Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-09-06

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 20 →

Receipts

520 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 596▼ 18 vs year ago 538 · −3.3%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower this 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,681	135.99	2,286	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,787	115.67	2,067	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,426	112.60	1,606	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,255	90.21	1,133	123
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,520	152.00	2,310	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	160.35	2,442	9thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	157.11	2,369	98
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	145.18	1,995	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,385	194.50	2,694	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,262	189.16	2,387	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,293	169.56	2,192	9thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,058	123.89	1,311	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	200.00	2,860	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,304	191.94	2,503	56
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	178.41	2,416	17

Every lot

23 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	1,304	191.94/cwt	186.00–197.00	2,503	56
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	178.41/cwt	173.00–184.50	2,416	17
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,860	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,058	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,311	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,262	189.16/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,387	23
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,293	169.56/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,192	9
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,385	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,694	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	118.53/cwt	112.50–124.00	1,758	5
Bulls	—	—	1,524	135.90/cwt	127.00–138.00	2,071	9
Bulls	—	—	1,922	144.79/cwt	139.50–149.50	2,783	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	78.91/cwt	70.00–86.00	897	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	101.15/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,296	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	92.37/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,185	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,405	106.03/cwt	100.50–112.00	1,490	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	123.46/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,765	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	112.38/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,674	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	129.29/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,204	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,808	112.65/cwt	110.00–116.50	2,037	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,828	107.58/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,967	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,310	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,374	145.18/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,995	14
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,508	157.11/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,369	98
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,523	160.35/cwt	160.35–160.35	2,442	9

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Receipts 520Last week 596Year ago 538

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,262	185.00–193.00	189.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	166.00–177.00	169.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	123.00–125.00	123.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,137	70.00–86.00	78.91
63	—	1,283	87.00–100.00	92.37
20	—	1,405	100.50–112.00	106.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,281	96.00–107.00	101.15
11	—	1,430	119.00–128.00	123.46
22	—	1,490	108.00–118.00	112.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	125.00–135.00	129.29
3	—	1,828	105.00–109.00	107.58
10	—	1,808	110.00–116.50	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,304	186.00–197.00	191.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,354	173.00–184.50	178.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,520	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,374	138.00–148.00	145.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	160.35	160.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,508	149.00–160.00	157.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	112.50–124.00	118.53
10	—	1,922	139.50–149.50	144.79
9	—	1,524	127.00–138.00	135.90

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.