Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 11
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
553 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 624▲ 105 vs year ago 448 · +23.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,877104.681,96520
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,47075.821,11553
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,96673.871,4539thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28862.29802114
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,479132.231,95610
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,483128.241,90227
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,525118.341,8054thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,19799.811,1956thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,210143.001,7301thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,504133.952,01538
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,430125.551,79542
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,244108.771,3535thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,465156.602,2945thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,291147.141,90044
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375113.161,5563thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505159.632,4024thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,393148.492,06842
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,434132.891,9068thin

Every lot

25 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—Choice1,393148.49/cwt140.00–154.752,06842
Steers—Select and Choice1,434132.89/cwt128.00–139.001,9068
Steers—Choice and Prime1,505159.63/cwt157.50–165.002,4024
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,291147.14/cwt140.00–151.251,90044
Heifers—Select and Choice1,375113.16/cwt109.00–118.001,5563
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,465156.60/cwt155.00–157.002,2945
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805102.83/cwt100.00–109.001,85613
Bulls——1,973116.39/cwt115.00–117.002,2964
Bulls——2,06097.06/cwt94.50–99.001,9993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12949.03/cwt44.00–53.5055414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20859.14/cwt54.00–64.0071450
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41269.15/cwt65.00–74.0097650
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43676.71/cwt73.00–83.001,10238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52384.67/cwt84.00–85.001,2903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56570.80/cwt66.50–72.501,10812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93080.50/cwt80.50–80.501,5541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,97173.04/cwt68.00–77.501,4408
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,210143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7301
Dairy Steers—Select1,244108.77/cwt104.00–115.001,3535
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,430125.55/cwt117.00–129.001,79542
Dairy Steers—Choice1,504133.95/cwt130.75–142.002,01538
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,19799.81/cwt99.00–101.001,1956
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,479132.23/cwt132.10–133.501,95610
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,483128.24/cwt121.00–131.501,90227
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,525118.34/cwt115.00–120.001,8054

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.