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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 409▲ 104 vs year ago 313 · +33.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 112▲ 104 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 based on a limited comparison; however, offerings have been notably of higher quality compared to previous weeks. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower.

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	—	High	1,654	126.31	2,089	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	103.05	1,476	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,796	101.92	1,831	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,203	76.43	920	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	147.00	2,279	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,300	135.91	1,767	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	123.42	1,553	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,568	154.44	2,422	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	148.00	2,288	63
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,375	134.21	1,845	13
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,085	121.89	1,323	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,402	195.87	2,746	14
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	179.28	2,263	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,098	164.68	1,808	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	119.18	1,464	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,375	193.25	2,657	36
Steers	Choice	Average	1,512	174.43	2,637	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	160.06	2,114	6thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,208	129.91	1,569	11

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	—	91	$177	77
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	$87	2thin

Every lot

29 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	1,208	129.91/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,569	11
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,321	160.06/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,114	6
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,375	193.25/cwt	186.00–197.50	2,657	36
Steers	—	Choice	1,512	174.43/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,637	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,098	164.68/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,808	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,228	119.18/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,464	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,262	179.28/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,263	16
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,402	195.87/cwt	190.50–197.00	2,746	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	118.12/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,908	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	129.49/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	134.73/cwt	134.50–135.00	2,338	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	61.75/cwt	56.00–66.00	721	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	72.60/cwt	68.00–78.00	868	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	83.48/cwt	78.50–88.00	1,018	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	93.68/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,246	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	117.68/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,724	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	105.51/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,596	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,788	94.22/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,685	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,798	103.85/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,867	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,085	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,323	4
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,375	134.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,845	13
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,546	148.00/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,288	63
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,568	154.44/cwt	152.00–156.75	2,422	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,258	123.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,553	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,300	135.91/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,767	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,279	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	82	157.00/head	35.00–240.00	157	51
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	108	216.28/head	125.00–340.00	216	26
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	88	87.43/head	85.00–90.00	87	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 May 31, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 417Last week 409Year ago 313

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 104Last week 112Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,798	98.00–108.50	103.85
2	—	1,788	93.50–95.00	94.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,465	112.00–123.00	117.68
26	—	1,513	100.00–111.00	105.51
24	—	1,330	89.00–99.50	93.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,220	78.50–88.00	83.48
17	—	1,195	68.00–78.00	72.60
9	—	1,168	56.00–66.00	61.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	128.00–132.00	129.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,375	186.00–197.50	193.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,512	170.00–179.00	174.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	157.00–168.00	160.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,262	176.00–186.00	179.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	164.00–165.00	164.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	117.50–120.00	119.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,402	190.50–197.00	195.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,546	140.00–149.50	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,375	133.00–138.00	134.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	120.00–124.00	121.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	152.00–156.75	154.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	120.00–128.00	123.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	135.00–137.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	134.50–135.00	134.73
4	—	1,615	112.50–120.00	118.12
5	—	1,652	124.00–134.00	129.49

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	26	—	108	125.00–340.00	216.28
—	N/A	51	—	82	35.00–240.00	157.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	—	88	85.00–90.00	87.43

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.