Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 14, 2022

1,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,659	1,506	633
Slaughter cattle	613	445	633

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 13.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on light receipts. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1255	1188	2	114.00–118.00	$115.89	$1,377	—
1115–1490	1299	14	120.00–130.00	$125.86	$1,635	—
1210–1755	1350	87	134.00–146.75	$138.60	$1,871	—
1420–1430	1425	2	150.50–153.50	$152.01	$2,166	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1355	1212	3	113.00–120.00	$117.11	$1,419	—
1155–1505	1272	17	122.00–133.50	$130.08	$1,655	-15.30
1280–1470	1414	56	134.00–146.75	$143.77	$2,033	—
1437	1437	8	147.00	$147.00	$2,112	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1600	1182	85-90%	18	40.00–50.00	$45.08	$533	—
990–1515	1295	85-90%	35	51.00–61.00	$56.76	$735	—
1010–1620	1345	85-90%	35	62.00–70.00	$65.19	$877	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1335	1310	80-85%	3	66.50–67.50	$67.16	$880	—
1230–1785	1489	80-85%	49	68.00–77.00	$71.22	$1,060	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1935	1715	75-80%	2	78.50–80.00	$79.15	$1,357	—
1540–1935	1809	75-80%	9	68.00–74.00	$71.05	$1,285	—
1855	1855	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$1,132	-8.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2020	1554	11	88.00–99.50	$94.39	$1,467	—
1125–1855	1587	5	78.00–86.50	$82.17	$1,304	—
1730–2070	1882	3	102.50–113.00	$106.53	$2,005	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–95	87	N/A	40	20.00–155.00	$95.03	-32.83
100–125	109	N/A	18	35.00–170.00	$113.53	-26.28

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	N/A	1	80.00	$80.00	+37.50

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	110.00	$110.00	$160	-15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	4	270.00	$270.00	+35.48
115–145	127	5	290.00–375.00	$336.22	+90.73
150–190	167	6	200.00–430.00	$318.55	—
200–240	215	3	440.00–490.00	$468.14	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1555	1480	2	132.50–139.50	$135.82	$2,010	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1058–1485	1191	6	99.00–105.00	$101.80	$1,212	—
1225–1235	1230	2	112.00–118.00	$115.01	$1,415	—
1201–1755	1468	81	125.00–132.00	$129.06	$1,895	—
1565	1565	1	136.50	$136.50	$2,136	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–135	117	15	110.00–150.00	$136.53	$160	+61.53
100–141	131	4	102.50–105.00	$102.98	$135	+2.98
125–147	136	8	75.00–85.00	$79.27	$108	-66.71
151–185	161	5	55.00–80.00	$62.81	$101	-49.69
150–185	162	8	90.00–107.50	$94.86	$154	+21.70
200–215	205	3	75.00–85.00	$79.88	$164	-5.12
220	220	8	60.00	$60.00	$132	-45.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–37	36	9	90.00–180.00	$142.21	+40.92
40–45	44	14	130.00–215.00	$204.03	+101.14
41–47	45	9	100.00–110.00	$103.61	+0.72
55	55	1	160.00	$160.00	+14.03
60–62	61	3	100.00–132.50	$121.90	-50.53
60–67	65	7	175.00–215.00	$197.52	+28.66
70	70	2	180.00–220.00	$200.00	+48.84
75–77	76	4	170.00–245.00	$207.01	-6.32
80	80	3	110.00–160.00	$143.33	-89.17
80–87	84	4	180.00–200.00	$190.42	-1.35
90–95	91	5	235.00–350.00	$268.90	+58.42
101–110	105	6	205.00–330.00	$254.64	+31.26
100–130	115	12	165.00–290.00	$233.86	+10.48
160	160	1	220.00	$220.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	275.00	$275.00	—
90	90	1	250.00	$250.00	—
125–145	128	6	200.00–235.00	$211.33	-13.67
140–142	141	3	140.00–180.00	$166.79	-58.21
160	160	3	230.00	$230.00	—
160–180	170	2	170.00–280.00	$228.24	—
200	200	2	310.00	$310.00	±0.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	235.00	$235.00	$82	-35.00
37	37	2	310.00	$310.00	$115	+40.00
40–45	43	8	220.00–300.00	$241.16	$104	-122.91
45–47	46	3	350.00–400.00	$383.81	$177	+162.77
50–57	53	49	335.00–405.00	$384.81	$204	+7.49
50–58	54	24	200.00–300.00	$234.63	$127	-142.69
60–69	66	39	170.00–280.00	$198.52	$131	+43.52
60–67	66	9	150.00–160.00	$151.56	$100	-3.44
70–76	73	40	170.00–230.00	$199.48	$146	-31.84
70–79	75	22	105.00–160.00	$146.04	$110	-85.28
80–87	83	65	152.50–215.00	$167.45	$139	-23.13
83–85	84	5	140.00–145.00	$142.97	$120	-47.61
93	93	4	137.50	$137.50	$128	-57.94
90–98	94	52	130.00–170.00	$151.01	$142	-44.43
100–116	108	84	138.00–300.00	$155.14	$168	-19.37
105–125	115	13	102.50–137.50	$121.56	$140	-52.95

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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.