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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 16

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

529 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 522▲ 64 vs year ago 465 · +13.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 6.00 lower while slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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	—	High	1,717	137.27	2,357	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,824	114.76	2,094	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,419	111.97	1,588	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,255	87.32	1,096	110
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	150.00	2,288	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,268	143.81	1,824	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,488	158.92	2,365	14
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	154.69	2,296	79
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	141.05	1,815	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,198	185.00	2,216	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,234	177.85	2,195	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,248	161.34	2,014	51
Heifers	Select	Average	1,097	140.00	1,536	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,296	191.94	2,488	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	184.50	2,432	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	175.07	2,381	20

Every lot

24 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 and Prime	1,296	191.94/cwt	191.00–192.50	2,488	28
Steers	—	Choice	1,318	184.50/cwt	178.50–189.00	2,432	30
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	175.07/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,381	20
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,097	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,536	6
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,198	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,216	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,234	177.85/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,195	17
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,248	161.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,014	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	159.06/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	127.97/cwt	121.00–133.00	2,160	10
Bulls	—	—	1,821	143.44/cwt	137.00–149.00	2,612	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	73.30/cwt	65.00–78.00	815	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	85.77/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,018	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	94.88/cwt	90.50–101.00	1,324	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	105.28/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,488	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	113.72/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,613	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	126.63/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,825	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,996	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,841	117.16/cwt	114.50–119.50	2,157	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,873	101.74/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,287	141.05/cwt	135.00–144.50	1,815	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,484	154.69/cwt	147.00–157.75	2,296	79
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,488	158.92/cwt	158.10–160.25	2,365	14
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,268	143.81/cwt	138.00–148.50	1,824	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,288	1

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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Receipts 529Last week 522Year ago 465

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	152.00–167.00	159.06
10	—	1,688	121.00–133.00	127.97
8	—	1,821	137.00–149.00	143.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,248	154.00–166.00	161.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,234	172.00–183.00	177.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,112	65.00–78.00	73.30
42	—	1,395	90.50–101.00	94.88
51	—	1,187	79.00–90.00	85.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,841	114.50–119.50	117.16
2	—	1,873	98.00–105.50	101.74
1	—	1,610	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	98.00–108.00	105.28
4	—	1,441	123.00–129.00	126.63
20	—	1,418	109.00–119.00	113.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,296	191.00–192.50	191.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,318	178.50–189.00	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,360	172.00–177.00	175.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	135.00–144.50	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,488	158.10–160.25	158.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,484	147.00–157.75	154.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,268	138.00–148.50	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	150.00	150.00

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.