Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

1,375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,375	1,074	0
Slaughter cattle	434	493	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower while Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter heifers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1480	1267	29	146.00–157.00	$149.91	$1,899	+29.82
1187–1491	1327	15	136.00–145.00	$141.26	$1,875	-11.24
1370–1495	1433	2	124.00–125.00	$124.52	$1,784	—
1441	1441	4	159.00	$159.00	$2,291	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	100.00	$100.00	$945	—
1095–1190	1131	4	120.00–131.00	$126.12	$1,426	—
1020–1388	1276	30	139.00–148.50	$145.54	$1,857	+29.04
1312	1312	2	163.00	$163.00	$2,139	+7.50
1365	1365	3	153.00	$153.00	$2,088	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1450	1144	85-90%	15	40.00–50.00	$45.95	$526	—
850–1625	1259	85-90%	36	52.00–62.00	$58.01	$730	+0.36
1015–1705	1353	85-90%	36	62.50–71.00	$66.50	$900	+1.23

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1730	1429	80-85%	61	70.00–79.00	$75.04	$1,072	+4.95
1160–1695	1454	80-85%	5	80.50–85.00	$82.41	$1,198	—
1200–1725	1496	80-85%	7	63.00–69.00	$67.13	$1,004	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1505	1403	75-80%	3	84.50–87.50	$85.69	$1,202	—
1360–2190	1761	75-80%	14	74.00–84.00	$77.35	$1,362	—
1780–2040	1889	75-80%	4	71.50–75.50	$72.97	$1,378	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1225	1150	2	80.00–84.00	$82.13	$944	—
1205–2255	1702	7	93.00–103.00	$98.99	$1,685	—
1680–1880	1780	2	115.00–117.50	$116.18	$2,068	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–95	90	N/A	6	50.00–100.00	$79.58	—
100–120	109	N/A	9	100.00–220.00	$123.06	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–145	128	3	100.00–140.00	$114.16	$146	—
180	180	1	110.00	$110.00	$198	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–140	125	3	235.00–400.00	$315.67	+62.20
165–185	175	2	330.00–440.00	$388.14	+98.14
180	180	1	290.00	$290.00	±0.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1425	1260	2	86.00–97.00	$92.22	$1,162	+13.68
1410	1410	1	126.50	$126.50	$1,784	-0.50
1320–1845	1516	5	114.50–124.00	$119.21	$1,807	—
1400–1640	1520	2	105.00–110.00	$107.70	$1,637	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1505	1367	3	108.50–110.00	$109.54	$1,497	—
1200–1470	1371	9	111.00–121.50	$116.42	$1,596	—
1405	1405	1	145.50	$145.50	$2,044	—
1353–1693	1511	82	122.00–133.10	$128.22	$1,937	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	3	60.00	$60.00	$54	—
95	95	3	105.00	$105.00	$100	—
110–115	113	6	125.00–127.50	$125.81	$142	+65.81
108–145	117	28	35.00–75.00	$60.39	$71	+0.39
115–130	125	6	80.00–82.50	$81.73	$102	+21.73
151	151	5	125.00	$125.00	$189	+26.53
150–175	165	34	57.50–95.00	$89.24	$147	-9.23
223	223	3	71.00	$71.00	$158	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–48	46	10	50.00–145.00	$93.87	-36.13
42–49	46	11	115.00–120.00	$116.77	-13.23
50–55	53	5	77.50–155.00	$106.75	-1.13
55–57	56	5	145.00–165.00	$156.83	+126.83
65–67	67	17	160.00–170.00	$161.15	-27.86
70–78	75	10	160.00–237.50	$220.46	+116.62
80	80	4	170.00–185.00	$177.50	+58.60
86	86	4	275.00	$275.00	+100.79
100–110	105	2	220.00–250.00	$235.71	+36.70
102–115	106	3	230.00–245.00	$239.59	+40.58
235	235	3	235.00	$235.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–130	118	2	155.00–205.00	$182.66	+51.03

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	6	170.00	$170.00	$46	-137.40
32–39	37	21	180.00–240.00	$203.55	$75	-103.85
38	38	3	290.00	$290.00	$110	-17.40
40	40	3	270.00	$270.00	$108	-37.40
42–47	45	27	200.00–220.00	$201.55	$91	-105.85
52–53	53	5	155.00–250.00	$192.57	$102	-105.98
55–59	58	42	270.00–365.00	$293.52	$170	+30.35
61–66	63	19	230.00–265.00	$242.31	$153	-20.86
63–66	64	10	280.00	$280.00	$179	+16.83
71–77	73	24	160.00–195.00	$178.08	$130	+23.08
80–84	81	53	160.00–190.00	$176.15	$143	-37.43
87	87	7	150.00	$150.00	$130	-17.87
91	91	8	150.00	$150.00	$136	-2.66
91–97	94	87	157.50–174.00	$166.25	$156	+13.59
106–109	108	40	157.50–170.00	$167.30	$181	+24.78
106–131	113	11	132.50–150.00	$138.04	$156	+42.08

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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.