Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	465	492	0
Slaughter cattle	465	492	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data is available as the auction was not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1735	1257	17	129.00–139.50	$135.36	$1,701	—
1022–1728	1347	52	140.00–152.00	$146.15	$1,969	—
1465–1475	1468	18	155.00–155.50	$155.47	$2,282	+3.15

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1305	1105	3	90.00–100.00	$96.72	$1,069	—
1045–1370	1184	4	118.00–130.00	$123.85	$1,466	-5.45
1100–1415	1251	15	131.00–142.00	$138.13	$1,728	—
1290–1520	1445	12	145.50–149.00	$148.10	$2,140	+30.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1310	1090	85-90%	5	45.00–53.00	$48.44	$528	—
890–1645	1194	85-90%	26	57.00–66.00	$61.41	$733	+7.84
925–1640	1239	85-90%	43	67.00–77.00	$71.61	$887	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1445	1306	80-85%	7	65.00–74.50	$70.47	$920	—
1000–1745	1420	80-85%	34	75.00–85.00	$80.34	$1,141	+5.32
1215–1705	1514	80-85%	7	85.50–90.00	$87.39	$1,323	+26.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1770	1510	75-80%	7	90.50–94.00	$92.31	$1,394	—
1125–2135	1684	75-80%	25	80.50–90.00	$86.41	$1,455	—
1825–2050	1907	75-80%	3	76.00–80.00	$77.75	$1,483	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1445	1350	5	95.00–102.00	$98.27	$1,327	—
1520–1955	1693	6	121.00–130.00	$124.63	$2,110	—
1570–2225	1899	5	112.00–119.50	$116.55	$2,213	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1455	1255	2	93.00–97.00	$94.68	$1,188	—
1310–1500	1405	2	100.00–102.00	$101.07	$1,420	-20.79
1460	1460	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,767	+15.40
1315–1570	1488	5	108.00–115.00	$111.73	$1,663	+6.13

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1770	1383	12	113.00–119.00	$116.47	$1,611	—
1300–1520	1410	2	100.00–102.00	$100.92	$1,423	-10.43
1396–1690	1471	45	121.00–130.50	$124.19	$1,827	+2.99
1560	1560	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,106	—

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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.