Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

1,231 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,231	1,308	465
Slaughter cattle	529	522	465

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 6.00 lower while slaughter Holstein heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. 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
1218–1516	1296	28	191.00–192.50	$191.94	$2,488	+19.63
1218–1461	1318	30	178.50–189.00	$184.50	$2,432	—
1172–1480	1360	20	172.00–177.00	$175.07	$2,381	-15.27

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1097	1097	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,536	—
1198	1198	3	185.00	$185.00	$2,216	+0.57
1095–1470	1234	17	172.00–183.00	$177.85	$2,195	—
1085–1323	1248	51	154.00–166.00	$161.34	$2,014	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1335	1112	85-90%	17	65.00–78.00	$73.30	$815	—
815–1650	1187	85-90%	51	79.00–90.00	$85.77	$1,018	—
1035–1735	1395	85-90%	42	90.50–101.00	$94.88	$1,324	-5.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1725	1413	80-85%	14	98.00–108.00	$105.28	$1,488	+1.30
1060–1750	1418	80-85%	20	109.00–119.00	$113.72	$1,613	+9.74
1290–1600	1441	80-85%	4	123.00–129.00	$126.63	$1,825	+13.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	75-80%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,996	—
1760–1965	1841	75-80%	7	114.50–119.50	$117.16	$2,157	—
1870–1875	1873	75-80%	2	98.00–105.50	$101.74	$1,906	-1.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1535	1450	2	152.00–167.00	$159.06	$2,306	—
1360–2190	1688	10	121.00–133.00	$127.97	$2,160	—
1300–2200	1821	8	137.00–149.00	$143.44	$2,612	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
92	92	4	117.50	$117.50	$108	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
84	84	5	180.00	$180.00	—
100	100	1	240.00	$240.00	+60.00
115	115	1	150.00	$150.00	-30.00
150	150	1	195.00	$195.00	-145.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1510	1268	10	138.00–148.50	$143.81	$1,824	—
1525	1525	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,288	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1400	1287	3	135.00–144.50	$141.05	$1,815	—
1292–1606	1484	79	147.00–157.75	$154.69	$2,296	+1.39
1432–1590	1488	14	158.10–160.25	$158.92	$2,365	+5.62

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–140	130	5	65.00–82.50	$72.12	$94	+7.06
185	185	1	80.00	$80.00	$148	-2.25
275	275	2	60.00	$60.00	$165	-7.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	2	45.00	$45.00	-21.23
35	35	1	30.00	$30.00	-36.23
40	40	1	55.00	$55.00	-11.23
45–46	46	5	40.00–60.00	$47.89	-18.34
50–55	53	3	70.00–80.00	$76.88	-60.56
60–63	62	8	90.00–155.00	$138.46	+48.46
67	67	2	75.00	$75.00	-75.00
70	70	1	110.00	$110.00	-40.00
72	72	2	185.00	$185.00	+35.00
95	95	2	195.00–230.00	$212.50	-11.34
97	97	2	80.00	$80.00	-143.84
100–110	106	6	200.00–225.00	$212.52	+42.95
110 fancy	110	1	290.00	$290.00	—
112–130	116	5	162.50–220.00	$175.43	-1.47
170	170	1	340.00	$340.00	—
185	185	2	100.00	$100.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	80.00	$80.00	-5.00
90	90	1	100.00	$100.00	+15.00
106–135	113	11	75.00–175.00	$144.33	+19.04
115–120	118	6	160.00–190.00	$177.66	+52.37
170–173	172	4	250.00–255.00	$253.77	+19.49

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
41–45	42	4	100.00	$100.00	$42	-81.48
49	49	6	205.00	$205.00	$100	-10.00
50–58	56	10	157.50–205.00	$167.68	$94	-52.32
60	60	3	215.00–220.00	$218.33	$131	-1.67
60–65	62	5	120.00–150.00	$134.08	$83	-44.26
60–68	65	22	190.00–205.00	$191.52	$124	+13.18
70	70	1	210.00	$210.00	$147	±0.00
70–75	73	2	115.00–120.00	$117.59	$86	-61.65
71–76	73	50	160.00–200.00	$187.62	$137	+8.38
80–85	82	3	80.00–117.50	$94.64	$78	-86.14
80–87	82	41	155.00–197.50	$183.30	$150	+2.52
86	86	15	210.00	$210.00	$181	+29.22
90–95	91	7	145.00–190.00	$167.34	$152	-3.08
91–98	93	14	82.50–125.00	$115.35	$107	-55.07
100–140	123	10	65.00–125.00	$85.70	$105	-18.10
100–146	131	18	170.00–197.50	$176.40	$231	+72.60
150	150	6	171.00	$171.00	$256	+11.08

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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.