Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

1,694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,694	1,302	506
Slaughter cattle	512	434	506

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady while Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 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
1238–1345	1253	7	164.25–165.50	$164.44	$2,060	—
1208–1626	1448	50	153.00–164.00	$159.28	$2,306	—
1210–1745	1449	9	142.00–152.00	$147.88	$2,143	—
1305–1935	1525	3	124.00–130.00	$127.68	$1,947	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1250	1171	4	99.00–106.00	$102.18	$1,197	-33.37
1275	1275	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,218	+9.81
1232–1375	1304	14	150.00–154.00	$152.11	$1,984	-0.78
1224–1428	1320	58	159.00–167.00	$163.61	$2,160	+10.72

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1575	1075	85-90%	15	50.00–60.50	$57.71	$620	—
800–1690	1080	85-90%	30	62.00–74.00	$68.33	$738	—
915–1870	1286	85-90%	28	75.00–85.00	$79.44	$1,022	-2.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1585	1382	80-85%	10	94.50–97.50	$95.59	$1,321	-9.64
1080–1775	1462	80-85%	50	83.00–92.50	$87.68	$1,282	—
1155–1755	1508	80-85%	3	72.50–82.00	$76.86	$1,159	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1830	1567	75-80%	5	102.50–111.00	$105.93	$1,660	—
1255–1965	1661	75-80%	5	88.50–98.00	$93.21	$1,548	-0.70
1520–1900	1792	75-80%	6	77.50–87.50	$84.07	$1,507	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1610	1331	5	90.00–105.00	$95.09	$1,266	—
1350–2270	1829	6	110.00–123.00	$118.98	$2,176	—
1805–1875	1845	3	125.00–135.00	$129.27	$2,385	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	300.00	$300.00	$390	—
130–135	133	2	270.00–295.00	$282.74	$376	—
187	187	2	370.00	$370.00	$692	-100.00
195	195	1	370.00	$370.00	$722	-100.00
202–215	205	4	420.00–445.00	$438.45	$899	+58.45
290	290	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,421	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1390	1245	3	97.00–107.50	$101.93	$1,269	-35.57
1140–1620	1286	10	113.00–124.00	$119.69	$1,539	+9.69
1200–1345	1289	10	125.00–132.00	$128.93	$1,662	+18.93
1085–1500	1431	7	139.25–149.00	$141.92	$2,031	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1380	1230	5	104.00–115.00	$112.30	$1,381	—
1130–1665	1339	8	118.00–128.00	$123.89	$1,659	—
1195–1565	1439	81	130.00–142.00	$136.87	$1,970	—
1443–1880	1543	8	142.25–144.00	$142.89	$2,205	+1.70

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	110.00	$110.00	$94	+10.00
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	$50	-45.00
100–135	121	7	45.00–75.00	$59.34	$72	+0.98
130	130	2	120.00	$120.00	$156	+61.64
105–142	133	9	80.00–92.50	$88.98	$118	+30.62
152–155	154	4	95.00–110.00	$102.43	$158	+34.88
153–195	173	45	50.00–77.50	$66.48	$115	-32.24
190	190	1	130.00	$130.00	$247	+31.28
200–240	212	6	50.00–65.00	$55.08	$117	-18.08
215–225	220	2	85.00–110.00	$97.78	$215	+24.62

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–37	35	11	65.00–140.00	$121.92	$43	+2.78
32–37	36	17	60.00–105.00	$77.98	$28	-41.16
40	40	1	110.00	$110.00	$44	-64.85
40–46	43	7	85.00–115.00	$104.88	$45	-69.97
50	50	1	170.00	$170.00	$85	-86.99
50–55	52	7	105.00–170.00	$145.14	$75	-111.85
60–65	63	10	170.00–250.00	$225.78	$142	+38.78
60–67	65	7	100.00–205.00	$153.41	$100	-127.04
70–75	73	3	150.00–160.00	$156.82	$114	-144.22
70–77	74	5	215.00–270.00	$241.96	$179	-59.08
80	80	3	185.00–230.00	$210.00	$168	-88.62
85	85	5	132.50–245.00	$192.00	$163	-106.62
90	90	2	210.00–240.00	$225.00	$202	+51.00
90–95	92	6	155.00–275.00	$239.95	$221	-49.31
100–125	113	8	220.00–305.00	$270.15	$305	-32.83
100–125	115	7	160.00–285.00	$252.66	$291	-50.32
150	150	3	290.00–310.00	$303.33	$455	+53.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–67	65	7	60.00–140.00	$90.83	$59	-154.17
78	78	3	140.00	$140.00	$109	-44.26
82–85	83	3	90.00–115.00	$106.47	$88	-33.53
82–85	84	5	135.00–170.00	$156.30	$131	+16.30
90	90	3	105.00–115.00	$111.67	$101	+4.17
95	95	3	140.00–160.00	$146.67	$139	+39.17
100–140	112	16	100.00–200.00	$161.06	$180	-19.10
102–147	116	12	117.50–310.00	$203.16	$236	+23.00
150–177	171	6	280.00–295.00	$285.88	$489	-48.94

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
26	26	4	200.00	$200.00	$52	-70.00
30	30	1	310.00	$310.00	$93	+100.00
30–39	35	42	210.00–270.00	$241.23	$84	+31.23
40–49	45	84	230.00–265.00	$238.69	$107	-117.82
48	48	16	300.00	$300.00	$144	+10.00
50–58	55	6	150.00–160.00	$153.19	$84	-51.81
50–59	55	169	220.00–285.00	$257.94	$142	+52.94
60	60	8	292.50–295.00	$292.81	$176	+9.11
60–68	63	92	200.00–285.00	$269.86	$170	-59.78
70–77	72	55	210.00–285.00	$255.55	$184	-19.80
75–77	77	5	290.00	$290.00	$223	+14.65
78	78	5	150.00	$150.00	$117	-122.07
80	80	12	292.50	$292.50	$234	+20.43
80–88	84	18	220.00–280.00	$264.30	$222	-7.77
85	85	3	105.00–145.00	$118.33	$101	-153.74
90–99	96	66	180.00–270.00	$236.34	$227	+131.34
95–98	98	19	120.00–135.00	$134.23	$132	+29.23
100–130	107	31	190.00–247.50	$231.53	$248	+8.79
102–125	115	6	150.00–170.00	$162.25	$187	+12.25
125	125	1	300.00	$300.00	$375	+150.00

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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.