Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	585	539	517
Slaughter cattle	585	539	517

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week. slaughter steers were 3.00 lower with slaughter Holstein dairy steers 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein dairy heifers were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1400	1248	14	100.00–110.00	$107.81	$1,345	—
1156–1713	1318	75	111.00–119.50	$115.72	$1,525	—
1275–1343	1337	12	97.00–98.00	$97.08	$1,298	—
1493	1493	8	121.00	$121.00	$1,807	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1370	1198	5	103.00–106.50	$105.01	$1,258	—
1080–1320	1246	11	91.00–96.00	$95.27	$1,187	—
1035–1510	1266	44	110.00–120.00	$114.74	$1,453	-0.50
1200–1582	1455	3	122.50–124.00	$122.91	$1,788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1515	1163	85-90%	23	30.00–40.00	$36.16	$421	-3.17
925–1590	1197	85-90%	42	40.50–50.50	$45.59	$546	-5.27
1085–1475	1301	85-90%	11	52.00–57.00	$53.54	$697	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1780	1512	75-80%	3	69.50–77.00	$73.78	$1,116	—
1280–1970	1612	75-80%	26	58.00–67.50	$63.04	$1,016	—
1615–1910	1728	75-80%	5	53.00–59.00	$56.09	$969	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1595	1412	80-85%	3	62.00–63.00	$62.62	$884	+10.38
1060–1725	1446	80-85%	22	53.00–61.50	$56.91	$823	—
1545–1635	1590	80-85%	2	48.00–50.50	$49.29	$784	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1475	1428	2	73.00–76.50	$74.81	$1,068	—
1280–2475	1889	9	83.00–91.50	$87.64	$1,656	—
1920–2115	2038	3	96.00–100.00	$97.95	$1,996	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1425	1257	3	82.00–85.50	$83.39	$1,048	—
1265–1335	1300	2	95.00–99.00	$96.95	$1,260	-2.34
1095–1415	1306	4	104.00–108.00	$106.68	$1,393	+7.39

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1778	1477	67	105.00–112.00	$109.33	$1,615	-1.70

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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.