Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,093	1,051	381
Slaughter cattle	541	341	381

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison summary 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
1035–1665	1298	15	157.00–169.75	$166.81	$2,165	+30.85
1315	1315	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,446	—
1311–1485	1372	58	172.00–182.75	$180.55	$2,477	+15.96
1295–1625	1438	4	142.00–150.00	$147.62	$2,123	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1255	1232	3	119.50–131.00	$124.52	$1,534	—
1280–1362	1298	18	177.00–179.00	$178.53	$2,317	—
1265–1425	1345	2	134.00–148.00	$140.58	$1,891	-24.14
1135–1765	1445	8	159.00–175.00	$165.30	$2,389	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1415	1052	85-90%	13	47.00–59.00	$52.92	$557	—
945–1455	1190	85-90%	39	75.00–85.00	$78.58	$935	+22.97
835–1755	1200	85-90%	39	63.00–74.00	$69.65	$836	-9.11

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1565	1392	80-85%	9	75.00–82.50	$79.59	$1,108	—
1055–1720	1433	80-85%	54	83.00–93.00	$87.88	$1,259	-8.11
1275–1745	1456	80-85%	13	93.50–101.00	$95.90	$1,396	+13.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,751	—
1805–1850	1828	75-80%	2	75.00–81.50	$78.21	$1,430	—
1445–2175	1856	75-80%	15	86.00–95.50	$91.06	$1,690	+9.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1775	1515	3	92.00–110.00	$104.85	$1,588	—
1120–2345	1701	8	111.00–119.00	$114.92	$1,955	-0.81
1690–1960	1812	6	133.00–144.00	$139.64	$2,530	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	90.00	$90.00	$252	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	195.00	$195.00	—
160–190	176	4	280.00–420.00	$343.40	—
220	220	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1395	1278	3	109.00–120.00	$114.06	$1,458	—
1255–1530	1424	13	121.00–135.00	$129.58	$1,845	—
1280–1570	1427	58	137.00–149.00	$144.34	$2,060	—
1610	1610	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,496	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1515	1297	22	123.00–130.00	$128.26	$1,664	+9.15
1410	1410	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,270	+23.38
1305–1825	1451	69	137.00–148.50	$142.59	$2,069	-15.41
1535–1770	1643	10	149.00–159.00	$151.43	$2,488	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–140	123	17	57.50–72.50	$67.67	$83	+8.86
125–130	128	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$157	+38.79
115–135	129	9	80.00–87.50	$82.79	$107	-0.97
157–175	164	8	85.00–95.00	$91.98	$151	+30.13
152–185	165	24	50.00–77.50	$64.29	$106	+2.44
208–241	219	11	50.00–68.00	$61.42	$135	-5.74

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	13	45.00–75.00	$72.69	—
40	40	2	65.00	$65.00	—
45	45	1	130.00	$130.00	—
50	50	3	125.00	$125.00	—
50–55	52	7	175.00–235.00	$201.21	—
60	60	1	182.50	$182.50	—
60–65	63	6	50.00–125.00	$94.99	—
75	75	2	245.00–290.00	$267.50	—
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	—
80	80	1	250.00	$250.00	—
87	87	2	220.00	$220.00	—
90	90	1	195.00	$195.00	—
100–115	105	4	100.00–230.00	$150.29	—
100–115	108	2	200.00–290.00	$248.14	—
180	180	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
62–68	66	6	70.00–95.00	$81.92	—
70–75	73	2	75.00–90.00	$82.24	—
80	80	1	60.00	$60.00	—
80–85	82	4	70.00–165.00	$93.10	—
90–95	92	3	160.00–175.00	$168.36	—
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	—
105–140	127	15	120.00–270.00	$176.06	—
140	140	1	275.00	$275.00	—
160	160	1	170.00	$170.00	—
160–195	178	3	260.00–285.00	$271.12	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
29	29	5	230.00	$230.00	$67	-100.00
31	31	5	240.00	$240.00	$74	-58.41
35	35	1	190.00	$190.00	$66	-108.41
40–49	47	47	220.00–280.00	$267.87	$126	+15.52
50–57	52	63	220.00–297.50	$269.48	$140	+25.02
52–53	52	7	300.00–307.50	$304.25	$158	+59.79
60–65	62	3	300.00–302.50	$301.62	$187	+64.37
60–67	65	36	205.00–295.00	$247.57	$161	+10.32
70–77	74	26	250.00–280.00	$272.92	$202	+35.68
80	80	5	235.00–260.00	$245.00	$196	-1.60
80	80	2	145.00	$145.00	$116	-101.60
85	85	1	330.00	$330.00	$280	+225.00
90	90	7	248.00–255.00	$252.00	$227	+147.00
90–98	95	6	115.00–185.00	$162.86	$155	-80.85
105–140	123	23	170.00–255.00	$206.93	$255	+25.75
115–140	128	9	110.00–155.00	$134.85	$173	-46.33
152–165	156	3	100.00–140.00	$125.93	$196	—

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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.