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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Dec 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

484 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 447▼ 23 vs year ago 507 · −4.5%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 66 · −4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher while 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	174.09	2,434	2thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,681	139.69	2,349	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	118.03	1,659	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	112.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,205	99.40	1,197	19
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,619	127.05	2,057	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,601	108.10	1,731	24
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,844	101.38	1,870	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,284	94.74	1,217	60
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,526	158.94	2,425	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,448	169.50	2,454	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	165.18	2,585	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,427	156.06	2,227	11
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,463	144.45	2,113	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	188.25	2,564	28
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	172.91	2,352	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,323	132.50	1,753	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,283	195.64	2,510	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	190.41	2,761	60
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	178.14	2,508	21
Steers	Select	Average	1,372	162.00	2,223	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	98	$576	43
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	85	$297	2thin

Every lot

37 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,283	195.64/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,510	9
Steers	—	Select	1,372	162.00/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,223	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,408	178.14/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,508	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,450	190.41/cwt	184.00–193.25	2,761	60
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,323	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,753	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,360	172.91/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,352	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,362	188.25/cwt	184.00–194.50	2,564	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	119.89/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	152.21/cwt	151.50–153.00	2,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	144.55/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,700	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	84.35/cwt	80.00–89.00	916	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	110.45/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,361	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	95.38/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,184	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	129.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,739	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	109.51/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,520	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	119.22/cwt	115.50–124.00	1,723	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	86.99/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,026	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	94.77/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,234	35
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,624	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,362	104.52/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,424	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,611	99.92/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,610	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,616	112.22/cwt	108.50–116.00	1,813	14
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,841	103.61/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,907	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,641	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,427	156.06/cwt	151.00–158.50	2,227	11
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,448	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,454	3
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,463	144.45/cwt	143.50–145.50	2,113	2
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,565	165.18/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,585	74
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,398	174.09/cwt	169.50–178.00	2,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,243	124.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,543	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,255	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,393	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,178	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	3,006	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,526	158.94/cwt	156.50–165.50	2,425	8
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	85	297.06/head	275.00–325.00	297	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	86	550.87/head	130.00–930.00	551	20
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	108	597.36/head	290.00–820.00	597	23

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.

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Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Dec 11, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 484Last week 447Year ago 507

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	115.50–124.00	119.22
5	—	1,348	126.00–136.00	129.04
8	—	1,388	105.00–112.50	109.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,232	106.00–115.00	110.45
4	—	1,086	80.00–89.00	84.35
7	—	1,241	91.00–101.00	95.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	194.00–197.00	195.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,450	184.00–193.25	190.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,408	173.00–182.00	178.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,372	157.00–166.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	124.00	124.00
9	—	1,611	95.00–103.00	99.92
14	—	1,616	108.50–116.00	112.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,302	90.00–100.50	94.77
14	—	1,179	82.00–89.50	86.99
11	—	1,362	101.00–111.00	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,841	100.00–110.50	103.61
1	—	1,865	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	143.50–145.50	144.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,427	151.00–158.50	156.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,565	159.00–169.00	165.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	169.50–178.00	174.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,178	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,255	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,243	120.00–129.00	124.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	139.00–149.00	144.55
2	—	1,250	117.00–123.00	119.89
2	—	1,833	151.50–153.00	152.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	171.00–175.00	172.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	132.00–133.00	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,362	184.00–194.50	188.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,526	156.50–165.50	158.94

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	50–100	85	275.00–325.00	297.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	20	50–100	86	130.00–930.00	550.87
—	N/A	23	100–150	108	290.00–820.00	597.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.