Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 10
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
419 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 417▲ 78 vs year ago 341 · +22.9%
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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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,455174.472,5392thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,538158.122,4322thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,568171.762,6932thin
Bulls—High2,068156.003,2252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,340127.831,71232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,883127.552,4025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,387105.201,4593thin
Dairy Bulls—Low2,088122.922,5673thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,503120.241,80724
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,889114.542,1638thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,370110.851,51972
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,530162.002,4791thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,414156.702,21611
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,400145.242,0334thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450165.002,39312
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,496161.162,41177
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,443150.272,1682thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,388193.952,69212
HeifersChoiceAverage1,191173.382,0656thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,247163.172,0353thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,433130.241,8666thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,490193.002,8766thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,420188.932,68325
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,375177.762,44413

Every lot

35 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 Choice1,375177.76/cwt171.00–180.002,44413
Steers—Choice1,420188.93/cwt182.00–192.002,68325
Steers—Choice and Prime1,490193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,8766
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,191173.38/cwt171.00–176.002,0656
Heifers—Select and Choice1,247163.17/cwt160.00–164.502,0353
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,388193.95/cwt192.00–196.502,69212
Heifers—Select1,433130.24/cwt125.00–134.501,8666
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,975155.00/cwt155.00–155.003,0611
Bulls——2,160157.00/cwt157.00–157.003,3911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310126.68/cwt120.00–130.001,66023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,387105.20/cwt103.50–108.001,4593
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399138.26/cwt131.50–141.501,9346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447115.76/cwt113.50–117.001,6753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885126.58/cwt124.50–131.502,3863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,110114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,4051
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,830126.88/cwt124.50–130.002,3222
Dairy Bulls——2,605115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,9961
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25095.02/cwt90.00–100.001,18813
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,367108.00/cwt102.00–112.501,47625
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,418118.99/cwt113.00–123.001,68734
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,490121.13/cwt115.00–125.001,80517
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,519111.31/cwt104.00–114.001,6914
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,553127.14/cwt125.50–128.001,9743
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,847118.89/cwt115.00–124.502,1966
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,013101.50/cwt100.00–103.002,0432
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,443150.27/cwt150.00–150.502,1682
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,450165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,39312
Dairy Steers—Choice1,496161.16/cwt154.00–164.552,41177
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,400145.24/cwt145.00–146.002,0334
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,414156.70/cwt152.00–160.002,21611
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,530162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4791
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,455174.47/cwt172.00–177.502,5392
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,538158.12/cwt155.00–161.502,4322
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,568171.76/cwt167.00–175.502,6932

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.