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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 30

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Receipts

596 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 392▲ 58 vs year ago 538 · +10.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 7.00 higher.

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	—	Low	1,523	135.76	2,067	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,748	117.94	2,061	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	112.78	1,619	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,263	91.48	1,156	112
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,355	156.22	2,117	22
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	148.55	1,973	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,385	129.00	1,787	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,650	159.12	2,625	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	155.26	2,276	73
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	139.69	1,875	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	192.03	2,439	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,179	183.87	2,168	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	162.55	1,951	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,255	143.09	1,796	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,421	194.13	2,759	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,262	189.18	2,387	78
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,292	177.84	2,298	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,323	152.30	2,015	5thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,262	189.18/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,387	78
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,292	177.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,298	20
Steers	—	Select	1,323	152.30/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,015	5
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,421	194.13/cwt	194.00–194.25	2,759	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,179	183.87/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,168	40
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	162.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,951	4
Heifers	—	Select	1,255	143.09/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,796	4
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,270	192.03/cwt	190.25–200.00	2,439	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	138.42/cwt	134.00–143.50	2,035	15
Bulls	—	—	1,543	152.75/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,357	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	126.51/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,044	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	77.73/cwt	71.00–84.00	848	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	89.81/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,114	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,399	102.04/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,428	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	122.65/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,717	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	102.80/cwt	93.50–104.50	1,447	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,839	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	112.23/cwt	105.00–118.50	1,625	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,746	121.07/cwt	116.50–124.00	2,114	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,862	105.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,969	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,342	139.69/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,875	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,466	155.26/cwt	147.00–158.10	2,276	73
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,650	159.12/cwt	158.50–159.75	2,625	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,328	148.55/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,973	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,355	156.22/cwt	156.10–156.35	2,117	22
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,787	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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Aug 30, 2023

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

Receipts 596Last week 392Year ago 538

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,270	190.25–200.00	192.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	160.00–170.00	162.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	139.00–150.00	143.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,179	177.00–190.00	183.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,399	97.00–107.50	102.04
53	—	1,240	84.00–96.00	89.81
22	—	1,091	71.00–84.00	77.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	129.50	129.50
3	—	1,862	100.00–110.00	105.75
8	—	1,746	116.50–124.00	121.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,400	119.00–129.00	122.65
52	—	1,448	105.00–118.50	112.23
9	—	1,408	93.50–104.50	102.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,292	170.00–180.00	177.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,262	183.00–192.00	189.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	194.00–194.25	194.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	151.00–155.00	152.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,650	158.50–159.75	159.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,466	147.00–158.10	155.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,342	135.50–146.00	139.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,355	156.10–156.35	156.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	144.00–152.00	148.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,616	122.00–130.00	126.51
15	—	1,470	134.00–143.50	138.42
2	—	1,543	149.00–158.00	152.75

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.