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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 7

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

445 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 510▼ 89 vs year ago 534 · −16.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 88▲ 75 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 5.00 higher and slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00 based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,750	103.22	1,806	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,534	70.18	1,077	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,846	67.72	1,250	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,382	57.99	801	112
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	127.50	2,034	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,340	111.57	1,495	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,221	93.22	1,138	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,755	135.35	2,375	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,519	127.82	1,942	56
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	113.01	1,525	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	103.42	1,337	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	150.50	1,957	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	145.38	1,855	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	134.04	1,680	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,148	115.56	1,327	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,309	155.00	2,029	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	151.79	2,243	35
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,249	138.98	1,736	17
Steers	Select	Average	1,217	126.38	1,538	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	99	$135	66
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	85	$43	2thin

Every lot

30 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,217	126.38/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,538	3
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,249	138.98/cwt	133.00–143.50	1,736	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,309	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,029	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	151.79/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,243	35
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,148	115.56/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,327	4
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,253	134.04/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,680	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	145.38/cwt	142.75–150.00	1,855	17
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,300	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,957	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	101.74/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,816	108.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,975	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	46.71/cwt	40.00–50.50	580	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	79.37/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,029	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,367	57.01/cwt	51.00–61.50	779	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	90.97/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,467	64.59/cwt	62.00–69.50	948	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,538	69.93/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,076	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,718	64.65/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,111	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,855	69.86/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,296	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,901	62.72/cwt	57.00–66.50	1,192	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,293	103.42/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,337	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,349	113.01/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,525	5
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,519	127.82/cwt	122.00–132.35	1,942	56
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,755	135.35/cwt	135.00–135.50	2,375	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,221	93.22/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,138	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,340	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,495	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,595	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,034	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	85	42.50/head	25.00–60.00	43	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	90	127.86/head	35.00–220.00	128	26
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	105	139.81/head	30.00–190.00	140	40

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.

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Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Dec 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 445Last week 510Year ago 534

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,241	40.00–50.50	46.71
39	—	1,467	62.00–69.50	64.59
55	—	1,367	51.00–61.50	57.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,901	57.00–66.50	62.72
2	—	1,405	89.00–93.00	90.97
11	—	1,855	67.00–77.00	69.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	64.00–65.00	64.65
3	—	1,297	77.00–82.50	79.37
44	—	1,538	66.00–76.00	69.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,309	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,478	145.00–154.00	151.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,249	133.00–143.50	138.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	125.00–127.00	126.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	129.00–137.00	134.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	111.00–117.00	115.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,276	142.75–150.00	145.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,519	122.00–132.35	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	107.00–118.00	113.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	101.00–106.00	103.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	135.00–135.50	135.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	88.00–99.00	93.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	110.00–115.00	111.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,786	97.00–105.00	101.74
1	—	1,270	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,816	105.00–115.00	108.74

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	85	25.00–60.00	42.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	40	—	105	30.00–190.00	139.81
—	N/A	26	—	90	35.00–220.00	127.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.