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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 14
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
531 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 553▲ 2 vs year ago 529 · +0.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 70▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,370175.002,3981thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,318159.962,1082thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,148172.221,97713
Bulls—High1,444162.982,3539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,490154.962,3093thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,353146.821,98718
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,172117.311,3753thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,472137.502,02441
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,855136.282,5284thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,194117.671,40560
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,379167.762,3134thin
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,417161.562,2899thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,225146.831,7992thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,515180.002,7271thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,516170.002,57767
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,394161.602,25315
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,304205.282,67718
HeifersChoiceAverage1,273196.122,49718
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,250187.592,3458thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,090168.221,8344thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,414207.392,9325thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,367199.332,725122
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,302186.302,42639
SteersSelectAverage1,217174.732,1263thin

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—90$438104
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—80$4109

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,217174.73/cwt171.00–178.002,1263
Steers—Select and Choice1,302186.30/cwt182.00–193.002,42639
Steers—Choice1,367199.33/cwt194.00–204.002,725122
Steers—Choice and Prime1,414207.39/cwt206.50–211.002,9325
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,090168.22/cwt164.00–174.001,8344
Heifers—Select and Choice1,250187.59/cwt185.00–189.002,3458
Heifers—Choice1,273196.12/cwt192.00–201.002,49718
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,304205.28/cwt204.50–212.502,67718
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,393164.64/cwt160.00–168.502,2933
Bulls——1,468182.25/cwt177.00–189.002,6752
Bulls——1,470152.10/cwt150.00–155.002,2364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,2261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193121.72/cwt118.00–127.001,4522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234137.65/cwt133.00–140.001,6996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335157.17/cwt156.00–159.002,0983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408160.44/cwt157.50–163.002,2592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,439149.49/cwt145.00–155.002,1519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3831
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,225146.83/cwt144.00–150.001,7992
Dairy Heifers—Choice and Prime1,379167.76/cwt167.00–168.002,3134
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,417161.56/cwt157.00–164.002,2899
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,394161.60/cwt154.00–164.502,25315
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,515180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7271
Dairy Steers—Choice1,516170.00/cwt165.00–175.002,57767
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,318159.96/cwt159.00–161.002,1082
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,370175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3981
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,148172.22/cwt167.50–174.501,97713
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104114.83/cwt108.00–118.001,26815
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,221101.31/cwt95.00–105.001,2379
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,225122.94/cwt119.00–129.001,50636
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,461131.20/cwt129.00–133.001,91713
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,472139.18/cwt134.00–144.502,04923
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,502146.12/cwt145.00–150.002,1955
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,855136.28/cwt134.00–138.002,5284
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves0–50N/A45120.00/head120.00–120.001201
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A82424.20/head100.00–810.0042465
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A106471.16/head170.00–780.0047138
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A73405.29/head130.00–840.004057
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/A105426.19/head125.00–700.004262

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.