Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 13
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
466 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 423▲ 16 vs year ago 450 · +3.6%
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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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,405174.002,4451thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338141.321,8913thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,613170.472,7502thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260150.821,9009thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,205130.001,5671thin
Bulls—Average1,912135.582,59210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,937117.622,2785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,514105.671,60014
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19589.921,0748thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,395118.601,6554thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,879105.861,9896thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,563103.961,62419
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,32890.471,20173
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,448160.132,31925
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,384150.692,0864thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,270188.002,3881thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,559168.882,6336thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,473158.892,34020
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,548151.752,3498thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,330187.332,4919thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,302181.132,35822
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319169.782,23928
HeifersSelectAverage1,191159.361,89813
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,472188.602,7769thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,319182.032,40135
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,396169.812,37111
SteersSelectAverage1,212154.141,8685thin

Every lot

43 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—Select1,212154.14/cwt150.00–160.001,8685
Steers—Choice1,319182.03/cwt175.00–185.002,40135
Steers—Select and Choice1,396169.81/cwt164.00–173.502,37111
Steers—Choice and Prime1,472188.60/cwt186.00–189.752,7769
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,191159.36/cwt156.00–162.001,89813
Heifers—Choice1,302181.13/cwt175.00–185.502,35822
Heifers—Select and Choice1,319169.78/cwt165.00–174.002,23928
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,330187.33/cwt187.00–188.002,4919
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,745120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0941
Bulls——1,917129.41/cwt124.00–135.002,4816
Bulls——1,957153.11/cwt149.00–159.002,9963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17895.83/cwt92.00–99.001,1293
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21082.97/cwt75.00–85.001,0044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,376108.25/cwt102.00–112.501,4906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560115.39/cwt113.00–120.001,8003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65396.73/cwt90.00–100.001,5995
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,865102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,9121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,935118.53/cwt115.00–124.002,2943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6201
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,205130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5671
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,260150.82/cwt148.50–152.001,9009
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,613170.47/cwt165.00–176.002,7502
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,270188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,3881
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,473158.89/cwt156.00–163.502,34020
Dairy Steers—Select1,548151.75/cwt148.00–155.002,3498
Dairy Steers—Choice1,559168.88/cwt164.50–174.002,6336
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16980.84/cwt77.00–86.5094521
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38891.29/cwt87.00–97.001,26738
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,404102.68/cwt100.00–109.001,44214
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50294.48/cwt92.00–96.001,4195
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,543113.83/cwt110.00–118.001,7565
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,607103.75/cwt99.00–109.001,6679
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,815114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,0691
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,891107.79/cwt104.00–110.002,0384
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7061
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,384150.69/cwt148.50–152.002,0864
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,448160.13/cwt153.50–163.252,31925
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,255135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6941
Dairy Bulls——1,438119.71/cwt118.00–121.001,7212
Dairy Bulls——1,450100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,338141.32/cwt137.50–148.001,8913
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,405174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,4451

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.