Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-08-09

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 9
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
522 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 445▲ 152 vs year ago 370 · +41.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data 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—High1,516130.421,97720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,747115.632,02010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,447114.361,65547
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27287.691,115111
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,176141.031,65916
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,588171.172,7185thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,472153.302,25748
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,355144.271,95517
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,187131.041,5553thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,171184.432,16030
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,380190.342,62726
SteersChoiceAverage1,299184.752,40028
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,293172.312,22826

Every lot

21 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—Select and Choice1,293172.31/cwt167.00–177.002,22826
Steers—Choice1,299184.75/cwt179.00–189.002,40028
Steers—Choice and Prime1,380190.34/cwt190.00–192.002,62726
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,171184.43/cwt176.50–188.002,16030
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,414120.43/cwt115.00–128.001,70311
Bulls——1,575138.24/cwt133.00–145.002,1777
Bulls——1,868158.04/cwt156.00–160.002,9522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20374.64/cwt66.00–80.0089831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26588.82/cwt81.00–95.001,12453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,365100.47/cwt95.50–107.001,37127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428103.98/cwt99.00–108.001,4857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,449113.15/cwt109.00–119.001,64031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,454126.61/cwt121.00–135.001,8419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653121.23/cwt116.00–125.002,0044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660129.15/cwt127.00–131.002,1442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,884103.26/cwt100.00–108.001,9454
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,187131.04/cwt130.00–133.001,5553
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,355144.27/cwt140.00–148.001,95517
Dairy Steers—Choice1,472153.30/cwt150.00–160.002,25748
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,588171.17/cwt170.00–172.002,7185
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,176141.03/cwt140.00–152.001,65916

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.