Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

1,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,302	1,174	465
Slaughter cattle	434	427	465

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. No comparisons are available for Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower 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
1130–1330	1223	4	124.00–130.00	$128.11	$1,567	—
1160–1615	1321	11	154.50–166.50	$162.28	$2,144	—
1252–1755	1460	5	142.50–149.00	$146.66	$2,141	-18.83
1665	1665	3	172.00	$172.00	$2,864	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1225	1185	2	134.00–137.00	$135.55	$1,606	+8.53
1130–1685	1276	26	158.00–167.50	$164.19	$2,095	+6.44
1255–1358	1300	7	149.50–156.00	$152.89	$1,988	-11.87
1360	1360	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,285	-7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1430	1153	85-90%	25	50.00–64.00	$56.71	$654	+1.47
830–1460	1200	85-90%	40	65.00–77.50	$70.45	$845	—
955–1595	1257	85-90%	41	78.00–88.00	$81.58	$1,025	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1445	1362	80-85%	3	102.00–107.00	$105.23	$1,433	+21.43
1140–1715	1437	80-85%	45	86.00–96.50	$89.55	$1,287	-13.82
1095–1780	1558	80-85%	14	79.00–85.50	$83.22	$1,297	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1790	1613	75-80%	2	99.00–101.50	$100.11	$1,615	—
1150–1940	1671	75-80%	17	89.50–98.00	$93.91	$1,569	-3.49
1700–1920	1842	75-80%	6	82.00–86.00	$84.10	$1,549	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1410	1239	6	100.00–109.50	$105.30	$1,305	—
1610–1935	1773	2	138.50–151.00	$145.32	$2,577	—
1765–2325	1981	6	114.00–122.00	$117.64	$2,330	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	230.00	$230.00	$230	—
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
255	255	1	87.50	$87.50	$223	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	240.00	$240.00	$180	—
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	$212	—
95	95	1	325.00	$325.00	$309	—
160	160	1	470.00	$470.00	$752	—
200	200	1	380.00	$380.00	$760	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,705	—
1270	1270	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,397	—
1320–1643	1515	10	119.00–125.00	$120.95	$1,832	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1375	1273	6	113.00–120.00	$115.64	$1,472	—
1120–1555	1401	20	125.00–135.00	$132.08	$1,850	—
1385–1700	1532	59	137.00–151.00	$141.19	$2,163	-7.06
1665	1665	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,781	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	$77	-25.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	$90	-35.00
92–95	93	3	70.00–85.00	$75.11	$70	-59.89
100	100	2	100.00	$100.00	$100	+41.70
100	100	2	120.00	$120.00	$120	+61.70
102–145	125	21	30.00–80.00	$58.36	$73	-57.30
150–190	165	19	45.00–75.00	$67.55	$111	-54.39
160–170	165	2	120.00–135.00	$127.73	$211	+5.79
155–191	175	23	95.00–105.00	$98.72	$173	-23.22
210–245	223	6	67.50–75.00	$73.16	$163	+1.79

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	7	65.00	$65.00	$18	—
27	27	2	160.00	$160.00	$43	—
30	30	3	160.00–170.00	$166.67	$50	—
30–35	32	25	50.00–150.00	$119.14	$38	—
40–45	41	8	160.00–245.00	$174.85	$72	—
50–56	53	9	160.00–310.00	$256.99	$136	—
57	57	5	170.00	$170.00	$97	—
60–65	63	2	175.00–200.00	$187.00	$118	—
65–67	66	4	250.00–310.00	$280.45	$185	—
70–75	72	3	170.00–240.00	$207.44	$149	—
70–78	74	13	245.00–330.00	$301.04	$223	—
80–84	83	7	240.00–320.00	$298.62	$248	—
90	90	5	90.00–195.00	$174.00	$157	—
91–95	92	7	285.00–290.00	$289.26	$266	—
102–125	108	5	295.00–330.00	$302.98	$327	—
117–140	125	3	195.00–220.00	$204.36	$255	—
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	$375	—
181	181	3	370.00	$370.00	$670	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	245.00	$245.00	$159	—
70–77	76	5	115.00–200.00	$184.26	$140	—
81	81	3	140.00	$140.00	$113	—
90	90	2	60.00–155.00	$107.50	$97	—
120–122	121	3	150.00–195.00	$180.16	$218	—
102–145	130	11	185.00–320.00	$268.99	$350	—
160–180	171	9	310.00–370.00	$334.82	$573	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
18	18	9	250.00–280.00	$270.00	$49	+6.92
35	35	3	320.00–370.00	$353.33	$124	+90.25
35	35	1	210.00	$210.00	$74	-53.08
40	40	2	145.00–200.00	$172.50	$69	-147.50
40–49	45	37	330.00–380.00	$356.51	$160	+40.53
49	49	5	290.00	$290.00	$142	-25.98
51–55	53	30	270.00–300.00	$296.89	$157	+1.10
50–58	54	127	310.00–375.00	$350.64	$189	+34.31
55	55	2	200.00–210.00	$205.00	$113	-111.33
60–62	61	3	250.00–300.00	$283.70	$173	+5.48
60–68	63	107	300.00–340.00	$329.64	$208	+51.42
70	70	3	310.00–325.00	$318.33	$223	+30.56
71	71	9	95.00	$95.00	$67	-192.77
70–77	72	16	220.00–295.00	$275.35	$198	-12.42
80–87	83	18	220.00–300.00	$272.07	$226	+40.44
90–97	94	15	235.00–280.00	$252.84	$238	+54.93
97	97	2	105.00	$105.00	$102	-92.91
100–125	110	19	190.00–270.00	$222.74	$245	+26.27
115	115	1	150.00	$150.00	$172	-46.47
150	150	1	185.00	$185.00	$278	+45.00
170	170	1	125.00	$125.00	$212	-15.00

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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.