Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1,781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,781	1,243	1,302
Slaughter cattle	387	460	434

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
1080–1405	1316	6	165.00–171.00	$169.50	$2,231	—
1232–1540	1386	13	183.10–192.50	$188.36	$2,611	+20.55
1519–1588	1549	13	197.00	$197.00	$3,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1086–1372	1227	9	177.00–187.00	$180.15	$2,210	—
1298–1605	1349	6	169.50–176.00	$174.71	$2,357	+4.16
1434	1434	11	190.00	$190.00	$2,725	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1470	1303	80-85%	4	120.00–124.00	$121.51	$1,583	—
1095–1765	1424	80-85%	12	125.00–135.00	$130.04	$1,852	+13.89
1430–1550	1490	80-85%	2	139.00–143.00	$141.08	$2,102	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1420	1330	85-90%	3	108.00–115.00	$112.44	$1,495	—
1170–1510	1338	85-90%	4	116.00–127.00	$121.09	$1,620	—
1135–1485	1357	85-90%	3	91.00–103.00	$96.45	$1,309	-11.88

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1750–1770	1760	75-80%	2	139.00–149.00	$143.97	$2,534	+18.23
1735–1840	1805	75-80%	3	132.00–137.00	$134.38	$2,426	—
1745–2105	1843	75-80%	4	115.00–124.00	$117.75	$2,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–2330	1800	2	155.00–164.00	$160.83	$2,895	—
1575–2495	2122	3	142.00–148.00	$146.52	$3,109	—
2385–2580	2483	2	202.00–216.50	$208.97	$5,189	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–95	85	N/A	44	210.00–840.00	$512.69	+5.74
100–110	105	N/A	18	520.00–810.00	$642.56	+43.25
150	150	N/A	1	500.00	$500.00	+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
60	60	N/A	1	330.00	$330.00	-39.40
115–120	118	N/A	2	295.00–710.00	$498.09	+13.09

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402	1402	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,963	—
1505	1505	3	162.75	$162.75	$2,449	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,374	+2.50

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	110.00	$110.00	$192	-47.43
200–225	213	2	82.50–90.00	$86.47	$184	-11.03

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	174.00	$174.00	—
110	110	1	170.00	$170.00	-122.18
110–135	121	4	180.00–270.00	$216.34	-75.84
195	195	2	365.00	$365.00	-25.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1850	1652	3	148.00–157.50	$152.85	$2,525	+15.92

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1715	1181	85-90%	17	89.00–99.00	$93.50	$1,104	—
995–1750	1323	85-90%	26	100.00–111.00	$106.06	$1,403	—
1095–1675	1393	85-90%	21	112.50–123.00	$116.42	$1,622	—
1330–1480	1405	80-85%	2	129.00–133.00	$131.11	$1,842	+20.87
1095–1705	1434	80-85%	8	123.50–132.00	$127.32	$1,826	+1.04
1550	1550	80-85%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,674	—
1770–1905	1826	75-80%	5	118.00–128.00	$121.37	$2,216	+7.00
2045	2045	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,331	—
2050	2050	75-80%	1	130.50	$130.50	$2,675	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1327–1755	1447	34	152.35–157.25	$154.86	$2,241	+13.01

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1308–1445	1342	4	148.00–153.50	$149.48	$2,006	+4.92
1361–1605	1447	49	154.50–164.00	$158.49	$2,293	—
1568	1568	15	164.25	$164.25	$2,575	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	5	120.00	$120.00	$94	—
80–97	96	19	40.00–90.00	$87.81	$84	—
123	123	5	135.00	$135.00	$166	+39.39
105–145	127	22	40.00–95.00	$78.51	$100	-17.10
118–149	134	118	105.00–120.00	$115.87	$155	-9.13
165	165	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$209	+11.66
151–192	173	27	45.00–100.00	$90.71	$157	-24.30
155–196	181	45	102.50–120.00	$112.95	$204	+20.45
202–240	215	32	67.50–100.00	$86.87	$187	-3.13
215	215	4	105.00	$105.00	$226	+15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35	35	2	155.00	$155.00	+75.00
40–45	43	2	130.00–145.00	$137.94	+57.94
45–48	47	12	120.00–180.00	$146.98	+66.98
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	+8.42
55	55	7	145.00–170.00	$160.00	+18.42
60	60	5	140.00–160.00	$148.00	-7.00
60–65	63	3	150.00–250.00	$193.55	-23.95
70	70	2	130.00–175.00	$152.50	+26.72
70–72	71	4	190.00–250.00	$220.42	+94.64
80	80	2	235.00	$235.00	+39.97
85	85	2	140.00	$140.00	-55.03
92	92	2	290.00	$290.00	+47.70
90–95	93	2	150.00–160.00	$155.14	-87.16
110–125	119	14	175.00–200.00	$183.32	-11.68

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	1	115.00	$115.00	—
80	80	2	125.00–180.00	$152.50	-77.50
84	84	5	140.00	$140.00	-90.00
97	97	2	170.00	$170.00	-60.00
100–142	121	18	180.00–220.00	$200.41	+5.51
110–140	122	3	120.00–215.00	$177.53	-17.37
150–155	153	2	150.00–225.00	$188.11	-81.89
160–195	174	4	110.00–230.00	$186.83	-83.17
220	220	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	9	280.00	$280.00	$70	+100.00
26	26	15	205.00	$205.00	$53	+25.00
33–39	37	58	250.00–300.00	$273.05	$101	-51.81
40–49	46	55	220.00–320.00	$280.76	$129	-34.01
50	50	1	150.00	$150.00	$75	-7.50
50–59	54	146	210.00–320.00	$292.36	$158	-36.77
50–58	55	9	325.00–370.00	$334.29	$184	+5.16
60	60	1	165.00	$165.00	$99	-204.59
60–63	63	14	330.00–340.00	$330.68	$208	+19.08
60–69	64	150	250.00–320.00	$291.08	$186	+123.58
70–77	73	17	230.00–325.00	$278.22	$203	-40.69
75	75	3	175.00	$175.00	$131	-143.91
80–85	81	28	200.00–315.00	$290.04	$235	-69.96
82	82	2	180.00	$180.00	$148	-180.00
90–99	97	30	225.00–310.00	$248.49	$241	-47.05
100	100	7	132.50–190.00	$165.36	$165	-16.05
100–107	105	12	230.00–292.50	$275.48	$289	+94.07
110–117	111	11	250.00–295.00	$285.05	$316	+165.62
122	122	2	117.50	$117.50	$143	-122.50
125	125	1	200.00	$200.00	$250	-40.00
130	130	1	160.00	$160.00	$208	-80.00
147	147	12	165.00	$165.00	$243	+50.00
155	155	2	120.00	$120.00	$186	-15.00

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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.