Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 5, 2023

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,051	1,694	506
Slaughter cattle	341	512	506

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 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
1145–1355	1278	3	130.00–138.50	$135.96	$1,738	-28.48
1219–1660	1374	31	157.50–169.50	$164.59	$2,261	—
1385–1415	1395	3	170.00–172.00	$170.68	$2,381	—
1310–1565	1473	3	142.00–153.50	$146.91	$2,164	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1650	1251	5	94.50–100.00	$96.86	$1,212	-77.14
1166–1498	1344	39	154.00–169.50	$164.72	$2,214	+1.11
1300–1378	1350	17	171.00–173.50	$171.85	$2,320	—
1570–1575	1573	2	107.00–119.00	$112.99	$1,777	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1445	1190	85-90%	11	50.00–62.00	$55.61	$662	—
845–1520	1226	85-90%	22	75.00–85.00	$78.76	$966	—
980–1655	1298	85-90%	15	64.00–74.00	$70.27	$912	-9.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1575	1427	80-85%	9	95.50–97.00	$95.99	$1,370	—
1135–1660	1442	80-85%	29	85.00–95.00	$90.42	$1,304	—
1265–1750	1476	80-85%	8	80.00–84.50	$82.38	$1,216	-5.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1915	1751	75-80%	13	85.00–95.00	$89.28	$1,563	—
1735–1825	1780	75-80%	2	96.00–99.50	$97.79	$1,741	+13.72
1860–1875	1868	75-80%	2	80.00–83.00	$81.49	$1,522	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1745	1660	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,660	—
1255–2295	1728	7	109.00–119.50	$115.73	$2,000	—
1470–2240	1957	5	121.00–129.00	$124.41	$2,435	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–95	83	N/A	12	75.00–350.00	$245.81	—
100–110	107	N/A	8	250.00–360.00	$310.99	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	N/A	1	75.00	$75.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	$157	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1545	1333	9	127.00–136.75	$134.57	$1,794	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1275	1268	5	113.00–122.50	$119.11	$1,510	—
1150–1502	1413	35	130.00–142.50	$137.62	$1,945	+0.75
1465	1465	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,315	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	2	85.00–100.00	$92.50	$79	-17.50
90	90	1	50.00	$50.00	$45	-5.00
111–138	126	16	40.00–65.00	$58.81	$74	-61.19
110–145	129	5	80.00–87.50	$83.76	$108	-36.24
145	145	2	122.50–127.50	$125.00	$181	+36.02
155–195	169	20	42.50–75.00	$61.85	$105	-4.63
160–180	172	8	67.50–84.00	$78.71	$135	+12.23
205–215	213	4	42.50–75.00	$67.16	$143	+12.08
240	240	1	105.00	$105.00	$252	+7.22

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	3	85.00–87.50	$86.67	$35	-23.33
50–51	50	8	162.50–200.00	$183.96	$92	+13.96
50–55	53	3	75.00–105.00	$84.38	$45	-60.76
65	65	1	115.00	$115.00	$75	-38.41
72	72	4	195.00	$195.00	$140	+38.18
75	75	3	200.00	$200.00	$150	-41.96
85	85	1	240.00	$240.00	$204	+48.00
85	85	1	225.00	$225.00	$191	+33.00
90–95	93	9	220.00–290.00	$243.51	$226	+3.56
90–95	94	4	90.00–170.00	$131.20	$123	-108.75
110	110	1	220.00	$220.00	$242	-50.15
105–130	111	10	230.00–300.00	$274.80	$305	+4.65
155	155	1	300.00	$300.00	$465	-3.33

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–37	35	3	80.00	$80.00	$28	—
60–65	63	3	95.00–125.00	$104.47	$66	+13.64
70	70	1	120.00	$120.00	$84	+29.17
80–88	86	4	90.00–100.00	$92.33	$79	-63.97
105–130	114	4	150.00–230.00	$194.07	$221	+33.01
115–118	117	4	150.00–205.00	$191.51	$224	-11.65
160–190	175	2	150.00–200.00	$177.14	$310	-108.74

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	1	330.00	$330.00	$82	+130.00
30–36	34	17	280.00–325.00	$298.41	$101	+57.18
40–46	41	18	280.00–300.00	$285.54	$117	+46.85
42–49	46	57	230.00–270.00	$252.35	$116	+13.66
50–57	54	84	215.00–272.50	$244.46	$132	+91.27
60–68	64	94	215.00–270.00	$237.25	$152	-32.61
70–77	73	37	220.00–255.00	$237.24	$173	-18.31
80–87	83	28	220.00–265.00	$246.60	$205	-17.70
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	$89	-13.33
90–99	95	21	230.00–260.00	$243.71	$232	+7.37
91–97	95	8	115.00–170.00	$134.81	$128	-101.53
100–126	110	12	202.50–255.00	$230.63	$254	-0.90
100–130	119	4	160.00–195.00	$181.18	$216	+18.93

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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.