Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-03-01

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 1
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
477 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 442▼ 15 vs year ago 492 · −3.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison report 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—Low1,698120.782,05110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,74992.271,61443
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,47589.701,32386
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22972.6389388
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,850138.002,5531thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,665125.142,0845thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,374117.171,6107thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,23795.381,1803thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,750146.752,5682thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,508139.122,09874
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,439124.961,7989thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,360104.901,4274thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,345172.392,31922
HeifersChoiceAverage1,290159.812,06222
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262131.411,6585thin
HeifersSelectAverage995116.821,1623thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,435180.002,5831thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,447169.422,45226
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,307156.662,0488thin
SteersSelectAverage1,000129.991,3003thin

Every lot

28 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—Select1,000129.99/cwt125.00–137.001,3003
Steers—Select and Choice1,307156.66/cwt148.00–159.502,0488
Steers—Choice and Prime1,435180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5831
Steers—Choice1,447169.42/cwt160.00–174.502,45226
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select995116.82/cwt113.00–123.001,1623
Heifers—Select and Choice1,262131.41/cwt125.00–140.001,6585
Heifers—Choice1,290159.81/cwt149.00–165.002,06222
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,345172.39/cwt171.00–175.002,31922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8202
Bulls——1,685116.46/cwt113.00–123.001,9624
Bulls——1,726131.00/cwt128.00–138.502,2614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16861.01/cwt57.00–67.0071318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19773.25/cwt68.00–78.0087749
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35681.14/cwt78.50–87.001,10021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368107.02/cwt103.00–111.001,4643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398105.03/cwt104.00–106.001,4682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46383.62/cwt77.00–87.001,22332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48892.50/cwt87.50–98.001,37651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75885.32/cwt82.00–88.001,50012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76994.27/cwt90.00–98.501,66829
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,23795.38/cwt90.00–99.001,1803
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,374117.17/cwt111.00–119.501,6107
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,665125.14/cwt122.00–130.502,0845
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,850138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,360104.90/cwt100.00–112.001,4274
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,439124.96/cwt120.00–130.001,7989
Dairy Steers—Choice1,508139.12/cwt131.00–142.002,09874
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,750146.75/cwt146.75–146.752,5682

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.