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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 26

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 541▼ 152 vs year ago 518 · −29.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 0▲ 85 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 15 .00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 14.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady and slaughter cows were mostly steady.

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	1,785	114.31	2,040	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,856	87.00	1,615	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	86.16	1,293	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	68.97	879	63
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,384	140.98	1,951	20
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	124.68	1,596	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,735	145.00	2,516	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,439	142.22	2,047	11
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,442	127.64	1,841	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,372	171.00	2,346	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,208	166.03	2,006	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,138	150.22	1,710	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,520	176.50	2,683	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,296	165.55	2,146	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	145.30	1,950	3thin

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	—	97	$158	49
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	85	$150	1thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,296	165.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,146	31
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,342	145.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,950	3
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,520	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	2,683	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,138	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,710	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,208	166.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,006	15
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,372	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,346	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	125.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,188	2
Bulls	—	—	2,840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,613	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	55.41/cwt	50.00–60.00	660	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	67.93/cwt	62.00–72.00	845	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	77.18/cwt	73.00–80.50	1,040	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	84.90/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,264	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,523	93.96/cwt	91.50–98.00	1,431	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,524	78.29/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,193	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	94.13/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,612	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	81.26/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,446	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,881	86.57/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,628	23
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,439	142.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,047	11
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,442	127.64/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,841	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,516	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,596	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,384	140.98/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,951	20
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	85	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	87	140.00/head	85.00–205.00	140	25
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	107	177.44/head	135.00–220.00	177	24

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Apr 26, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 541Year ago 518

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 85Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,489	81.00–91.00	84.90
7	—	1,524	75.00–80.50	78.29
14	—	1,523	91.50–98.00	93.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,244	62.00–72.00	67.93
26	—	1,348	73.00–80.50	77.18
14	—	1,191	50.00–60.00	55.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	80.50–82.00	81.26
3	—	1,713	93.50–95.00	94.13
23	—	1,881	82.50–92.50	86.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	140.00–150.00	145.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,520	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,296	160.00–170.00	165.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	145.00–155.00	150.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,372	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,208	160.00–170.00	166.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	123.00–132.00	127.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	136.00–143.00	142.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	123.00–126.00	124.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,384	135.00–146.00	140.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,840	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,750	121.00–129.00	125.03
4	—	1,538	110.00–119.00	114.52

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	1	—	85	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	25	—	87	85.00–205.00	140.00
—	N/A	24	—	107	135.00–220.00	177.44

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.