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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 15

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 387▼ 38 vs year ago 465 · −8.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 0▲ 140 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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher. No comparison data is available on slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,543	122.41	1,889	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,660	97.39	1,617	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	91.49	1,316	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,219	74.03	902	73
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,540	148.25	2,283	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	138.66	2,037	62
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,565	128.77	2,015	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,210	116.23	1,406	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	175.00	2,363	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,321	164.76	2,176	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,269	157.75	2,002	16
Heifers	Select	Average	1,163	127.02	1,477	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	172.50	2,199	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,479	165.49	2,448	40
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	155.46	1,979	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	93	$167	70
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	$73	5

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,273	155.46/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,979	2
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,199	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,479	165.49/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,448	40
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,163	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,477	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,269	157.75/cwt	155.00–159.50	2,002	16
Heifers	—	Choice	1,321	164.76/cwt	162.50–172.50	2,176	23
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,363	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,199	110.50/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,859	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,414	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	55.24/cwt	50.00–60.00	646	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	67.75/cwt	62.00–74.00	799	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	80.17/cwt	75.00–85.00	997	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	83.80/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,167	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	103.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,463	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	110.14/cwt	105.50–115.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	92.41/cwt	87.50–99.00	1,346	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	97.40/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,608	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,922	88.82/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,707	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,210	116.23/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,406	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,469	138.66/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,037	62
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,540	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	2,283	2
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,565	128.77/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,015	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	85	63.68/head	55.00–70.00	64	4
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	100	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	85	150.14/head	40.00–330.00	150	47
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	110	201.64/head	65.00–330.00	202	23

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 15, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 387Year ago 465

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 140Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,243	75.00–85.00	80.17
16	—	1,179	62.00–74.00	67.75
10	—	1,169	50.00–60.00	55.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	82.00–92.50	88.82
2	—	1,423	105.50–115.00	110.14
35	—	1,651	94.00–103.00	97.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,457	87.50–99.00	92.41
24	—	1,393	76.00–87.00	83.80
10	—	1,415	100.00–110.00	103.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,479	160.00–169.00	165.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	154.00–157.00	155.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,269	155.00–159.50	157.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	124.00–130.00	127.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,350	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,321	162.50–172.50	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,565	125.00–131.00	128.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	114.00–118.50	116.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	148.25	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,469	135.00–143.00	138.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,859	125.00–135.00	129.86
7	—	1,199	106.00–116.00	110.50
2	—	1,640	138.00	138.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	85	55.00–70.00	63.68
—	N/A	1	—	100	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	23	—	110	65.00–330.00	201.64
—	N/A	47	—	85	40.00–330.00	150.14

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.