Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 19
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
541 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 341▲ 160 vs year ago 381 · +42.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison summary 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—Low1,707121.872,08117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,84490.301,66518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43288.271,26476
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,17571.0983591
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,610155.002,4961thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,427144.342,06058
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,424129.581,84513
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,278114.061,4583thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,410161.002,2701thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,643151.432,48810
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,451142.592,06969
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,297128.261,66422
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,298178.532,31718
HeifersChoiceAverage1,445165.302,3898thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345140.581,8912thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,232124.521,5343thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,315186.002,4461thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,372180.552,47758
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298166.812,16515
SteersSelectAverage1,438147.622,1234thin

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—Select and Choice1,298166.81/cwt157.00–169.752,16515
Steers—Choice and Prime1,315186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4461
Steers—Choice1,372180.55/cwt172.00–182.752,47758
Steers—Select1,438147.62/cwt142.00–150.002,1234
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,232124.52/cwt119.50–131.001,5343
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,298178.53/cwt177.00–179.002,31718
Heifers—Select and Choice1,345140.58/cwt134.00–148.001,8912
Heifers—Choice1,445165.30/cwt159.00–175.002,3898
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515104.85/cwt92.00–110.001,5883
Bulls——1,701114.92/cwt111.00–119.001,9558
Bulls——1,812139.64/cwt133.00–144.002,5306
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05252.92/cwt47.00–59.0055713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19078.58/cwt75.00–85.0093539
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20069.65/cwt63.00–74.0083639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39279.59/cwt75.00–82.501,1089
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43387.88/cwt83.00–93.001,25954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45695.90/cwt93.50–101.001,39613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82878.21/cwt75.00–81.501,4302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85691.06/cwt86.00–95.501,69015
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,297128.26/cwt123.00–130.001,66422
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,410161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2701
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,451142.59/cwt137.00–148.502,06969
Dairy Steers—Choice1,643151.43/cwt149.00–159.002,48810
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,278114.06/cwt109.00–120.001,4583
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,424129.58/cwt121.00–135.001,84513
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,427144.34/cwt137.00–149.002,06058
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,610155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4961

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.