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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

475 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 527▼ 18 vs year ago 493 · −3.7%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 105▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison report is available because 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,758	120.20	2,113	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,797	98.18	1,764	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,458	93.69	1,366	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,275	77.99	995	95
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	142.00	1,981	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,068	119.05	1,271	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,383	154.50	2,137	11
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,378	150.86	2,079	70
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	182.43	2,545	24
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	172.58	2,209	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,194	161.87	1,933	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,337	182.50	2,440	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,275	177.81	2,267	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	166.31	2,225	26

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	—	93	$253	97
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	97	$163	3thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,275	177.81/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,267	21
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,337	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,440	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,338	166.31/cwt	164.00–169.50	2,225	26
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,194	161.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,933	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,280	172.58/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,209	13
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,395	182.43/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,545	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	147.53/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	115.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,985	14
Bulls	—	—	1,858	122.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,284	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	61.94/cwt	56.00–67.00	725	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	74.78/cwt	69.00–79.00	911	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	84.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,139	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	85.00/cwt	77.00–87.50	1,212	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	94.09/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,365	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	101.42/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,575	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	118.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,040	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,807	89.17/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,611	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,809	96.86/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,752	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,378	150.86/cwt	144.50–154.00	2,079	70
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,383	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,137	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,068	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,271	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,981	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	83	219.09/head	150.00–270.00	219	2
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	125	50.00/head	50.00–50.00	50	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	87	238.72/head	70.00–420.00	239	68
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	106	287.39/head	100.00–410.00	287	29

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 527Year ago 493

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 125Last week 105Year ago 0

No comparison report is available because the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,337	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,275	171.00–181.00	177.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,338	164.00–169.50	166.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	115.00–123.00	118.94
11	—	1,809	93.00–102.50	96.86
3	—	1,807	87.00–91.00	89.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,348	80.00–90.00	84.47
38	—	1,218	69.00–79.00	74.78
11	—	1,170	56.00–67.00	61.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,553	100.00–102.50	101.42
31	—	1,451	89.00–99.50	94.09
5	—	1,426	77.00–87.50	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	160.00–166.00	161.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,280	169.00–179.00	172.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,395	182.00–183.00	182.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,383	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,378	144.50–154.00	150.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	118.00–120.00	119.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	147.00–148.00	147.53
6	—	1,858	120.00–130.00	122.93
14	—	1,724	110.00–118.00	115.13

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	—	125	50.00	50.00
—	N/A	2	—	83	150.00–270.00	219.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	68	—	87	70.00–420.00	238.72
—	N/A	29	—	106	100.00–410.00	287.39

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.