Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2024-11-20

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 20
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
434 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 466▲ 63 vs year ago 371 · +17.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 18.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher 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
Bulls—High1,731139.272,4115thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,458126.671,84715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,738116.252,0202thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,302107.331,3987thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,626138.782,25610
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,548115.141,78218
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,854110.272,0447thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,411104.301,47276
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,427161.472,30422
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,595171.222,7312thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,527164.562,51352
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,566157.102,46010
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,335181.502,4232thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,324173.532,29813
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,153157.821,8202thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,280190.162,4343thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,454185.762,70144
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,437176.122,53110

Every lot

32 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 Prime1,280190.16/cwt190.00–190.502,4343
Steers—Select and Choice1,437176.12/cwt173.00–178.002,53110
Steers—Choice1,454185.76/cwt179.50–189.002,70144
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,153157.82/cwt157.00–159.001,8202
Heifers—Choice1,324173.53/cwt170.00–178.502,29813
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,335181.50/cwt181.50–181.502,4232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458147.62/cwt145.00–150.002,1522
Bulls——1,505163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4531
Bulls——2,118119.06/cwt118.00–120.002,5222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,297106.22/cwt102.00–111.001,3786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325136.57/cwt136.00–137.001,8102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,335114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,487126.63/cwt120.00–129.001,88311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,860109.50/cwt109.50–109.502,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,517130.83/cwt129.00–132.001,9853
Dairy Bulls——1,614140.47/cwt139.00–143.002,2675
Dairy Bulls——1,818146.50/cwt146.00–147.002,6632
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,527164.56/cwt158.00–168.002,51352
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,566157.10/cwt155.00–157.752,46010
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,595171.22/cwt171.00–171.502,7312
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35295.07/cwt90.00–99.001,28521
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,412122.85/cwt120.00–126.001,7356
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,416105.18/cwt100.00–110.001,48937
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,471113.28/cwt111.00–117.001,66618
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,568114.83/cwt110.00–119.001,8019
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,760100.67/cwt99.00–104.001,7723
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,818102.39/cwt100.00–105.001,8612
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,860119.56/cwt118.00–121.002,2242
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,873109.33/cwt106.00–115.002,0483
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,427161.47/cwt154.50–164.252,30422

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.