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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Nov 15Nov 22Dec 6 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 450▼ 63 vs year ago 434 · −14.5%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 0▼ 57 vs year ago 133 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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	1,738	129.07	2,243	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,785	104.10	1,858	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,409	100.41	1,415	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	82.99	1,037	75
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,197	159.50	1,909	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,480	147.85	2,188	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,507	157.00	2,366	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,408	153.03	2,155	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,444	178.61	2,579	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	163.18	2,276	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,503	179.10	2,692	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,421	175.99	2,501	23

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	$267	16
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$85	1thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	175.99/cwt	172.00–178.75	2,501	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,503	179.10/cwt	179.10–179.10	2,692	13
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,395	163.18/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,276	5
Heifers	—	Choice	1,444	178.61/cwt	171.00–179.25	2,579	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	129.07/cwt	124.00–137.00	2,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	66.47/cwt	60.00–70.50	807	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	77.78/cwt	73.00–83.00	965	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	89.51/cwt	84.00–94.50	1,130	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	101.99/cwt	98.00–108.50	1,432	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	95.20/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,343	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	111.36/cwt	109.50–114.50	1,585	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	99.54/cwt	96.50–105.00	1,730	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,878	113.23/cwt	113.00–113.50	2,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,408	153.03/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,155	17
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,507	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,366	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,197	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,909	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	147.85/cwt	143.00–149.50	2,188	4
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	90	85.00/head	85.00–85.00	85	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	89	247.68/head	85.00–360.00	248	12
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	106	326.00/head	250.00–370.00	326	4

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 22, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 450Year ago 434

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 133

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,411	93.00–97.00	95.20
6	—	1,423	109.50–114.50	111.36
21	—	1,404	98.00–108.50	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,241	73.00–83.00	77.78
8	—	1,214	60.00–70.50	66.47
41	—	1,262	84.00–94.50	89.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	113.00–113.50	113.23
4	—	1,738	96.50–105.00	99.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,503	179.10	179.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,421	172.00–178.75	175.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,444	171.00–179.25	178.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	159.00–165.00	163.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,408	147.00–155.00	153.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	143.00–149.50	147.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	124.00–137.00	129.07

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	—	90	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	—	106	250.00–370.00	326.00
—	N/A	12	—	89	85.00–360.00	247.68

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.