Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

1,753 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,753	1,781	0
Slaughter cattle	417	387	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 11.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows 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
1080–1410	1185	4	155.00–164.00	$160.74	$1,905	—
1205–1570	1363	20	169.00–179.00	$176.75	$2,409	-11.61
1386	1386	6	179.50	$179.50	$2,488	-8.86

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1555	1179	4	158.00–162.00	$159.38	$1,879	—
1192–1380	1253	12	169.00–175.50	$173.33	$2,172	—
1260–1565	1396	12	177.00–186.50	$183.26	$2,558	—
1355–1437	1410	3	188.00	$188.00	$2,651	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1705	1203	80-85%	10	120.00–129.00	$125.24	$1,507	—
1105–1510	1308	80-85%	2	130.00–138.50	$134.91	$1,765	+13.40
1325–1620	1474	80-85%	4	111.50–118.00	$115.19	$1,698	-25.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482	1482	75-80%	4	137.50	$137.50	$2,038	—
1640–1980	1810	75-80%	2	123.50–124.50	$123.95	$2,243	-10.43

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1590	1367	85-90%	3	103.00–108.00	$105.20	$1,438	+8.75
1445	1445	85-90%	1	95.50	$95.50	$1,380	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1965	1623	5	138.00–148.00	$143.11	$2,323	—
1355–2135	1757	7	151.00–161.00	$156.41	$2,748	—
1680–2375	1978	4	163.00–178.00	$169.35	$3,350	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–95	85	N/A	48	185.00–620.00	$468.89	-43.80
100–130	107	N/A	34	285.00–850.00	$564.16	-78.40
180	180	N/A	1	175.00	$175.00	-325.00

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55–95	78	N/A	6	220.00–475.00	$383.33	+53.33
100–130	113	N/A	4	285.00–735.00	$480.00	-18.09

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1460	1375	2	147.00–150.00	$148.59	$2,043	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	120.00	$120.00	$120	—
165–195	183	4	75.00–87.50	$83.41	$153	-26.59
200	200	1	90.00	$90.00	$180	+3.53

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	1	130.00	$130.00	-44.00
125	125	2	170.00	$170.00	-46.34
200	200	3	400.00–410.00	$406.67	—
255	255	1	420.00	$420.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1570	1141	85-90%	15	84.00–95.00	$90.13	$1,028	—
940–1710	1250	85-90%	21	96.00–106.00	$102.70	$1,284	—
1025–1575	1311	85-90%	15	107.00–117.00	$111.50	$1,462	+5.44
1365–1570	1438	80-85%	3	114.00–115.50	$114.80	$1,651	-12.52
1030–1680	1473	80-85%	31	116.00–126.50	$120.87	$1,780	—
1430–1640	1525	80-85%	4	118.50–128.00	$125.38	$1,912	—
1755–1880	1818	75-80%	2	129.00–130.00	$129.52	$2,355	+8.15
1815–2040	1907	75-80%	5	115.00–124.00	$119.85	$2,286	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1342–1470	1406	4	130.00–139.00	$134.30	$1,888	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1840	1478	22	157.00–167.00	$165.21	$2,442	—
1615	1615	15	168.10	$168.10	$2,715	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
92	92	7	65.00	$65.00	$60	-22.81
105	105	1	120.00	$120.00	$126	-15.00
100–145	131	55	40.00–90.00	$59.76	$78	-56.11
145	145	1	97.50	$97.50	$141	-18.37
157	157	4	130.00	$130.00	$204	+3.33
152–198	178	34	59.00–92.50	$79.29	$141	-33.66
175–182	180	3	97.50–100.00	$99.19	$179	-13.76
200–240	213	23	55.00–85.00	$68.78	$147	-18.09
250–260	255	2	62.50–70.00	$66.32	$169	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	2	75.00	$75.00	-80.00
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	-85.00
55	55	1	105.00	$105.00	-55.00
55	55	5	160.00	$160.00	±0.00
60	60	3	85.00–125.00	$98.33	-49.67
60–68	65	5	190.00–280.00	$246.67	+53.12
75	75	4	100.00–170.00	$133.75	-86.67
76	76	4	230.00	$230.00	-5.00
80–85	83	2	130.00–150.00	$139.70	-0.30
85	85	1	205.00	$205.00	+65.00
91	91	3	250.00	$250.00	-40.00
90–93	92	4	130.00–220.00	$151.95	-138.05
120	120	1	110.00	$110.00	-73.32
105–135	121	12	180.00–280.00	$229.53	+46.21
150	150	1	340.00	$340.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75	75	3	110.00–120.00	$113.33	-39.17
81	81	4	100.00	$100.00	-52.50
87	87	5	150.00	$150.00	+10.00
90–99	95	11	100.00–215.00	$129.45	-40.55
102–145	120	16	110.00–240.00	$160.35	-40.06
105–140	130	7	160.00–240.00	$186.07	+8.54
155	155	1	110.00	$110.00	-78.11
177	177	2	205.00	$205.00	+18.17

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	2	230.00	$230.00	$62	+25.00
30–37	33	76	205.00–260.00	$226.80	$75	-46.25
40	40	1	150.00	$150.00	$60	-123.05
40–49	45	134	190.00–265.00	$228.75	$103	-52.01
50–58	54	157	190.00–277.50	$253.30	$137	-39.06
52–58	56	5	280.00–292.50	$287.82	$161	-46.47
60–68	64	105	180.00–270.00	$250.91	$161	-40.17
66	66	5	290.00	$290.00	$191	-1.08
70–77	74	65	230.00–265.00	$253.81	$188	-24.41
70–75	75	13	280.00–285.00	$284.64	$213	+109.64
75	75	1	160.00	$160.00	$120	-15.00
82	82	8	285.00	$285.00	$234	+105.00
80–85	84	54	200.00–275.00	$263.59	$221	+83.59
87	87	2	130.00	$130.00	$113	-50.00
90–92	92	6	120.00–150.00	$124.91	$115	-123.58
91–98	93	21	215.00–272.50	$264.75	$246	+16.26
100–104	104	35	136.00–155.00	$136.52	$142	-138.96
110–117	113	5	300.00	$300.00	$339	+14.95
115	115	1	165.00	$165.00	$190	-120.05
120	120	1	275.00	$275.00	$330	+157.50
120	120	1	140.00	$140.00	$168	+22.50
136	136	23	252.50	$252.50	$343	+92.50
140	140	1	255.00	$255.00	$357	+90.00

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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.