Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

1,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,505	1,251	443
Slaughter cattle	423	433	443

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
1218–1625	1318	23	175.00–185.50	$181.23	$2,389	+13.10
1155–1652	1480	17	164.50–173.00	$167.50	$2,479	-16.65
1590–1690	1610	10	189.00	$189.00	$3,043	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1290	1225	13	172.00–179.00	$175.74	$2,153	—
1351–1380	1366	19	185.00–186.00	$185.47	$2,534	—
1340–1535	1443	3	140.00–147.50	$145.00	$2,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1555	1229	85-90%	24	71.00–81.00	$76.78	$944	—
890–1545	1241	85-90%	12	60.00–70.00	$65.21	$809	—
845–1700	1306	85-90%	32	83.00–93.00	$87.53	$1,143	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1795	1450	80-85%	33	86.50–96.50	$92.94	$1,348	—
1160–1750	1482	80-85%	15	97.50–103.50	$99.74	$1,478	+5.29
1385–1730	1483	80-85%	4	108.00–112.00	$110.25	$1,635	+15.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1785	1628	75-80%	2	106.00–109.50	$107.92	$1,757	—
1420–2100	1801	75-80%	8	93.50–103.00	$97.39	$1,754	-15.66
1895	1895	75-80%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,743	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–2035	1562	6	102.00–112.00	$109.04	$1,703	—
1295–2210	1649	7	114.00–124.00	$119.03	$1,963	—
1235–2055	1739	6	128.00–138.00	$131.97	$2,295	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–120	113	2	170.00–185.00	$177.00	$200	—
150	150	1	145.00	$145.00	$218	-25.00
230–240	235	2	75.00–80.00	$77.45	$182	—
275–290	283	2	65.00–100.00	$82.04	$232	—
310	310	1	55.00	$55.00	$170	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
107–145	114	9	130.00–270.00	$178.25	—
155	155	1	285.00	$285.00	+15.00
165	165	1	330.00	$330.00	+43.64

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1485	1328	11	138.00–148.50	$142.72	$1,895	—
1396–1441	1415	7	150.00	$150.00	$2,122	—
1445–1465	1455	2	130.00–134.50	$132.27	$1,925	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1495	1405	16	135.50–144.00	$142.42	$2,001	—
1190–1642	1579	59	145.00–156.50	$153.40	$2,422	—
1585	1585	3	157.75	$157.75	$2,500	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82	82	2	55.00	$55.00	$45	—
100–145	123	8	45.00–80.00	$68.96	$85	+23.96
135–145	138	3	95.00	$95.00	$131	+50.00
152–195	159	49	95.00–110.00	$99.34	$158	-15.74
150–195	179	4	40.00–90.00	$71.68	$128	-58.32
200–230	215	2	102.50–105.00	$103.66	$223	-36.34

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–32	31	3	40.00–55.00	$44.79	-30.21
40–47	43	5	145.00–215.00	$184.25	+126.45
45–47	46	9	70.00	$70.00	+12.20
50–55	52	13	70.00–120.00	$82.33	-162.67
50–59	53	46	115.00–257.50	$233.11	-11.89
61	61	3	180.00	$180.00	-15.48
60–67	62	6	70.00–130.00	$102.09	-93.39
70–75	72	4	100.00–125.00	$108.55	-8.04
70–79	79	22	170.00–207.50	$205.98	-4.08
80	80	2	95.00–105.00	$100.00	-65.00
90	90	1	225.00	$225.00	+122.03
100	100	1	170.00	$170.00	-11.94
107	107	2	100.00	$100.00	-81.94
155	155	1	140.00	$140.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	3	90.00	$90.00	+40.00
65	65	1	210.00	$210.00	+160.00
85	85	1	90.00	$90.00	+40.00
125–126	126	6	100.00–135.00	$105.79	-93.87
140	140	1	142.50	$142.50	-0.21
153–190	161	15	215.00–250.00	$236.14	-83.86
205	205	2	270.00	$270.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	1	170.00	$170.00	$34	-22.76
35–37	37	5	160.00–240.00	$191.48	$71	-1.28
45–49	48	7	265.00–275.00	$267.69	$128	+63.69
48	48	6	195.00	$195.00	$94	-9.00
53–55	53	38	160.00–265.00	$221.07	$117	+38.51
50–57	54	8	275.00–280.00	$276.72	$149	+94.16
60	60	3	285.00–290.00	$288.33	$173	+18.10
60–69	67	54	180.00–265.00	$206.92	$139	+19.01
70–75	74	25	120.00–132.50	$123.95	$92	-66.29
70–79	75	127	160.00–230.00	$199.33	$149	+9.09
80–88	83	135	150.00–215.00	$187.94	$156	-10.17
86	86	3	130.00	$130.00	$112	-68.11
90–96	94	21	140.00–207.50	$176.12	$166	-15.23
100	100	1	290.00	$290.00	$290	+120.01
100–140	107	134	140.00–210.00	$190.28	$204	+20.29
128–147	134	11	85.00–120.00	$97.22	$130	-72.77
150–170	153	10	170.00–205.00	$188.61	$289	+18.20
167–192	188	12	110.00–127.50	$124.91	$235	+9.91
212	212	2	117.50	$117.50	$249	—

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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.