Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 10, 2024

1,461 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,461	1,133	1,372
Slaughter cattle	426	492	553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 11.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1595	1298	16	147.00–154.00	$151.76	$1,970	—
1150–1810	1343	44	158.00–168.00	$163.54	$2,196	—
1544–1597	1565	24	174.50–175.00	$174.79	$2,735	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1375	1131	7	143.00–155.00	$148.10	$1,675	—
1145–1445	1303	37	156.25–167.50	$161.74	$2,107	-0.39
1416	1416	2	173.00	$173.00	$2,450	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1730	1210	85-90%	21	57.50–68.00	$62.46	$756	—
885–1530	1216	85-90%	37	69.00–81.00	$75.32	$916	—
935–1670	1333	85-90%	44	82.00–92.50	$87.16	$1,162	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1745	1396	80-85%	8	106.00–111.00	$108.07	$1,509	—
960–1700	1398	80-85%	23	95.50–105.00	$99.51	$1,391	—
935–1730	1435	80-85%	15	88.00–95.00	$92.57	$1,328	-5.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1920	1832	75-80%	6	90.00–99.00	$94.01	$1,722	-15.31
1825–1855	1840	75-80%	2	85.00–87.00	$85.99	$1,582	—
1630–2125	1857	75-80%	5	102.00–110.00	$106.37	$1,975	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1785	1489	7	122.00–133.50	$126.83	$1,888	—
1200–2140	1629	10	110.00–120.00	$115.07	$1,874	—
1275–2800	1858	3	95.00–106.00	$97.96	$1,820	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	2	250.00	$250.00	$225	—
170	170	1	100.00	$100.00	$170	—
210–240	230	3	85.00–120.00	$97.39	$224	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	+24.04
135	135	1	260.00	$260.00	+84.04
150–190	163	3	320.00–410.00	$361.02	-153.98

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1268–1780	1418	31	140.00–149.00	$145.83	$2,068	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1655	1519	11	152.10–153.50	$152.24	$2,313	—
1475–1765	1640	4	140.00–145.00	$143.23	$2,349	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118	118	14	100.00	$100.00	$118	—
140–145	143	3	110.00–120.00	$113.26	$162	—
120–149	146	36	45.00–87.00	$84.50	$123	—
150	150	1	120.00	$120.00	$180	-14.21
150–190	172	7	62.50–87.50	$79.48	$137	-54.73
186	186	16	92.50	$92.50	$172	-41.71
207	207	4	102.50	$102.50	$212	—
205–225	210	4	55.00–65.00	$62.32	$131	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	70.00	$70.00	-58.03
37	37	2	50.00	$50.00	-78.03
40–45	43	15	85.00–105.00	$90.38	+14.34
41–45	43	5	125.00	$125.00	+48.96
50–55	52	11	80.00–170.00	$133.09	+30.07
50–58	54	48	115.00–185.00	$168.30	+65.28
60–67	65	3	175.00–197.50	$190.54	-16.96
65	65	6	100.00–145.00	$120.00	-87.50
70–72	71	3	100.00–110.00	$106.73	-108.27
77	77	5	180.00	$180.00	+65.00
83–85	84	4	120.00–155.00	$128.91	-82.55
85–88	87	4	240.00–270.00	$262.69	-1.13
90	90	2	125.00–210.00	$167.50	-96.32
90	90	1	170.00	$170.00	-93.82
102–135	113	5	160.00–255.00	$200.93	+47.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	160.00	$160.00	—
102–128	121	8	155.00–290.00	$252.55	+90.23
145	145	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	+10.18
160	160	1	220.00	$220.00	-5.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–35	34	9	190.00–270.00	$246.91	$84	-159.56
45–47	46	22	330.00–390.00	$353.14	$162	-53.33
40–48	47	31	190.00–280.00	$244.70	$115	-161.77
51–55	52	42	270.00–320.00	$302.12	$157	+10.24
60–65	62	7	340.00	$340.00	$211	-50.00
60–69	65	90	220.00–310.00	$275.56	$179	-27.70
70–77	74	57	200.00–290.00	$271.29	$201	-17.05
82–85	83	42	230.00–295.00	$264.48	$220	-75.52
90–99	95	41	215.00–253.00	$239.66	$228	+74.66
101–130	110	90	180.00–252.50	$230.59	$254	-169.41
130–140	135	8	132.50–172.50	$151.76	$205	+9.44
160	160	8	210.00	$210.00	$336	+84.24
180	180	1	150.00	$150.00	$270	+24.24

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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.