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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 28

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

430 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 374▼ 47 vs year ago 477 · −9.9%

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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	—	Low	1,668	132.42	2,209	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,754	116.22	2,038	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	115.30	1,671	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,278	95.71	1,224	63
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	152.04	2,211	19
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	136.50	1,772	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,461	153.36	2,241	75
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,422	145.67	2,071	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,449	190.31	2,758	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	177.36	2,325	6thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,330	158.50	2,108	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,637	190.04	3,111	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,390	185.04	2,572	31
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	159.60	2,016	10

Every lot

22 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	—	Select and Choice	1,263	159.60/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,016	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,390	185.04/cwt	179.00–188.00	2,572	31
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,637	190.04/cwt	190.00–190.25	3,111	16
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,311	177.36/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,325	6
Heifers	—	Select	1,330	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,108	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,449	190.31/cwt	189.50–191.00	2,758	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	117.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	134.40/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,244	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	139.26/cwt	139.00–139.50	2,695	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	82.40/cwt	79.00–85.00	957	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	101.66/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,264	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	93.77/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,183	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	104.60/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,418	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	119.92/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,733	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	111.77/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,646	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	129.27/cwt	125.50–135.00	1,962	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	104.99/cwt	103.50–107.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	115.85/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,091	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,298	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,772	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,454	152.04/cwt	145.50–153.85	2,211	19
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,422	145.67/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,071	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,461	153.36/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,241	75

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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Receipts 430Last week 374Year ago 477

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
10	—	1,263	156.00–163.00	159.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,390	179.00–188.00	185.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,637	190.00–190.25	190.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,311	176.00–178.00	177.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,449	189.50–191.00	190.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	103.50–107.00	104.99
2	—	1,518	125.50–135.00	129.27
10	—	1,805	111.00–120.00	115.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,161	79.00–85.00	82.40
26	—	1,356	99.00–109.00	104.60
23	—	1,262	88.00–98.00	93.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,473	106.00–116.00	111.77
3	—	1,243	99.00–105.00	101.66
34	—	1,445	117.00–126.00	119.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,454	145.50–153.85	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,461	147.00–157.00	153.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,422	145.00–146.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	114.00–120.00	117.69
2	—	1,935	139.00–139.50	139.26
8	—	1,670	130.00–137.50	134.40

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.