Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-01-25

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 25
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
345 head
▼ 208 vs last sale 553▼ 86 vs year ago 431 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week. Significant snowfall greatly impacted travel and livestock movement which caused lighter receipts.

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—Average1,49094.031,40211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,78781.251,45223
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44381.001,16958
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,24962.8778570
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,350123.541,6684thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,358104.591,4203thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,502132.071,98461
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,290122.271,5779thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,360154.772,10512
HeifersChoiceAverage1,220146.141,78317
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183121.541,4383thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440157.742,27110
SteersChoiceAverage1,273150.291,91322
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,382135.681,8758thin

Every lot

22 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—Choice1,273150.29/cwt145.00–152.001,91322
Steers—Select and Choice1,382135.68/cwt135.00–139.001,8758
Steers—Choice and Prime1,440157.74/cwt157.00–158.502,27110
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,183121.54/cwt118.00–125.001,4383
Heifers—Choice1,220146.14/cwt138.00–148.001,78317
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,360154.77/cwt154.75–155.002,10512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17481.08/cwt77.00–84.009524
Bulls——1,586105.96/cwt105.00–108.001,6814
Bulls——1,78595.40/cwt92.00–100.001,7033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07847.22/cwt40.00–50.0050912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27970.75/cwt65.00–75.0090534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29259.54/cwt53.00–64.0076924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35289.69/cwt87.00–96.001,2139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40373.55/cwt70.00–75.001,0329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47380.72/cwt76.00–85.001,18940
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62690.58/cwt89.00–93.001,4735
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82174.09/cwt70.00–75.501,3497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83981.56/cwt77.00–86.501,50011
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,290122.27/cwt115.00–125.001,5779
Dairy Steers—Choice1,502132.07/cwt127.00–138.001,98461
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,350123.54/cwt115.00–127.501,6684
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,358104.59/cwt100.00–108.001,4203

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.