Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

1,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,113	271	345
Slaughter cattle	523	271	345

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison data is available because the auction was not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1212–1485	1314	14	155.00–164.00	$161.72	$2,125	—
1215–1506	1396	70	166.00–177.00	$171.38	$2,392	—
1415	1415	9	179.00	$179.00	$2,533	+6.75

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1410	1268	3	140.00–148.00	$143.10	$1,815	—
1160–1410	1290	7	156.50–166.00	$158.82	$2,049	—
1181–1447	1370	46	172.00–181.00	$177.74	$2,435	—
1523	1523	10	184.50	$184.50	$2,810	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1450	1078	85-90%	16	69.00–77.50	$74.03	$798	—
865–1630	1233	85-90%	26	78.00–89.00	$83.93	$1,035	—
910–1680	1304	85-90%	32	89.50–100.00	$94.82	$1,236	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1600	1310	80-85%	5	97.00–101.00	$99.87	$1,308	—
975–1775	1412	80-85%	43	102.00–112.50	$106.62	$1,505	-3.86
1140–1590	1448	80-85%	8	114.00–119.00	$115.70	$1,675	-3.51

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1930	1718	75-80%	2	124.50–130.00	$127.59	$2,192	—
1440–2115	1831	75-80%	15	108.50–118.00	$114.43	$2,095	+23.43
1830–1850	1840	75-80%	2	95.00–96.00	$95.50	$1,757	+4.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1675	1434	4	127.00–136.00	$130.22	$1,867	—
1275–2140	1697	3	118.00–123.00	$120.15	$2,039	—
1930–2240	2124	5	143.50–158.00	$148.89	$3,162	+33.74

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–95	83	N/A	13	85.00–680.00	$348.30	—
100–140	109	N/A	20	85.00–775.00	$384.38	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–90	83	N/A	2	95.00–160.00	$130.45	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	415.00	$415.00	$706	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	290.00	$290.00	—
200–225	213	2	400.00–510.00	$458.24	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1655	1362	8	130.50–140.00	$135.60	$1,847	-15.40
1395–1455	1425	2	90.00–92.00	$90.98	$1,296	—
1540–1595	1568	2	124.50–128.00	$126.22	$1,979	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1365	1263	2	125.00–128.00	$126.62	$1,599	-6.72
1226–1495	1329	20	135.00–144.00	$138.26	$1,837	—
1260–1915	1491	74	145.00–154.00	$150.32	$2,241	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–145	130	3	105.00–115.00	$112.44	$146	—
115–145	138	7	55.00–95.00	$87.23	$120	—
160	160	3	130.00–150.00	$143.33	$229	—
160–190	167	9	100.00–120.00	$102.64	$171	—
180–190	184	8	85.00–97.50	$89.74	$165	—
201	201	3	117.50	$117.50	$236	—
206	206	3	165.00	$165.00	$340	—
205–215	209	9	57.00–95.00	$79.43	$166	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25–28	27	6	55.00–70.00	$59.88	—
45	45	1	165.00	$165.00	—
45–46	46	6	130.00–160.00	$151.76	—
50–55	52	17	95.00–180.00	$138.88	—
60–63	62	14	155.00–220.00	$165.61	—
70	70	14	262.50	$262.50	—
70–77	74	11	95.00–215.00	$183.15	—
80–85	82	9	132.50–225.00	$203.47	—
90–95	93	3	200.00–255.00	$237.32	—
100	100	1	135.00	$135.00	—
102–120	110	4	195.00–220.00	$201.83	—
200	200	1	315.00	$315.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
102–137	119	14	105.00–250.00	$190.43	—
137	137	2	250.00	$250.00	—
155	155	1	235.00	$235.00	—
150–190	167	3	240.00–290.00	$271.80	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–36	35	5	240.00–330.00	$314.48	$110	—
40–48	46	33	370.00	$370.00	$170	—
50	50	2	150.00	$150.00	$75	—
50–52	51	10	200.00–350.00	$314.76	$161	—
50–57	53	114	375.00–412.50	$389.32	$206	—
60–68	63	25	270.00–350.00	$298.06	$188	—
70–78	76	17	190.00–340.00	$271.30	$206	—
81	81	6	132.50	$132.50	$107	—
80–87	86	35	190.00–295.00	$276.63	$238	—
90–96	92	14	240.00–280.00	$245.19	$226	—
95	95	1	90.00	$90.00	$86	—
104–135	121	23	215.00–255.00	$229.77	$278	—
100–145	128	13	105.00–155.00	$126.18	$162	—
152	152	2	180.00	$180.00	$274	—
150–155	153	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$183	—

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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.