Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 9, 2023

1,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,308	1,240	370
Slaughter cattle	522	445	370

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data 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
1063–1486	1293	26	167.00–177.00	$172.31	$2,228	-7.02
1196–1410	1299	28	179.00–189.00	$184.75	$2,400	—
1348–1437	1380	26	190.00–192.00	$190.34	$2,627	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1107–1395	1171	30	176.50–188.00	$184.43	$2,160	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1535	1203	85-90%	31	66.00–80.00	$74.64	$898	—
895–1700	1265	85-90%	53	81.00–95.00	$88.82	$1,124	—
990–1710	1365	85-90%	27	95.50–107.00	$100.47	$1,371	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1720	1428	80-85%	7	99.00–108.00	$103.98	$1,485	-1.45
1050–1705	1449	80-85%	31	109.00–119.00	$113.15	$1,640	+7.72
1075–1690	1454	80-85%	9	121.00–135.00	$126.61	$1,841	+30.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1765	1653	75-80%	4	116.00–125.00	$121.23	$2,004	—
1535–1785	1660	75-80%	2	127.00–131.00	$129.15	$2,144	—
1610–2300	1884	75-80%	4	100.00–108.00	$103.26	$1,945	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–2045	1414	11	115.00–128.00	$120.43	$1,703	—
1210–1930	1575	7	133.00–145.00	$138.24	$2,177	—
1830–1905	1868	2	156.00–160.00	$158.04	$2,952	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	280.00	$280.00	$378	—
160	160	1	87.50	$87.50	$140	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	180.00	$180.00	-94.44
105–140	125	3	250.00–330.00	$298.27	+23.83
155	155	1	340.00	$340.00	—
215	215	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1146–1620	1176	16	140.00–152.00	$141.03	$1,659	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1240	1187	3	130.00–133.00	$131.04	$1,555	—
1295–1383	1355	17	140.00–148.00	$144.27	$1,955	—
1312–1795	1472	48	150.00–160.00	$153.30	$2,257	-6.70
1543–1655	1588	5	170.00–172.00	$171.17	$2,718	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	60.00	$60.00	$45	±0.00
105–121	109	11	80.00–92.00	$88.38	$96	+25.65
105–135	118	8	100.00–110.00	$102.91	$121	+40.18
105–149	133	28	40.00–75.00	$65.06	$87	+2.33
165–195	178	6	102.50–115.00	$112.23	$200	+29.73
165–195	180	2	40.00–70.00	$56.25	$101	-26.25
157–192	183	18	80.00–95.00	$82.25	$151	-0.25
205–215	211	17	62.50–75.00	$69.14	$146	—
230	230	1	80.00	$80.00	$184	—
272	272	2	67.50	$67.50	$184	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40–48	46	17	40.00–75.00	$66.23	+9.24
50–55	51	4	135.00–145.00	$137.44	+78.33
50–56	55	20	55.00–122.50	$110.61	-65.21
60	60	1	90.00	$90.00	-85.82
72	72	2	150.00	$150.00	+60.00
70–75	73	5	180.00–190.00	$186.16	+96.16
80–85	82	5	120.00–180.00	$151.49	+21.49
80–85	83	2	155.00–205.00	$179.24	+49.24
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	-132.22
95–97	96	3	150.00–260.00	$223.84	-48.38
110–120	115	2	160.00–180.00	$169.57	-59.25
110–120	116	5	125.00–230.00	$176.90	-51.92

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
7	7	1	120.00	$120.00	—
86	86	3	85.00	$85.00	-2.50
100–120	113	3	60.00–160.00	$125.29	-22.04
125	125	1	220.00	$220.00	+60.00
155–170	162	3	270.00–280.00	$276.80	+76.80
155–180	172	3	221.00–240.00	$234.28	+34.28

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–37	35	3	165.00–195.00	$173.65	$61	-7.00
36–37	36	7	105.00–110.00	$106.46	$38	-74.19
40–49	44	19	145.00–205.00	$181.48	$80	+0.83
45	45	1	215.00	$215.00	$97	+34.35
50–58	54	66	150.00–211.00	$202.22	$109	-22.78
54	54	5	85.00	$85.00	$46	-140.00
56	56	13	220.00	$220.00	$123	-5.00
60–68	65	31	167.50–205.00	$178.34	$116	-23.67
69	69	8	210.00	$210.00	$145	+84.00
70–79	74	78	140.00–205.00	$179.24	$133	-25.05
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	$88	-74.50
80–88	84	48	150.00–200.00	$180.78	$152	-3.72
90–95	92	11	160.00–172.50	$170.42	$157	-58.62
92	92	2	220.00	$220.00	$202	-9.04
100–146	112	131	135.00–195.00	$179.78	$201	-38.89
124–145	127	8	82.50–117.50	$103.80	$132	-30.32
150–155	153	2	155.00–165.00	$159.92	$245	-0.08

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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.