Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	400	0
Slaughter cattle	436	400	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughters steers were 8.00 higher, Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 higher, slaughter heifers were 13.00 higher, and slaughter dairy heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 8.00 higher and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	128.50	$128.50	$1,683	—
1018–1460	1340	32	117.50–125.75	$122.32	$1,639	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038–1570	1233	13	114.00–115.50	$114.51	$1,412	+4.70
1307	1307	7	127.25	$127.25	$1,663	—
1045–1600	1314	15	116.00–126.00	$123.30	$1,620	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1690	1298	80-85%	43	55.00–65.00	$59.82	$776	+5.80
1265–1470	1351	80-85%	6	43.00–53.00	$49.01	$662	-11.13
1240–1610	1462	80-85%	13	65.50–70.50	$68.17	$997	-1.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1605	1530	75-80%	2	59.00–62.00	$60.57	$927	—
1310–2005	1709	75-80%	14	71.00–79.00	$73.54	$1,257	—
1570–2350	1776	75-80%	32	64.50–70.00	$67.72	$1,203	+15.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1480	1089	85-90%	11	32.00–41.00	$37.75	$411	—
875–1360	1135	85-90%	14	54.00–58.00	$56.11	$637	+17.33
765–1465	1228	85-90%	15	43.00–53.00	$47.89	$588	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1330	1263	2	61.00–67.00	$64.16	$810	—
1550–1870	1631	5	102.00–115.50	$110.70	$1,806	+20.36
1460–2425	2009	5	83.00–89.00	$87.49	$1,758	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1435	1290	2	76.00–86.00	$81.56	$1,052	-6.53
1230–1477	1349	15	89.50–99.25	$96.58	$1,303	—
1360	1360	2	100.25	$100.25	$1,363	-3.50
1155–1745	1450	2	64.00–72.00	$67.19	$974	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1490	1332	7	86.00–95.50	$91.44	$1,218	—
1272–1617	1471	64	97.50–117.00	$102.75	$1,511	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.