Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

1,074 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,074	524	0
Slaughter cattle	493	524	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 10.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher while Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Note: This is the first report showing Sheep and Goat market news data for the Shipshewana Livestock Auction.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1325	1270	2	118.00–122.00	$120.09	$1,525	+7.66
1081–1835	1304	33	129.50–141.00	$137.05	$1,787	—
1215–1468	1315	46	144.00–155.00	$152.50	$2,005	—
1605	1605	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,504	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1159–1485	1216	23	138.50–148.75	$145.02	$1,763	+23.85
1155–1495	1282	3	115.00–120.00	$116.50	$1,494	—
1305	1305	5	155.50	$155.50	$2,029	+15.26
1120–1685	1340	3	130.00–135.00	$132.14	$1,771	-8.10

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1675	1212	85-90%	10	43.00–50.00	$46.68	$566	-1.46
845–1695	1266	85-90%	82	52.00–62.50	$57.65	$730	—
995–1770	1380	85-90%	32	63.00–69.00	$65.27	$901	+7.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1690	1442	80-85%	36	65.50–75.00	$70.09	$1,011	—
1395–1695	1511	80-85%	4	62.00–64.50	$63.68	$962	-11.24
1355–1790	1623	80-85%	3	76.50–78.00	$77.23	$1,253	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1930	1565	75-80%	5	81.50–87.00	$82.54	$1,292	—
1235–1915	1673	75-80%	8	70.00–80.00	$74.35	$1,244	—
1885–2180	1990	75-80%	3	61.00–64.00	$62.73	$1,248	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1480	1324	4	79.50–87.00	$84.71	$1,122	—
870–1960	1523	9	94.00–104.00	$98.60	$1,502	+0.99
1525–1770	1648	2	110.00–110.50	$110.23	$1,817	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	170.00	$170.00	$144	—
205	205	2	90.00	$90.00	$184	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	135.00	$135.00	—
75	75	1	165.00	$165.00	—
85	85	1	140.00	$140.00	—
110–125	116	4	172.50–200.00	$186.40	—
115–130	123	2	230.00–280.00	$253.47	—
150	150	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1275	1265	2	74.00–83.00	$78.54	$994	-13.68
1200–1380	1270	3	96.00–100.00	$98.74	$1,254	+6.52
1240–1460	1350	2	112.00–123.50	$118.22	$1,596	—
1445	1445	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,835	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	2	89.50	$89.50	$1,164	+5.78
1420–1560	1467	3	109.00–110.00	$109.35	$1,604	-24.65
1240–1870	1565	28	120.00–128.50	$125.55	$1,965	—
1595	1595	1	133.00	$133.00	$2,121	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	60.00	$60.00	$81	—
130–147	145	9	65.00–100.00	$96.52	$140	—
155–166	163	4	77.50–105.00	$98.47	$161	—
287	287	2	60.00	$60.00	$172	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	2	45.00	$45.00	—
35	35	1	110.00	$110.00	—
30–38	36	6	60.00–77.50	$72.42	—
40–45	43	10	77.50–120.00	$101.93	—
47	47	2	130.00	$130.00	—
50–57	53	9	85.00–120.00	$107.88	—
55	55	1	30.00	$30.00	—
60–67	65	14	110.00–150.00	$132.62	—
65	65	1	45.00	$45.00	—
65–66	66	5	185.00–190.00	$189.01	—
70–75	72	6	85.00–135.00	$103.84	—
70–75	72	9	170.00–200.00	$184.14	—
80–82	81	9	90.00–130.00	$118.90	—
82–87	85	18	170.00–180.00	$174.21	—
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	—
90–92	91	8	185.00–190.00	$186.27	—
100–125	119	10	195.00–220.00	$199.01	—
160	160	2	140.00	$140.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–76	76	7	100.00	$100.00	—
95	95	1	100.00	$100.00	—
100–145	118	14	85.00–145.00	$131.63	—
142–145	144	4	210.00–220.00	$215.05	—
155	155	2	215.00	$215.00	—
200–215	208	2	200.00–250.00	$225.90	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	1	485.00	$485.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	41	23	290.00–335.00	$307.40	$126	—
50–53	52	17	240.00–320.00	$298.55	$155	—
60–66	63	18	220.00–280.00	$263.17	$166	—
70–76	74	30	150.00–185.00	$155.00	$115	—
80–85	81	19	195.00–225.00	$213.58	$173	—
80–86	84	30	142.50–177.50	$167.87	$141	—
90–98	95	5	132.50–165.00	$152.66	$145	—
100–120	107	47	120.00–160.00	$142.52	$152	—
105–140	118	4	72.50–110.00	$95.96	$113	—
150	150	2	130.00	$130.00	$195	—
152–187	160	25	75.00–115.00	$86.91	$139	—

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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.