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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 15

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

450 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 475▲ 16 vs year ago 434 · +3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. A good offering of slaughter Holstein heifers today and prices were 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 4.00 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	—	Average	1,664	120.77	2,009	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,491	99.48	1,484	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,784	98.35	1,754	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,242	80.39	999	87
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	153.06	2,221	42
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	141.90	1,795	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,486	158.31	2,352	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	152.71	2,265	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,392	140.84	1,960	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,426	184.00	2,624	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,278	173.91	2,223	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	153.24	2,043	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,133	131.23	1,487	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,333	174.74	2,329	51

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,333	174.74/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,329	51
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,133	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,487	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,278	173.91/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,223	32
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,333	153.24/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,043	8
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,426	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,624	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	106.81/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,659	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	120.23/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,968	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	132.70/cwt	129.00–139.50	2,374	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	65.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	767	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	79.29/cwt	71.00–83.00	961	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	88.79/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,154	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,684	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	95.79/cwt	91.50–99.50	1,434	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	104.99/cwt	100.00–112.50	1,576	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,769	95.14/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,683	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,809	103.97/cwt	101.50–106.00	1,881	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,392	140.84/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,960	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,483	152.71/cwt	148.00–153.85	2,265	35
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,486	158.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,352	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	141.90/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,795	2
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,451	153.06/cwt	152.00–153.35	2,221	42

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 15, 2023

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

Receipts 450Last week 475Year ago 434

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,637	117.00–125.00	120.23
5	—	1,789	129.00–139.50	132.70
4	—	1,553	101.00–112.00	106.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,501	100.00–112.50	104.99
3	—	1,405	115.00–125.00	119.86
30	—	1,497	91.50–99.50	95.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,300	84.00–95.00	88.79
19	—	1,174	60.00–70.00	65.31
30	—	1,212	71.00–83.00	79.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	88.00–98.00	95.14
4	—	1,809	101.50–106.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,483	148.00–153.85	152.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	157.00–163.00	158.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	140.50–141.50	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	140.00–144.00	141.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,451	152.00–153.35	153.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	130.00–132.50	131.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	152.00–160.00	153.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,426	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,278	167.00–178.00	173.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,333	169.00–179.00	174.74

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.