Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-06-26

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 26
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
591 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 392▼ 60 vs year ago 651 · −9.2%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 124▲ 69 vs year ago 54 · +127.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,215183.002,2234thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,295170.512,2082thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,264175.752,2216thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage945150.001,4181thin
Bulls—Average1,824183.643,3509thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279142.401,82214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,675136.502,2861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058120.891,27912
Dairy Bulls—Average1,607157.602,5325thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,918139.822,6825thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,460136.571,99553
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,279116.961,49651
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,436162.582,3353thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,456166.882,43035
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,326154.532,0494thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,223205.662,5153thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,174194.112,27932
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245181.412,25912
SteersChoiceAverage1,387203.382,82184
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,305194.732,54119

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—92$42491
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—90$2143thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,305194.73/cwt192.50–195.502,54119
Steers—Choice1,387203.38/cwt196.00–206.002,82184
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,174194.11/cwt188.50–197.002,27932
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,223205.66/cwt205.00–206.002,5153
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245181.41/cwt178.00–186.002,25912
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,759173.60/cwt168.00–179.003,0545
Bulls——1,906196.19/cwt190.50–199.503,7394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943109.32/cwt106.50–114.501,0313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023133.62/cwt132.50–135.501,3673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133120.32/cwt116.00–125.001,3636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245150.50/cwt147.00–154.001,8748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275124.75/cwt123.00–126.501,5912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350135.02/cwt130.50–140.001,8234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675136.50/cwt136.50–136.502,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,423159.33/cwt158.00–160.002,2673
Dairy Bulls——1,740170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9581
Dairy Bulls——2,025140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,8351
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,436162.58/cwt160.00–164.002,3353
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,326154.53/cwt150.00–158.002,0494
Dairy Steers—Choice1,456166.88/cwt161.00–169.002,43035
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,177103.93/cwt98.00–107.501,2239
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,253116.14/cwt110.00–120.001,45526
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,378125.63/cwt121.00–130.001,73116
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444146.82/cwt143.00–153.002,1209
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,446128.92/cwt126.00–130.501,86410
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,469136.11/cwt131.00–141.001,99934
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,899137.52/cwt135.00–140.002,6124
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,995149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,9731
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,264175.75/cwt174.50–177.002,2216
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,215183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,2234
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,295170.51/cwt170.00–171.002,2082
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A90214.44/head210.00–225.002143
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A83395.88/head125.00–800.0039654
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A105464.08/head120.00–705.0046437

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.