Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-07-03

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 3
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 245 vs last sale 591▼ 91 vs year ago 437 · −20.8%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 123▼ 79 vs year ago 185 · −42.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Dairy/Beef steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Dairy/Beef heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 1.00 lower. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,364181.392,4745thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,362184.892,5189thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,351168.852,2814thin
Bulls—High1,877151.672,8473thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,895150.772,8572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,460148.332,1668thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,305123.761,6152thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,509157.832,3824thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,474134.961,99029
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,911124.642,3824thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,259114.251,43963
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,343162.292,1808thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390144.692,0112thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,503170.002,55510
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,420163.032,31517
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,210145.501,7612thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,516206.313,1286thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238192.462,38314
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,325181.232,40127
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330205.372,7317thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,346193.042,59812
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,463185.132,7088thin

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—94$40033
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—93$2442thin

Every lot

34 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—Choice and Prime1,330205.37/cwt203.00–210.002,7317
Steers—Choice1,346193.04/cwt188.50–198.002,59812
Steers—Select and Choice1,463185.13/cwt180.00–189.002,7088
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,238192.46/cwt188.00–198.002,38314
Heifers—Select and Choice1,325181.23/cwt175.00–186.002,40127
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,516206.31/cwt206.00–208.003,1286
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,805175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,1591
Bulls——1,913140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,6782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293149.19/cwt148.00–150.001,9293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,305123.76/cwt122.00–125.001,6152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,523166.64/cwt164.50–169.002,5382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,585135.26/cwt130.00–138.502,1443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,895150.77/cwt147.50–154.502,8572
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,246104.95/cwt100.00–110.001,30825
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,258117.32/cwt111.00–121.501,47625
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,287126.22/cwt122.00–132.501,62413
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464135.81/cwt130.00–140.001,98821
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,488127.80/cwt127.00–129.001,9026
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543147.50/cwt147.00–148.002,2762
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7021
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,938135.18/cwt128.50–139.002,6203
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,351168.85/cwt165.00–170.002,2814
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,362184.89/cwt184.00–185.002,5189
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,210145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,7612
Dairy Steers—Choice1,420163.03/cwt157.00–168.502,31517
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,503170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,55510
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,364181.39/cwt181.00–181.502,4745
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,343162.29/cwt155.00–164.102,1808
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,390144.69/cwt142.00–148.002,0112
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,509157.83/cwt157.50–158.002,3824
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A93244.32/head220.00–270.002442
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A86377.93/head150.00–690.0037822
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A106462.33/head200.00–825.0046210
Baby Bull Calves150–200N/A150250.00/head250.00–250.002501

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.