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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

530 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 423▲ 44 vs year ago 486 · +9.1%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein heifers were 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 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	1,551	110.68	1,717	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,860	101.49	1,888	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,463	100.14	1,465	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,281	80.51	1,032	94
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,264	146.18	1,848	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,521	157.00	2,388	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,518	154.13	2,340	77
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,413	143.75	2,031	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,415	185.00	2,618	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,204	174.33	2,099	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	164.10	2,325	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	188.50	2,596	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,328	182.07	2,418	39
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,383	172.19	2,381	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	97	$319	49
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	110	$110	1thin

Every lot

25 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	1,328	182.07/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,418	39
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,377	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,596	16
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,383	172.19/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,381	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,204	174.33/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,099	24
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,618	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,417	164.10/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,325	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	88.49/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	112.78/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,825	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	77.82/cwt	71.00–82.00	943	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,288	67.04/cwt	60.00–70.00	863	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	87.67/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,179	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	95.40/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,391	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	103.66/cwt	99.00–109.50	1,513	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,608	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,800	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,819	105.75/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,924	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,914	95.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,829	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,264	146.18/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,848	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,413	143.75/cwt	143.50–144.00	2,031	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,518	154.13/cwt	148.00–156.75	2,340	77
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,521	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,388	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	83	304.29/head	65.00–420.00	304	22
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	109	330.33/head	110.00–420.00	330	27
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	110	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 530Last week 423Year ago 486

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,415	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,204	169.00–179.00	174.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	159.00–167.00	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,212	71.00–82.00	77.82
41	—	1,345	83.00–94.00	87.67
14	—	1,288	60.00–70.00	67.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,460	99.00–109.50	103.66
31	—	1,458	92.00–98.00	95.40
2	—	1,608	111.00–113.00	111.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,914	90.00–100.00	95.56
4	—	1,819	102.50–111.00	105.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,383	167.00–176.00	172.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,377	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,328	177.00–187.00	182.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	143.00–147.00	146.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	143.50–144.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,521	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,518	148.00–156.75	154.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	87.00–90.00	88.49
1	—	1,450	132.00	132.00
11	—	1,618	107.00–119.00	112.78

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	22	—	83	65.00–420.00	304.29
—	N/A	27	—	109	110.00–420.00	330.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	110	110.00	110.00

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.