Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

1,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,174	1,203	465
Slaughter cattle	427	387	465

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher. No comparison data is available on slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 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
1240–1305	1273	2	154.00–157.00	$155.46	$1,979	—
1275	1275	5	172.50	$172.50	$2,199	—
1150–1670	1479	40	160.00–169.00	$165.49	$2,448	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1170	1163	2	124.00–130.00	$127.02	$1,477	—
1159–1490	1269	16	155.00–159.50	$157.75	$2,002	+57.49
1220–1395	1321	23	162.50–172.50	$164.76	$2,176	—
1350	1350	9	175.00	$175.00	$2,362	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1695	1393	80-85%	24	76.00–87.00	$83.80	$1,167	—
1165–1615	1415	80-85%	10	100.00–110.00	$103.37	$1,463	+13.87
1025–1755	1457	80-85%	71	87.50–99.00	$92.41	$1,346	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1630	1169	85-90%	10	50.00–60.00	$55.24	$646	-23.07
910–1695	1179	85-90%	16	62.00–74.00	$67.75	$799	-10.56
870–1605	1243	85-90%	47	75.00–85.00	$80.17	$997	+12.68

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1455	1423	75-80%	2	105.50–115.00	$110.14	$1,567	—
1345–2165	1651	75-80%	35	94.00–103.00	$97.40	$1,608	—
1835–1975	1922	75-80%	3	82.00–92.50	$88.82	$1,707	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057–1545	1199	7	106.00–116.00	$110.50	$1,325	—
1480–1800	1640	2	138.00	$138.00	$2,263	—
1325–2255	1859	7	125.00–135.00	$129.86	$2,414	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–95	85	N/A	47	40.00–330.00	$150.14	—
100–140	110	N/A	23	65.00–330.00	$201.64	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–90	85	N/A	4	55.00–70.00	$63.68	—
100	100	N/A	1	110.00	$110.00	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	150.00	$150.00	$218	+50.00
160	160	1	130.00	$130.00	$208	+37.39
240	240	1	105.00	$105.00	$252	+9.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	190.00	$190.00	—
93	93	4	202.50	$202.50	—
130–145	137	3	320.00–360.00	$344.02	+24.02
165	165	1	380.00	$380.00	-44.06
185–190	188	2	450.00	$450.00	+25.94

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1220	1210	2	114.00–118.50	$116.23	$1,406	—
1315–1536	1469	62	135.00–143.00	$138.66	$2,037	—
1540	1540	2	148.25	$148.25	$2,283	+8.66
1275–1830	1565	5	125.00–131.00	$128.77	$2,015	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	$128	+15.00
115–123	120	8	50.00–70.00	$58.30	$70	-97.90
115–136	130	7	110.00–140.00	$115.66	$150	+55.75
135–140	137	5	92.50–100.00	$96.93	$133	+11.72
155–185	174	50	110.00–135.00	$121.94	$212	+37.16
152–192	177	20	89.00–107.50	$95.12	$168	+10.34
185–192	189	9	75.00–85.00	$81.14	$153	-3.64
202	202	2	110.00	$110.00	$222	+23.60
201–207	204	6	87.50–97.50	$91.73	$187	+5.33
217–245	233	5	62.50–75.00	$71.37	$166	-15.03

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	80.00	$80.00	+5.00
26	26	3	130.00	$130.00	+20.00
40–45	43	3	155.00–182.50	$173.17	+20.67
52	52	2	150.00	$150.00	+51.36
60	60	2	200.00	$200.00	+80.00
65	65	1	130.00	$130.00	-10.00
70	70	4	145.00–220.00	$177.50	-8.71
77	77	2	210.00	$210.00	-41.25
80–85	82	3	215.00–250.00	$232.04	+16.02
85	85	2	185.00	$185.00	-31.02
90	90	4	150.00–160.00	$155.00	-126.73
90–95	93	3	230.00–250.00	$243.57	-38.16
105–140	123	2	290.00–310.00	$301.43	+111.94
124	124	5	260.00	$260.00	+70.51

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	-15.00
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	-10.00
110–115	113	2	160.00–170.00	$165.11	-49.60
110–137	117	13	225.00–330.00	$250.03	+35.32
155	155	1	335.00	$335.00	+60.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	240.00–290.00	$263.08	$87	+198.08
38	38	4	320.00	$320.00	$122	+110.00
40–48	46	15	310.00–340.00	$315.98	$145	-2.57
45–47	46	3	270.00–300.00	$290.29	$134	-28.26
50–57	53	40	230.00–306.00	$295.79	$157	-28.36
51–59	54	40	310.00–320.00	$316.33	$171	-7.82
60–67	63	32	200.00–305.00	$278.22	$175	-9.53
62–65	63	35	310.00–316.00	$312.79	$197	+25.04
70–75	72	20	220.00–305.00	$287.77	$207	+22.33
80–88	85	13	220.00–255.00	$231.63	$197	+10.17
90–98	94	9	185.00–225.00	$197.91	$186	-27.56
100–133	113	110	175.00–240.00	$196.47	$222	-6.13
125–140	129	4	110.00–120.00	$115.15	$149	-87.45
171	171	10	140.00	$140.00	$239	+62.50

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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.