Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,175	345	0
Slaughter cattle	442	345	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data 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
990–1600	1295	2	132.00–139.00	$134.68	$1,744	-15.61
1130–1602	1338	13	148.00–155.00	$152.73	$2,044	—
1380	1380	4	171.50	$171.50	$2,367	+35.82
1376–1510	1402	33	160.00–169.00	$165.23	$2,317	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1120	1041	7	96.00–104.00	$99.88	$1,040	—
975–1265	1105	4	134.00–147.00	$140.31	$1,550	—
1165–1365	1265	2	117.00–125.00	$120.68	$1,527	—
1268	1268	5	159.00	$159.00	$2,016	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1650	1489	80-85%	4	87.50–93.00	$89.96	$1,340	+9.24
1190–1785	1503	80-85%	85	77.00–87.00	$82.26	$1,236	—
1630–1690	1660	80-85%	2	75.00	$75.00	$1,245	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1570	1157	85-90%	32	60.00–70.00	$65.64	$759	—
965–1535	1165	85-90%	10	50.00–59.00	$54.60	$636	—
950–1585	1293	85-90%	26	71.00–78.50	$75.30	$974	+15.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2025	1686	75-80%	16	84.00–94.00	$88.04	$1,484	—
1800–1925	1842	75-80%	3	75.00–80.00	$76.63	$1,412	-4.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,832	—
1865–1950	1908	2	117.00–127.50	$122.13	$2,330	—
1665–2225	2003	5	110.00–113.00	$111.50	$2,233	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	90.00	$90.00	$176	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	265.00	$265.00	—
168	168	5	355.00	$355.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1120	1098	2	90.00–98.00	$94.08	$1,033	—
1180–1280	1232	3	113.00–120.00	$117.76	$1,451	—
1425–1620	1514	9	125.00–134.50	$129.92	$1,967	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1325	1288	2	99.00–109.00	$104.15	$1,341	-18.12
1170–1495	1336	29	119.00–128.50	$126.76	$1,694	—
1285–1813	1562	86	129.50–139.75	$134.97	$2,108	—
1573	1573	3	140.00	$140.00	$2,202	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	3	180.00	$180.00	$162	—
94	94	5	125.00	$125.00	$118	—
103–110	105	8	150.00–165.00	$159.96	$168	—
105	105	1	105.00	$105.00	$110	—
118–145	136	12	112.50–125.00	$120.79	$164	—
165	165	1	100.00	$100.00	$165	—
170	170	2	120.00	$120.00	$204	—
212–220	215	3	92.50–95.00	$94.15	$202	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	120.00	$120.00	—
40	40	1	125.00	$125.00	—
40	40	1	150.00	$150.00	—
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	—
52–57	53	7	110.00–115.00	$113.48	—
60	60	2	200.00	$200.00	—
65	65	1	150.00	$150.00	—
70–75	72	3	180.00–205.00	$196.28	—
80–85	84	6	160.00–225.00	$205.45	—
85	85	4	220.00	$220.00	—
90	90	2	225.00	$225.00	—
95	95	2	230.00	$230.00	—
100–120	110	4	202.50–215.00	$209.32	—
145–147	146	3	270.00–350.00	$323.58	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90–95	93	2	135.00–200.00	$166.62	—
95	95	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	—
140	140	1	160.00	$160.00	—
154	154	8	222.50	$222.50	—
160	160	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	42	6	260.00–300.00	$277.39	$117	—
43–49	47	21	330.00–352.50	$336.76	$158	—
50–55	52	18	250.00–300.00	$294.97	$153	—
52	52	6	340.00	$340.00	$177	—
60–68	63	34	275.00–310.00	$288.97	$182	—
70–72	70	18	215.00–277.50	$258.82	$181	—
83	83	4	160.00	$160.00	$133	—
85–88	87	21	170.00–220.00	$201.00	$175	—
92	92	4	175.00	$175.00	$161	—
95	95	9	150.00	$150.00	$142	—
107–137	118	44	110.00–160.00	$135.81	$160	—
113–123	118	25	150.00–156.00	$152.99	$181	—

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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.