Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	925	1,093	518
Slaughter cattle	366	541	518

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 15 .00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 14.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady and slaughter cows were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1157–1460	1296	31	160.00–170.00	$165.55	$2,146	-1.26
1155–1545	1342	3	140.00–150.00	$145.30	$1,950	-40.70
1520	1520	11	176.50	$176.50	$2,683	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1255	1138	5	145.00–155.00	$150.22	$1,710	—
1150–1279	1208	15	160.00–170.00	$166.03	$2,006	+41.51
1372	1372	2	171.00	$171.00	$2,346	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1750	1489	80-85%	43	81.00–91.00	$84.90	$1,264	-11.00
1275–1790	1523	80-85%	14	91.50–98.00	$93.96	$1,431	—
1125–1730	1524	80-85%	7	75.00–80.50	$78.29	$1,193	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1535	1191	85-90%	14	50.00–60.00	$55.41	$660	-23.17
845–1580	1244	85-90%	23	62.00–72.00	$67.93	$845	—
980–1575	1348	85-90%	26	73.00–80.50	$77.18	$1,040	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–2010	1713	75-80%	3	93.50–95.00	$94.13	$1,612	-8.87
1765–1795	1780	75-80%	2	80.50–82.00	$81.26	$1,446	—
1690–2135	1881	75-80%	23	82.50–92.50	$86.57	$1,628	-4.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1800	1538	4	110.00–119.00	$114.52	$1,761	+9.67
1735–1765	1750	2	121.00–129.00	$125.03	$2,188	—
2840	2840	1	92.00	$92.00	$2,613	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–95	87	N/A	25	85.00–205.00	$140.00	—
100–130	107	N/A	24	135.00–220.00	$177.44	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	N/A	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	2	250.00–270.00	$260.00	+65.00
115–145	128	3	240.00–320.00	$288.57	+93.57
150	150	1	300.00	$300.00	-43.40
165–185	175	2	310.00–340.00	$325.86	-17.54

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1430	1280	2	123.00–126.00	$124.68	$1,596	+10.62
1215–1406	1384	20	135.00–146.00	$140.98	$1,951	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1615	1439	11	136.00–143.00	$142.22	$2,047	-18.78
1225–1590	1442	6	123.00–132.00	$127.64	$1,841	-33.36
1735	1735	1	145.00	$145.00	$2,516	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	5	92.50	$92.50	$65	—
70	70	1	100.00	$100.00	$70	—
100–110	105	2	92.50–115.00	$103.21	$108	+35.54
120–145	131	17	40.00–90.00	$71.29	$93	-11.50
150–185	165	4	100.00–117.50	$110.89	$183	+46.60
168–175	171	5	117.50–122.50	$120.45	$206	+56.16
150–197	181	28	52.50–90.00	$66.96	$121	+2.67
200–240	212	18	57.50–90.00	$73.58	$156	+12.16
255	255	2	52.50	$52.50	$134	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	95.00–135.00	$115.00	-15.00
55	55	2	125.00	$125.00	-76.21
61	61	4	210.00	$210.00	+27.50
60–67	65	6	50.00–115.00	$89.88	-5.11
70	70	1	210.00	$210.00	-57.50
75	75	2	115.00–190.00	$152.50	-115.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	-140.00
80–85	81	5	170.00–230.00	$200.37	-49.63
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	-20.00
95	95	1	120.00	$120.00	-75.00
105	105	1	160.00	$160.00	+9.71
100–110	106	4	230.00–305.00	$279.65	+129.36
155–162	158	5	290.00–350.00	$321.43	+41.43
155–165	160	2	290.00–330.00	$309.38	+29.38

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	50.00	$50.00	-43.10
105–115	110	2	65.00–100.00	$83.30	-92.76
100–140	122	7	140.00–280.00	$210.12	+34.06
160	160	1	160.00	$160.00	-10.00
175	175	1	280.00	$280.00	+8.88
205	205	1	280.00	$280.00	—

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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	290.00–300.00	$294.62	$97	+54.62
35–36	36	5	210.00–260.00	$243.29	$88	+53.29
43	43	6	290.00	$290.00	$125	+22.13
42–49	46	15	235.00–255.00	$249.19	$115	-18.68
50–59	54	62	230.00–287.50	$267.98	$145	-1.50
58	58	4	160.00	$160.00	$93	-141.62
60	60	3	292.50	$292.50	$176	-9.12
60–68	64	58	210.00–280.00	$243.73	$156	-3.84
72–78	76	18	220.00–250.00	$247.29	$188	-25.63
77	77	2	110.00	$110.00	$85	-162.92
80	80	2	115.00–150.00	$132.50	$106	-112.50
80–86	82	29	175.00–265.00	$241.65	$198	-3.35
90–97	94	21	170.00–252.50	$217.99	$205	+55.13
103–110	106	19	172.50–265.00	$228.88	$243	+21.95
110	110	5	135.00	$135.00	$148	-71.93

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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.