Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

1,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,300	932	1,060
Slaughter cattle	430	374	477

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons are 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
1227–1298	1263	10	156.00–163.00	$159.60	$2,016	—
1233–1776	1390	31	179.00–188.00	$185.04	$2,572	—
1358–1701	1637	16	190.00–190.25	$190.04	$3,111	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1262–1336	1311	6	176.00–178.00	$177.36	$2,325	—
1330	1330	3	158.50	$158.50	$2,108	—
1383–1525	1449	10	189.50–191.00	$190.31	$2,758	+6.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1410	1243	80-85%	3	99.00–105.00	$101.66	$1,264	—
1100–1745	1445	80-85%	34	117.00–126.00	$119.92	$1,733	+11.29
1100–1730	1473	80-85%	33	106.00–116.00	$111.77	$1,646	+11.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1620	1161	85-90%	14	79.00–85.00	$82.40	$957	+9.02
840–1600	1262	85-90%	23	88.00–98.00	$93.77	$1,183	—
930–1665	1356	85-90%	26	99.00–109.00	$104.60	$1,418	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1830	1518	75-80%	2	125.50–135.00	$129.27	$1,962	—
1480–1985	1733	75-80%	2	103.50–107.00	$104.99	$1,819	-17.01
1450–2305	1805	75-80%	10	111.00–120.00	$115.85	$2,091	+25.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1715	1395	2	114.00–120.00	$117.69	$1,642	—
1255–2405	1670	8	130.00–137.50	$134.40	$2,244	—
1885–1985	1935	2	139.00–139.50	$139.26	$2,695	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–165	160	2	130.00–270.00	$197.81	$316	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105–125	115	3	200.00–270.00	$232.03	+33.25
150–175	163	2	290.00–380.00	$338.46	+18.46
205–210	208	2	420.00–470.00	$445.30	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1298	1298	3	136.50	$136.50	$1,772	—
1131–1533	1454	19	145.50–153.85	$152.04	$2,211	+8.29

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1407–1430	1422	6	145.00–146.00	$145.67	$2,071	—
1313–1589	1461	75	147.00–157.00	$153.36	$2,241	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82	82	2	120.00	$120.00	$98	—
92	92	2	130.00	$130.00	$120	—
105–117	108	35	122.50	$122.50	$132	+7.50
110	110	2	130.00	$130.00	$143	+15.00
107–147	125	5	70.00–95.00	$80.43	$101	-34.57
160	160	1	140.00	$140.00	$224	+52.06
150–195	173	7	75.00–110.00	$98.94	$171	-38.57
155–195	178	68	113.00–125.00	$119.86	$213	-17.65
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
200	200	2	130.00	$130.00	$260	—
200–230	211	22	75.00–110.00	$87.41	$184	-12.59

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
42–45	43	3	155.00–170.00	$160.23	+90.23
40–47	44	12	150.00–175.00	$168.96	+98.96
50	50	3	165.00–185.00	$178.33	+44.58
55	55	4	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-55.00
60–65	61	7	200.00–235.00	$228.94	+118.94
60–65	64	8	75.00–185.00	$156.37	-38.34
70–75	73	8	150.00–205.00	$176.88	+16.88
75	75	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	+7.50
85	85	2	240.00–280.00	$260.00	+54.85
85	85	1	235.00	$235.00	+29.85
95	95	4	195.00–200.00	$197.50	-2.50
100–120	108	4	190.00–270.00	$244.19	+5.59
111	111	3	190.00	$190.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–85	82	4	120.00–200.00	$166.34	-3.66
100–141	112	15	115.00–250.00	$176.52	-118.48
115–140	129	4	190.00–240.00	$218.93	+6.10
150	150	1	250.00	$250.00	+14.47

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20–25	23	9	270.00–320.00	$277.21	$64	-2.79
25	25	1	400.00	$400.00	$100	+120.00
32	32	2	380.00	$380.00	$122	+100.00
32–38	37	11	350.00–360.00	$358.42	$133	+78.42
40–47	45	3	220.00	$220.00	$99	-150.00
40–49	46	61	270.00–360.00	$328.41	$151	-41.59
48–49	49	8	410.00–415.00	$413.15	$202	+79.37
50–59	54	137	275.00–370.00	$326.31	$176	+5.97
50–56	55	37	370.00–400.00	$393.59	$216	+73.25
57	57	5	230.00	$230.00	$131	-90.34
61	61	4	380.00	$380.00	$232	+10.68
60–68	64	123	270.00–355.00	$329.47	$211	+5.53
70	70	1	245.00	$245.00	$172	-125.00
70–77	73	29	275.00–330.00	$288.27	$210	+6.80
80	80	2	220.00	$220.00	$176	+40.00
82–88	85	13	260.00–305.00	$281.00	$239	+21.00
92	92	2	125.00	$125.00	$115	-145.73
95	95	18	302.50	$302.50	$287	+31.77
122–135	129	5	205.00–230.00	$219.72	$283	+53.57
110–148	143	15	122.50–170.00	$129.39	$185	-36.76
152	152	10	122.50	$122.50	$186	-27.50
160	160	2	172.50	$172.50	$276	+22.50

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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.