersSelectAverage1,172105.031,2313thin

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—96$9554
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—104$914thin

Every lot

29 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—Select1,172105.03/cwt100.00–109.501,2313
Steers—Select and Choice1,363138.34/cwt130.00–140.001,88622
Steers—Choice1,409146.47/cwt141.50–152.002,06461
Steers—Choice and Prime1,525158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4106
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,292119.55/cwt119.00–120.501,5453
Heifers—Choice1,302144.12/cwt138.00–148.251,87622
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,436151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,1763
Heifers—Select and Choice1,492131.09/cwt128.00–135.001,9563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11581.00/cwt81.00–81.009031
Bulls——1,525106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6171
Bulls——1,66597.64/cwt92.00–101.001,6268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25244.70/cwt40.00–50.0056017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30256.41/cwt51.00–61.0073472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43563.00/cwt63.00–63.009041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,48265.21/cwt61.50–69.5096642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50477.93/cwt77.00–79.001,1724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52669.90/cwt65.50–75.501,06731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82568.43/cwt64.00–74.001,24917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,91860.00/cwt60.00–60.001,1512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,440140.46/cwt140.00–141.002,0232
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,440119.16/cwt112.00–122.001,71613
Dairy Steers—Select1,475104.52/cwt100.00–110.001,5424
Dairy Steers—Choice1,494128.34/cwt124.00–135.001,91759
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,361122.33/cwt121.25–125.501,66514
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,480110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6281
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A8576.18/head55.00–95.00762
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A123105.71/head70.00–140.001062
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A8882.53/head30.00–150.008333
Baby Bull Calves—N/A109115.63/head85.00–190.0011621

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.