Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	492	506	436
Slaughter cattle	492	506	436

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1150	1093	4	122.00–130.00	$125.35	$1,370	—
1130–1365	1221	10	132.00–142.00	$136.86	$1,671	—
1465	1465	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,139	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1195	1135	2	99.00–100.00	$99.53	$1,130	—
1080–1210	1175	11	134.00–143.00	$139.18	$1,635	+32.78
952–1410	1189	5	120.00–130.00	$124.55	$1,481	+18.15
1292–1338	1302	14	145.00	$145.00	$1,888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1360	1073	85-90%	10	44.00–54.00	$48.96	$525	—
780–1580	1168	85-90%	38	55.00–66.00	$61.44	$718	—
990–1685	1304	85-90%	41	66.50–76.50	$71.26	$929	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1563	1368	80-85%	4	85.50–89.00	$86.66	$1,186	—
1010–1835	1499	80-85%	49	75.00–84.00	$78.63	$1,179	-1.61
1215–1750	1564	80-85%	11	70.00–74.00	$72.36	$1,132	-14.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1740	1436	75-80%	6	89.00–100.00	$95.61	$1,373	—
1235–2035	1764	75-80%	18	77.00–87.00	$81.22	$1,433	—
1680–2050	1827	75-80%	13	70.00–76.50	$74.01	$1,352	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1260	1232	3	85.00–89.00	$87.69	$1,080	—
1170–1975	1577	10	95.00–102.50	$98.87	$1,559	—
1285–2040	1668	8	105.00–115.00	$111.11	$1,853	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,287	-19.00
1125–1607	1404	8	103.50–112.00	$109.67	$1,540	—
1427–1471	1447	18	119.75	$119.75	$1,733	—
1500	1500	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,320	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,634	+23.76
1258–1305	1274	9	98.00–105.00	$100.85	$1,285	+15.85
1253–1525	1380	21	112.00–119.25	$116.62	$1,609	—
1250–1560	1498	76	120.50–130.00	$123.39	$1,848	+0.05

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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.