Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-01-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 10
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
426 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 492▼ 127 vs year ago 553 · −23.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 11.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,614116.621,88320
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41098.741,39246
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,84397.531,79713
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26577.78984102
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,418145.832,06831
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,519152.242,31311
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,640143.232,3494thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,416173.002,4502thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,303161.742,10737
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,131148.101,6757thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,565174.792,73524
SteersChoiceAverage1,343163.542,19644
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298151.761,97016

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,298151.76/cwt147.00–154.001,97016
Steers—Choice1,343163.54/cwt158.00–168.002,19644
Steers—Choice and Prime1,565174.79/cwt174.50–175.002,73524
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,131148.10/cwt143.00–155.001,6757
Heifers—Choice1,303161.74/cwt156.25–167.502,10737
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,416173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,4502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,489126.83/cwt122.00–133.501,8887
Bulls——1,629115.07/cwt110.00–120.001,87410
Bulls——1,85897.96/cwt95.00–106.001,8203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21062.46/cwt57.50–68.0075621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21675.32/cwt69.00–81.0091637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33387.16/cwt82.00–92.501,16244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,396108.07/cwt106.00–111.001,5098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39899.51/cwt95.50–105.001,39123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43592.57/cwt88.00–95.001,32815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83294.01/cwt90.00–99.001,7226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84085.99/cwt85.00–87.001,5822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,857106.37/cwt102.00–110.001,9755
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,418145.83/cwt140.00–149.002,06831
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,519152.24/cwt152.10–153.502,31311
Dairy Steers—Choice1,640143.23/cwt140.00–145.002,3494

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.