Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 417▼ 55 vs year ago 633 · −8.7%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 104▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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—High1,602125.052,00312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,812100.471,82018
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,46098.421,43785
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18574.3088184
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,394150.672,10029
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,464137.552,0147thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,485159.002,3611thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,512148.572,24630
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,213189.632,30012
HeifersChoiceAverage1,327178.182,36423
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,031150.001,5479thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,327193.562,56911
SteersChoiceAverage1,276186.452,37966
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,309173.702,2749thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—96$28666
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—79$1024thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,276186.45/cwt181.00–192.002,37966
Steers—Select and Choice1,309173.70/cwt170.00–178.002,2749
Steers—Choice and Prime1,327193.56/cwt193.00–195.002,56911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,031150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5479
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,213189.63/cwt185.00–194.002,30012
Heifers—Choice1,327178.18/cwt170.00–180.002,36423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,407125.91/cwt123.00–130.001,7725
Bulls——1,718139.43/cwt134.00–143.502,3952
Bulls——1,751118.43/cwt115.00–121.002,0745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14760.71/cwt55.00–64.5069614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15071.83/cwt65.00–76.0082630
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22580.90/cwt77.00–87.0099140
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39890.50/cwt83.50–94.501,26530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425112.78/cwt108.50–118.001,60713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51599.64/cwt95.00–106.001,51042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,786101.37/cwt95.00–105.501,8109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,829111.05/cwt106.50–114.002,0314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84490.40/cwt85.00–94.501,6675
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,485159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3611
Dairy Steers—Choice1,512148.57/cwt145.00–153.502,24630
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,394150.67/cwt149.00–150.852,10029
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,464137.55/cwt133.00–144.002,0147
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A79101.90/head65.00–125.001024
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A88274.18/head65.00–360.0027438
Baby Bull Calves—N/A106304.44/head75.00–360.0030427
Baby Bull Calves—N/A160260.00/head260.00–260.002601

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.