Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-09-18

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 18
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
427 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 571▼ 6 vs year ago 433 · −1.4%
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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 SteersChoiceAverage1,393175.092,4392thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,125155.001,7441thin
Bulls—Average1,787157.002,80510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,057122.222,5143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,364121.361,6557thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,009106.621,0765thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,520147.562,2434thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,433116.521,67031
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,647115.521,90310
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,379102.161,40863
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,469168.272,4727thin
Dairy HeifersSelectAverage1,345135.001,8161thin
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,185130.001,5411thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,482164.972,44565
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,432156.452,2403thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,340127.001,7021thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,285186.692,39956
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,570195.503,0691thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,323186.102,46225
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240171.002,1201thin

Every lot

24 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 Choice1,240171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1201
Steers—Choice1,323186.10/cwt184.00–192.002,46225
Steers—Choice and Prime1,570195.50/cwt195.50–195.503,0691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,285186.69/cwt182.00–192.002,39956
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488172.73/cwt171.00–175.002,5702
Bulls——1,759161.70/cwt158.00–166.502,8444
Bulls——1,964144.44/cwt140.00–151.002,8374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009106.62/cwt96.00–115.001,0765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364121.36/cwt115.00–128.001,6557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,057122.22/cwt118.00–125.002,5143
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,185130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5411
Dairy Heifers—Select1,345135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8161
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,469168.27/cwt167.75–172.002,4727
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,125155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7441
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,393175.09/cwt172.00–178.502,4392
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10782.40/cwt80.00–87.009123
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,391103.54/cwt75.00–117.001,44059
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433116.52/cwt101.00–133.501,67031
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,46580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1721
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,647115.52/cwt105.00–130.001,90310
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,340127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7021
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,432156.45/cwt149.00–161.502,2403
Dairy Steers—Choice1,482164.97/cwt153.00–169.002,44565
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,520147.56/cwt106.00–160.002,2434

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.