Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 28
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 475▲ 191 vs year ago 460 · +41.5%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 0▲ 54 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 6.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,698121.442,06219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,82299.701,81727
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37393.561,28488
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average2,51072.501,8201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19271.0784754
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,367140.881,9263thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,330125.961,6753thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,605118.001,8941thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,21399.241,2044thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,522155.002,3595thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,535150.582,31189
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,291187.002,41414
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300179.092,32866
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,212168.862,0477thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,429192.002,74410
SteersChoiceAverage1,341184.442,47381
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,400166.192,32710

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—95$28337
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—105$4333thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,341184.44/cwt180.00–190.502,47381
Steers—Select and Choice1,400166.19/cwt162.00–172.002,32710
Steers—Choice and Prime1,429192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,74410
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,212168.86/cwt163.00–172.002,0477
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,291187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,41414
Heifers—Choice1,300179.09/cwt175.00–186.002,32866
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,616124.07/cwt117.00–129.002,00512
Bulls——1,790140.47/cwt135.00–145.002,5142
Bulls——1,859107.51/cwt100.00–113.001,9995
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11455.45/cwt50.00–61.006187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19768.20/cwt63.00–75.0081625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21279.31/cwt76.00–86.0096122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35695.49/cwt91.50–101.001,29538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36988.15/cwt81.00–91.001,20738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,437104.57/cwt102.00–108.001,50312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575113.43/cwt110.50–117.001,7872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80893.60/cwt91.00–97.001,6929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,861101.42/cwt97.50–107.001,88716
Cows—Premium White 65-75%2,51072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,8201
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,522155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3595
Dairy Steers—Choice1,535150.58/cwt145.00–154.102,31189
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select1,21399.24/cwt95.00–103.001,2044
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,330125.96/cwt120.00–131.501,6753
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,367140.88/cwt139.50–143.501,9263
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,605118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,8941
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves—N/A105433.33/head340.00–480.004333
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves—N/A84255.48/head120.00–335.0025521
Baby Bull Calves—N/A109319.31/head240.00–425.0031916

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.