Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2023-10-11

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
423 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 433▼ 20 vs year ago 443 · −4.5%
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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—Low1,650119.961,97919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,77898.811,75711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,46296.231,40752
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26779.801,01168
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,415150.002,1237thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,328142.721,89511
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,455132.271,9252thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,585157.752,5003thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,579153.402,42259
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405142.422,00116
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,366185.472,53419
HeifersChoiceAverage1,225175.742,15313
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443145.002,0923thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,610189.003,04310
SteersChoiceAverage1,318181.232,38923
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,480167.502,47917

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,318181.23/cwt175.00–185.502,38923
Steers—Select and Choice1,480167.50/cwt164.50–173.002,47917
Steers—Choice and Prime1,610189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,04310
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,225175.74/cwt172.00–179.002,15313
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,366185.47/cwt185.00–186.002,53419
Heifers—Select and Choice1,443145.00/cwt140.00–147.502,0923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562109.04/cwt102.00–112.001,7036
Bulls——1,649119.03/cwt114.00–124.001,9637
Bulls——1,739131.97/cwt128.00–138.002,2956
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22976.78/cwt71.00–81.0094424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24165.21/cwt60.00–70.0080912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30687.53/cwt83.00–93.001,14332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45092.94/cwt86.50–96.501,34833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48299.74/cwt97.50–103.501,47815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,483110.25/cwt108.00–112.001,6354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628107.92/cwt106.00–109.501,7572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80197.39/cwt93.50–103.001,7548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,7431
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,405142.42/cwt135.50–144.002,00116
Dairy Steers—Choice1,579153.40/cwt145.00–156.502,42259
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,585157.75/cwt157.75–157.752,5003
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,328142.72/cwt138.00–148.501,89511
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,415150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1237
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,455132.27/cwt130.00–134.501,9252

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.