Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

1,243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,243	1,300	1,203
Slaughter cattle	460	430	387

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter steer and heifer classes now include Dairy/Beef cross classifications. Additionally, there is now a Dairy classification for slaughter cows. Due to these additional classes, comparisons will resume next week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,558	—
1210–1510	1361	16	160.00–171.00	$167.81	$2,284	-17.23
1391–1540	1443	8	187.50–189.00	$187.83	$2,710	—
1276–1582	1469	20	175.00–185.00	$180.37	$2,650	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1133	1133	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,801	—
1217–1455	1295	37	176.00–186.00	$180.38	$2,336	—
1320–1370	1331	10	164.00–173.00	$170.55	$2,270	+12.05
1353	1353	6	194.50	$194.50	$2,632	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1335	1273	80-85%	3	106.00–109.00	$107.86	$1,373	—
1135–1515	1363	80-85%	3	125.00–128.00	$126.54	$1,725	—
960–1710	1401	80-85%	14	110.00–120.00	$116.15	$1,627	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1315	1108	85-90%	3	81.00–89.00	$85.18	$944	—
955–1295	1200	85-90%	6	92.00–103.00	$97.74	$1,173	—
1180–1580	1392	85-90%	3	105.00–112.00	$108.33	$1,508	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1925	1787	75-80%	3	122.50–130.00	$125.74	$2,247	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–2130	1704	7	134.50–145.00	$140.33	$2,391	—
1765–1830	1798	2	158.00–159.00	$158.51	$2,850	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
62–95	86	N/A	33	160.00–710.00	$506.95	—
100–130	105	N/A	18	300.00–685.00	$599.31	—
160	160	N/A	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–95	83	N/A	3	130.00–600.00	$369.40	—
100	100	N/A	2	370.00–600.00	$485.00	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1372–1463	1446	11	169.00–175.00	$173.97	$2,516	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	6	169.50	$169.50	$2,314	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	182	3	140.00–165.00	$157.43	$287	-40.38
213	213	2	97.50	$97.50	$208	—
285	285	1	105.00	$105.00	$299	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110–148	132	6	262.50–310.00	$292.18	+60.15
160	160	1	390.00	$390.00	+51.54
260	260	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1895	1682	6	132.00–140.00	$136.93	$2,303	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1615	1239	85-90%	6	85.00–94.00	$91.45	$1,133	—
920–1605	1241	85-90%	28	95.00–105.00	$100.43	$1,246	—
1070–1750	1427	85-90%	27	106.00–116.00	$110.24	$1,573	—
1200–1660	1437	80-85%	8	125.00–129.00	$126.28	$1,815	—
1035–1685	1458	80-85%	26	114.00–124.00	$118.24	$1,724	—
1270–1770	1598	80-85%	8	108.00–112.00	$109.56	$1,751	—
1615–1825	1748	75-80%	5	122.50–129.00	$126.08	$2,204	—
1660–1870	1764	75-80%	4	94.00–101.50	$98.23	$1,733	—
1725–1975	1831	75-80%	8	110.00–119.00	$114.37	$2,094	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1332–1535	1419	7	140.00–144.00	$141.85	$2,013	—
1468–1475	1470	4	150.00–157.25	$155.43	$2,285	+3.39

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1217	1217	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,996	—
1220	1220	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,659	—
1125–1530	1328	2	143.50–146.00	$144.56	$1,920	—
1270–1609	1490	54	152.00–158.00	$154.42	$2,301	+1.06

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123–140	125	13	85.00–100.00	$95.61	$120	+15.18
130–135	133	2	125.00	$125.00	$166	+44.57
150–152	151	6	127.50–135.00	$129.99	$196	-10.01
151–198	173	21	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$199	+16.07
180	180	2	92.50	$92.50	$166	-27.36
205–231	226	10	80.00–100.00	$90.00	$203	+2.59

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	3	80.00	$80.00	-80.23
50–55	54	6	120.00–180.00	$141.58	+16.58
57	57	2	170.00	$170.00	+45.00
60	60	2	130.00–180.00	$155.00	-73.94
61	61	3	217.50	$217.50	-11.44
75–78	77	4	110.00–175.00	$125.78	-41.72
80–85	82	7	165.00–230.00	$195.03	-64.97
82	82	2	230.00	$230.00	-30.00
90–95	93	4	235.00–250.00	$242.30	+44.80
94	94	21	225.00–292.50	$241.07	+43.57
100–120	108	4	310.00–350.00	$330.47	+86.28
121	121	3	195.00	$195.00	+5.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	1	230.00	$230.00	+63.66
105–125	109	11	180.00–255.00	$194.90	+18.38
145	145	1	280.00	$280.00	+61.07
170	170	1	270.00	$270.00	+20.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
34	34	11	180.00	$180.00	$61	-200.00
30–38	37	24	280.00–350.00	$324.86	$120	-33.56
40–45	42	30	280.00–340.00	$314.77	$132	+94.77
50	50	4	150.00–180.00	$157.50	$79	-168.81
50–55	53	13	370.00–420.00	$387.54	$205	+61.23
50–58	54	79	300.00–355.00	$329.13	$178	+2.82
60–65	61	28	365.00–395.00	$369.59	$225	-10.41
60–68	62	49	280.00–350.00	$311.60	$193	-68.40
65	65	2	167.50	$167.50	$109	-161.97
70–77	72	35	287.50–335.00	$318.91	$230	+30.64
80	80	1	360.00	$360.00	$288	+140.00
80–88	85	30	285.00–325.00	$304.45	$259	+23.45
90	90	10	177.50	$177.50	$160	+52.50
90–97	93	15	287.50–307.50	$295.54	$275	+170.54
100–106	105	4	170.00–185.00	$181.41	$190	-38.31
110–113	112	24	116.00–130.00	$119.43	$134	-100.29
127	127	2	240.00	$240.00	$305	+20.28
145	145	2	115.00	$115.00	$167	-14.39
150	150	1	135.00	$135.00	$202	+12.50
160	160	5	112.50	$112.50	$180	-60.00

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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.