Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,253	1,113	345
Slaughter cattle	500	523	345

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1341	1330	10	151.50–153.00	$151.79	$2,019	-9.93
997–1473	1367	29	158.00–165.00	$160.29	$2,191	-11.09
1396–1449	1415	24	183.00	$183.00	$2,589	+4.00
1357–1529	1451	87	168.00–179.00	$173.12	$2,512	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1192–1305	1240	5	137.00–148.50	$144.05	$1,786	—
1310–1380	1350	10	168.00–177.00	$174.44	$2,355	-3.30
1140–1413	1376	12	156.00–163.00	$157.01	$2,160	-20.73
1422	1422	11	183.00	$183.00	$2,602	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1400	1136	85-90%	16	70.00–82.50	$76.73	$872	—
835–1595	1214	85-90%	29	83.00–93.00	$87.87	$1,067	+3.94
1080–1735	1359	85-90%	24	94.00–104.00	$98.13	$1,334	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1655	1393	80-85%	5	113.50–123.00	$117.24	$1,633	—
1125–1710	1439	80-85%	10	95.00–102.00	$99.62	$1,434	-16.08
1010–1735	1442	80-85%	44	102.50–112.50	$107.71	$1,553	-7.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1980	1798	75-80%	3	93.50–98.00	$95.75	$1,722	—
1725–1940	1826	75-80%	7	111.00–120.50	$113.97	$2,081	-0.46
1575–2135	1837	75-80%	10	100.00–110.00	$105.50	$1,938	+10.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1750	1573	2	136.00–142.00	$139.34	$2,192	—
1215–1935	1616	4	123.00–133.00	$126.43	$2,043	—
1595–2550	2085	3	107.00–113.00	$110.57	$2,305	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	155.00	$155.00	$202	—
240	240	1	115.00	$115.00	$276	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
103	103	3	185.00	$185.00	—
108–120	111	4	210.00–230.00	$215.41	-74.59
160–187	171	5	345.00–390.00	$364.71	—
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	+41.76

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1420	1282	7	127.00–135.00	$130.54	$1,674	—
1185–1370	1305	3	115.00–120.00	$117.64	$1,535	—
1230–1440	1333	4	140.00–149.00	$144.00	$1,920	—
1545	1545	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,441	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1595	1445	52	147.00–153.50	$150.29	$2,172	—
1220–1695	1459	4	136.50–140.00	$137.38	$2,004	-12.94

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	65.00	$65.00	$46	—
90	90	7	37.50	$37.50	$34	—
115	115	1	135.00	$135.00	$155	+22.56
111–140	128	19	47.50–97.50	$85.00	$109	-27.44
140	140	4	112.50	$112.50	$158	+25.27
150–180	161	8	102.50–115.00	$106.32	$171	-37.01
155–180	163	21	45.00–100.00	$90.13	$147	-53.20
201–230	211	6	75.00–110.00	$103.27	$218	+23.84
220–225	222	3	85.00–90.00	$86.69	$192	+7.26

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
32	32	2	80.00	$80.00	+20.12
35	35	2	65.00–80.00	$72.50	+12.62
41–47	44	21	80.00–145.00	$103.12	-61.88
45	45	3	120.00–150.00	$133.33	-31.67
50–51	51	9	120.00–167.50	$162.31	+23.43
50–57	55	16	110.00–160.00	$137.43	-1.45
60–67	64	14	100.00–167.50	$146.86	-18.75
60–67	65	29	80.00–250.00	$186.92	+21.31
70	70	6	140.00–170.00	$146.67	-115.83
70–76	75	12	235.00–255.00	$245.89	+62.74
80–85	83	6	165.00–220.00	$208.54	+5.07
85	85	5	150.00–185.00	$176.00	-27.47
90–95	91	5	130.00–290.00	$193.52	-43.80
110	110	2	205.00–230.00	$217.50	+15.67
175	175	1	380.00	$380.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
98	98	4	150.00	$150.00	—
112–135	120	4	100.00–170.00	$134.76	-55.67
145	145	1	260.00	$260.00	+10.00
155–165	160	4	250.00–270.00	$260.31	+25.31

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	12	350.00	$350.00	$122	+35.52
42	42	2	135.00	$135.00	$57	-235.00
40–49	45	21	170.00–315.00	$270.31	$122	-99.69
45	45	2	350.00	$350.00	$158	-20.00
50–58	53	103	180.00–350.00	$274.09	$145	-115.23
60–65	60	14	340.00–390.00	$343.85	$206	+45.79
60–67	63	62	200.00–320.00	$293.73	$185	-4.33
70–78	72	60	170.00–285.00	$280.86	$202	+9.56
80–87	86	54	220.00–290.00	$283.39	$244	+6.76
90–99	94	36	210.00–290.00	$267.37	$251	+177.37
105–128	121	7	100.00–130.00	$118.48	$143	-111.29
100–148	129	66	140.00–280.00	$179.28	$231	+53.10
152	152	2	110.00	$110.00	$167	-70.00
150–165	154	5	120.00–130.00	$127.86	$197	+8.37

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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.