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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

434 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 427▼ 31 vs year ago 465 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. No comparisons are available for Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending 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	—	Average	1,633	116.31	1,900	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	92.05	1,572	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,461	88.88	1,298	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,211	71.51	866	106
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,240	137.50	1,705	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,515	120.95	1,832	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	110.00	1,397	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,665	167.00	2,781	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	141.19	2,163	59
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,401	132.08	1,850	20
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,273	115.64	1,472	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,360	168.00	2,285	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,276	164.19	2,095	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	152.89	1,988	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	135.55	1,606	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,665	172.00	2,864	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,321	162.28	2,144	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	146.66	2,141	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,223	128.11	1,567	4thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,223	128.11/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,567	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,321	162.28/cwt	154.50–166.50	2,144	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,460	146.66/cwt	142.50–149.00	2,141	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,864	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,185	135.55/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,606	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,276	164.19/cwt	158.00–167.50	2,095	26
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	152.89/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,988	7
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,239	105.30/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,305	6
Bulls	—	—	1,773	145.32/cwt	138.50–151.00	2,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,981	117.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,330	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	56.71/cwt	50.00–64.00	654	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	70.45/cwt	65.00–77.50	845	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	81.58/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,025	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	105.23/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,433	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	89.55/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,287	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	83.22/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,297	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	100.11/cwt	99.00–101.50	1,615	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	93.91/cwt	89.50–98.00	1,569	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,842	84.10/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,549	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,273	115.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,472	6
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,401	132.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,850	20
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,532	141.19/cwt	137.00–151.00	2,163	59
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,665	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,705	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,397	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,515	120.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,832	10

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 22, 2023

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

Receipts 434Last week 427Year ago 465

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,153	50.00–64.00	56.71
40	—	1,200	65.00–77.50	70.45
41	—	1,257	78.00–88.00	81.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	99.00–101.50	100.11
17	—	1,671	89.50–98.00	93.91
6	—	1,842	82.00–86.00	84.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	102.00–107.00	105.23
14	—	1,558	79.00–85.50	83.22
45	—	1,437	86.00–96.50	89.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,321	154.50–166.50	162.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	142.50–149.00	146.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	124.00–130.00	128.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,300	149.50–156.00	152.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	134.00–137.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,276	158.00–167.50	164.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,532	137.00–151.00	141.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	113.00–120.00	115.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,401	125.00–135.00	132.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,515	119.00–125.00	120.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,981	114.00–122.00	117.64
6	—	1,239	100.00–109.50	105.30
2	—	1,773	138.50–151.00	145.32

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.