Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

1,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,270	1,659	299
Slaughter cattle	349	613	299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower and slaughter Holstein heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1241–1270	1249	5	122.00–128.00	$125.01	$1,561	—
1415	1415	2	145.00	$145.00	$2,052	-7.01
1165–1584	1421	35	132.00–142.00	$138.59	$1,969	-13.42

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213–1420	1265	4	127.00–130.00	$129.16	$1,634	-0.92
1285	1285	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,850	+13.92
1125–1506	1342	28	137.00–143.00	$140.54	$1,886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1670	1203	85-90%	17	40.00–50.00	$45.98	$553	—
905–1605	1236	85-90%	23	51.00–61.00	$56.30	$696	—
985–1710	1338	85-90%	38	62.00–71.00	$67.13	$898	+1.94

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1615	1432	80-85%	7	81.50–84.00	$82.71	$1,184	—
1180–1740	1486	80-85%	46	70.00–80.00	$74.25	$1,103	+3.03
1390–1730	1543	80-85%	6	67.00–69.00	$67.85	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1505	1403	75-80%	2	83.00–93.50	$87.87	$1,233	—
1300–2090	1853	75-80%	21	68.00–78.50	$73.02	$1,353	+12.02
2080–2180	2130	75-80%	2	60.00–67.00	$63.42	$1,351	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	72.00	$72.00	$943	—
1465–1645	1555	2	112.00–113.00	$112.47	$1,749	+18.08

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	130.00	$130.00	—
90–95	93	3	160.00–230.00	$207.50	—
105–145	125	2	235.00–320.00	$284.30	-51.92
140	140	1	255.00	$255.00	-81.22
155–190	173	2	290.00–490.00	$400.14	+81.59
215	215	1	420.00	$420.00	-48.14

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1360	1235	3	75.00–85.00	$80.18	$990	—
1520	1520	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,490	—
1340–1735	1538	2	107.00–117.00	$111.36	$1,713	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1780	1518	24	121.50–131.00	$128.51	$1,951	—
1575	1575	1	134.50	$134.50	$2,118	-2.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
86	86	3	125.00	$125.00	$108	—
87	87	4	55.00	$55.00	$48	—
101–145	114	10	117.50–138.00	$129.97	$148	-6.56
110–130	116	4	60.00–82.50	$71.05	$82	-65.48
140	140	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	$136	+18.23
150	150	1	65.00	$65.00	$98	+2.19
150–170	160	2	100.00–120.00	$109.38	$175	+46.57
165–180	173	2	95.00	$95.00	$164	+0.14
205–216	210	10	70.00–107.50	$93.98	$197	+14.10

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	3	150.00	$150.00	+46.39
50–57	55	4	150.00–165.00	$160.09	+0.09
53–58	56	9	110.00–120.00	$113.14	-46.86
60–65	62	9	75.00–135.00	$118.00	-3.90
60–65	63	6	150.00–190.00	$166.92	+45.02
70–77	73	5	130.00	$130.00	-70.00
81–83	82	8	155.00	$155.00	-35.42
80–87	84	9	165.00–250.00	$208.10	+17.68
90–95	91	4	165.00–230.00	$212.67	-56.23
110	110	2	110.00	$110.00	-123.86
105–120	115	9	180.00–260.00	$212.07	-21.79

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	45.00	$45.00	—
72	72	2	130.00	$130.00	-145.00
75	75	1	100.00	$100.00	-175.00
80	80	1	70.00	$70.00	-180.00
85	85	1	135.00	$135.00	-115.00
96	96	4	145.00	$145.00	-105.00
100–120	110	3	70.00–165.00	$122.73	-88.60
100–137	111	7	150.00–230.00	$178.32	-33.01
200	200	1	230.00	$230.00	-80.00

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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	390.00	$390.00	$136	+155.00
35	35	4	110.00	$110.00	$38	-125.00
41–45	44	14	155.00–210.00	$166.29	$73	-74.87
45–48	47	10	350.00–450.00	$388.06	$182	+4.25
48–49	49	20	120.00–150.00	$134.85	$66	-248.96
50–56	53	40	330.00–390.00	$357.11	$189	-27.70
50–58	56	59	180.00–300.00	$248.70	$139	+14.07
61–62	61	15	320.00–330.00	$326.63	$199	+128.11
60–63	63	9	50.00–100.00	$55.32	$35	-143.20
60–69	65	73	170.00–260.00	$178.35	$116	-20.17
70–75	73	2	140.00–145.00	$142.59	$104	-56.89
70–78	75	33	135.00–250.00	$161.31	$121	+15.27
84	84	7	115.00	$115.00	$97	-27.97
80–87	85	26	150.00–192.50	$184.82	$157	+41.85
91–99	95	28	137.50–215.00	$172.82	$164	+21.81
101–135	113	16	92.50–147.50	$121.12	$137	-0.44
100–121	115	55	130.00–170.00	$145.21	$167	+23.65
160–164	163	6	85.00–92.50	$86.22	$141	—

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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.