Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	486	443	406
Slaughter cattle	486	443	406

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison report 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
1108–1270	1156	8	120.00–131.50	$123.16	$1,424	—
1200–1560	1323	44	135.50–144.50	$140.00	$1,852	-9.12
1350–1420	1414	11	147.00–147.50	$147.04	$2,079	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1345	1214	5	115.00–124.00	$119.77	$1,454	-25.23
1122–1357	1291	15	131.00–140.00	$138.20	$1,784	—
1325	1325	4	143.75	$143.75	$1,905	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1710	1266	85-90%	27	44.00–54.00	$49.41	$626	-16.29
870–1775	1292	85-90%	54	55.00–65.50	$59.23	$765	—
980–1765	1389	85-90%	44	66.00–76.00	$70.12	$974	-5.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1755	1513	80-85%	3	82.00–84.00	$83.07	$1,257	+0.26
1125–1780	1566	80-85%	43	70.00–79.50	$74.28	$1,163	—
1380–1795	1663	80-85%	4	62.00–69.00	$66.96	$1,114	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1440	1410	75-80%	3	91.00–92.00	$91.32	$1,288	—
1535–1980	1800	75-80%	8	76.50–86.50	$80.11	$1,442	—
1630–2065	1865	75-80%	17	65.00–75.00	$71.77	$1,339	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1625	1453	4	74.00–80.00	$78.36	$1,139	—
1300–1750	1466	5	87.00–96.50	$92.74	$1,360	—
1485–2100	1845	5	98.00–105.00	$101.36	$1,870	-9.37

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1225	1158	2	86.00–87.00	$86.53	$1,002	—
1245	1245	1	78.00	$78.00	$971	—
1245–1550	1357	3	100.00–112.50	$107.27	$1,456	-11.04
1430	1430	1	118.50	$118.50	$1,695	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1425	1282	7	89.00–95.00	$91.05	$1,167	-19.34
1150–2055	1420	14	105.00–118.00	$111.29	$1,580	-38.21
1452	1452	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,960	+4.80
1332–1773	1458	66	120.00–130.75	$128.42	$1,872	-1.78

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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.