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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Nov 22Dec 6Dec 20 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

507 head

▲ 136 vs last sale 371▲ 62 vs year ago 445 · +13.9%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 76▼ 9 vs year ago 75 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,714	113.71	1,949	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,564	88.91	1,391	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,850	86.32	1,597	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,350	76.57	1,033	151
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,430	158.50	2,267	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,520	150.57	2,289	57
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,487	137.24	2,041	10
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,300	167.50	2,178	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,222	164.34	2,008	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	147.03	1,769	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,277	170.00	2,171	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,331	165.35	2,201	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	153.15	1,963	15

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	—	91	$276	51
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	$152	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,277	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,171	4
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,282	153.15/cwt	146.50–155.25	1,963	15
Steers	—	Choice	1,331	165.35/cwt	160.00–169.50	2,201	33
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,203	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,769	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,222	164.34/cwt	163.50–165.50	2,008	13
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,300	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,356	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,404	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	114.97/cwt	109.00–119.50	2,064	12
Bulls	—	—	2,020	124.97/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,524	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	63.28/cwt	57.00–68.00	766	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	74.19/cwt	68.50–79.00	944	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	98.27/cwt	97.50–99.00	1,418	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,485	85.09/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,264	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	90.28/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,398	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,642	82.63/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,357	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,806	95.75/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,729	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,839	85.89/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,580	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,921	77.98/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,498	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,430	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,267	1
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,487	137.24/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,041	10
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,520	150.57/cwt	145.50–155.00	2,289	57
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	—	N/A	80	152.29/head	110.00–220.00	152	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	85	255.06/head	120.00–360.00	255	35
Baby Bull Calves	—	N/A	104	322.40/head	180.00–440.00	322	16

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 371Year ago 445

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 66Last week 76Year ago 75

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,282	146.50–155.25	153.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,277	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,331	160.00–169.50	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,222	163.50–165.50	164.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	145.00–150.00	147.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	97.50–99.00	98.27
23	—	1,548	86.50–94.50	90.28
8	—	1,642	82.00–84.00	82.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,921	77.00–78.50	77.98
4	—	1,806	95.00–96.00	95.75
10	—	1,839	82.00–91.50	85.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,272	68.50–79.00	74.19
31	—	1,210	57.00–68.00	63.28
64	—	1,485	80.00–91.00	85.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,520	145.50–155.00	150.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,487	135.00–142.50	137.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,020	121.50–130.00	124.97
12	—	1,795	109.00–119.50	114.97
7	—	1,356	100.00–108.00	103.52

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	3	—	80	110.00–220.00	152.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	35	—	85	120.00–360.00	255.06
—	N/A	16	—	104	180.00–440.00	322.40

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.