Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-01-04

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 4
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
624 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 377▲ 624 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 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower based on a limited comparison. 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—Average1,57399.161,5609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,79182.081,47024
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,52581.611,24479
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,29966.14859139
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,290149.501,9291thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,492130.951,95448
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355116.211,5755thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,475145.502,1461thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,514131.981,99865
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,436123.071,76741
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,177110.161,29714
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,655156.002,5821thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,310145.501,90615
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,479158.692,34711
SteersChoiceAverage1,372150.432,06435
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,436137.581,9768thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,372150.43/cwt143.00–155.002,06435
Steers—Select and Choice1,436137.58/cwt131.00–141.001,9768
Steers—Choice and Prime1,479158.69/cwt157.50–160.002,34711
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,310145.50/cwt138.00–146.751,90615
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,655156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51397.81/cwt91.00–100.001,4808
Bulls——2,050110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13652.27/cwt47.00–57.5059428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23964.15/cwt58.00–68.0079543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38491.02/cwt89.00–92.501,2605
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40473.11/cwt68.50–78.501,02668
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,417101.20/cwt94.00–106.001,4343
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53081.33/cwt76.50–86.501,24470
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61074.69/cwt71.50–76.001,2034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,81285.37/cwt80.00–91.501,54710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,87473.87/cwt69.00–79.501,38411
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,290149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,9291
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,355116.21/cwt113.00–119.501,5755
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,492130.95/cwt123.50–132.851,95448
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,177110.16/cwt103.00–113.001,29714
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,436123.07/cwt116.00–127.001,76741
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,475145.50/cwt145.50–145.502,1461
Dairy Steers—Choice1,514131.98/cwt128.00–140.001,99865

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.