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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

387 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 477▼ 105 vs year ago 492 · −21.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower 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	—	Low	1,687	117.91	1,989	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	92.52	1,605	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	88.51	1,276	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	71.50	838	78
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,513	108.11	1,636	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	95.28	1,148	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,312	156.33	2,051	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	139.59	2,108	63
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,404	131.74	1,850	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,351	118.29	1,598	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,389	168.27	2,337	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	156.96	1,962	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	137.03	1,727	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,267	100.26	1,270	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,578	176.14	2,779	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	163.03	2,356	29
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,383	147.86	2,045	9thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,073	130.54	1,401	2thin

Every lot

26 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	1,073	130.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,401	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,383	147.86/cwt	144.50–155.00	2,045	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,445	163.03/cwt	158.00–169.50	2,356	29
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,578	176.14/cwt	173.00–184.50	2,779	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,250	156.96/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,962	10
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	137.03/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,727	2
Heifers	—	Select	1,267	100.26/cwt	96.50–108.00	1,270	3
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,389	168.27/cwt	162.50–171.50	2,337	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	101.08/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	112.72/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,693	6
Bulls	—	—	1,988	128.70/cwt	122.00–134.00	2,559	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	57.33/cwt	50.00–61.00	609	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	78.31/cwt	73.00–84.00	932	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	67.49/cwt	62.00–72.50	819	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	103.92/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	89.50/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,280	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	102.14/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,535	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	81.17/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,246	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	92.14/cwt	87.50–97.50	1,626	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,881	83.98/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,580	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,312	156.33/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,051	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,351	118.29/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,598	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,404	131.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,850	18
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,510	139.59/cwt	135.00–147.50	2,108	63
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	95.28/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,148	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,513	108.11/cwt	104.50–114.00	1,636	2

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Receipts 387Last week 477Year ago 492

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	100.00–107.00	102.14
5	—	1,881	78.00–87.00	83.98
14	—	1,765	87.50–97.50	92.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,063	50.00–61.00	57.33
20	—	1,213	62.00–72.50	67.49
43	—	1,190	73.00–84.00	78.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	99.00–109.00	103.92
42	—	1,430	85.00–96.00	89.50
12	—	1,535	77.00–84.00	81.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,578	173.00–184.50	176.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,445	158.00–169.50	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,383	144.50–155.00	147.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	125.00–136.00	130.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	131.00–143.50	137.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	96.50–108.00	100.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,389	162.50–171.50	168.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,250	150.00–160.50	156.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	154.00–157.00	156.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,510	135.00–147.50	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,404	124.00–134.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	113.00–122.00	118.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	93.00–98.00	95.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	104.50–114.00	108.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	100.00–102.00	101.08
6	—	1,988	122.00–134.00	128.70
6	—	1,502	108.00–118.00	112.72

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.