Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,481	1,753	1,008
Slaughter cattle	419	417	341

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
1197–1550	1375	13	171.00–180.00	$177.76	$2,444	-1.74
1220–1491	1420	25	182.00–192.00	$188.93	$2,683	—
1490	1490	6	193.00	$193.00	$2,876	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1355	1191	6	171.00–176.00	$173.38	$2,065	+14.00
985–1640	1247	3	160.00–164.50	$163.17	$2,035	—
1346–1447	1388	12	192.00–196.50	$193.95	$2,692	+10.69
1200–1572	1433	6	125.00–134.50	$130.24	$1,866	-57.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1700	1310	80-85%	23	120.00–130.00	$126.68	$1,660	-8.23
1175–1518	1399	80-85%	6	131.50–141.50	$138.26	$1,934	—
1055–1670	1447	80-85%	3	113.50–117.00	$115.76	$1,675	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650	1650	75-80%	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,376	—
1680–1987	1885	75-80%	3	124.50–131.50	$126.58	$2,386	—
2110	2110	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1460	1387	85-90%	3	103.50–108.00	$105.20	$1,459	±0.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1975	1975	1	155.00	$155.00	$3,061	-14.35
2160	2160	1	157.00	$157.00	$3,391	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1605	1455	2	172.00–177.50	$174.47	$2,539	—
1475–1600	1538	2	155.00–161.50	$158.12	$2,432	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1755	1568	2	167.00–175.50	$171.76	$2,693	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–130	127	3	150.00–170.00	$156.84	$199	+36.84
183	183	3	115.00	$115.00	$210	+31.59
235	235	1	125.00	$125.00	$294	+35.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–195	180	2	430.00–460.00	$446.25	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–2075	1830	2	124.50–130.00	$126.88	$2,322	—
2605	2605	1	115.00	$115.00	$2,996	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1635	1250	85-90%	13	90.00–100.00	$95.02	$1,188	-7.68
995–1755	1367	85-90%	25	102.00–112.50	$108.00	$1,476	—
1125–1715	1418	85-90%	34	113.00–123.00	$118.99	$1,687	+4.19
1120–1790	1490	80-85%	17	115.00–125.00	$121.13	$1,805	+0.26
1230–1695	1519	80-85%	4	104.00–114.00	$111.31	$1,691	-14.07
1490–1600	1553	80-85%	3	125.50–128.00	$127.14	$1,974	—
1790–1920	1847	75-80%	6	115.00–124.50	$118.89	$2,196	-10.63
2010–2015	2013	75-80%	2	100.00–103.00	$101.50	$2,043	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1550	1400	4	145.00–146.00	$145.24	$2,033	+10.94
1205–1640	1414	11	152.00–160.00	$156.70	$2,216	+22.40
1530	1530	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,479	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1555	1443	2	150.00–150.50	$150.27	$2,168	—
1450	1450	12	165.00	$165.00	$2,392	-0.21
1275–1710	1496	77	154.00–164.55	$161.16	$2,411	-4.05

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	6	90.00	$90.00	$54	+25.00
90	90	3	120.00	$120.00	$108	+55.00
105–110	109	16	50.00–90.00	$73.80	$80	-46.20
125–127	126	9	100.00–115.00	$108.27	$136	+48.51
130–140	135	2	131.00–140.00	$135.33	$183	+75.57
155–180	165	17	62.50–95.00	$79.28	$131	-50.72
170	170	2	105.00	$105.00	$178	+25.71
165–176	174	5	120.00	$120.00	$209	+40.71
200–225	213	2	67.00–92.50	$80.50	$171	+11.72

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
21	21	30	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
32	32	2	55.00	$55.00	-15.00
40–47	42	11	140.00–150.00	$143.80	+73.80
45	45	2	180.00	$180.00	+110.00
55	55	3	211.00	$211.00	+106.00
60–65	63	2	110.00–140.00	$124.40	-122.27
70	70	1	135.00	$135.00	-111.67
75	75	4	175.00–215.00	$187.50	+53.75
86	86	5	150.00	$150.00	-55.00
90–96	95	4	165.00–195.00	$187.86	+35.91
95	95	1	200.00	$200.00	+48.05
115–125	120	2	250.00–300.00	$276.04	+166.04
127	127	5	190.00	$190.00	-39.53
150–180	165	3	360.00–410.00	$385.76	+45.76

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
96	96	6	100.00	$100.00	-29.45
115–147	131	16	150.00–200.00	$189.57	+3.50
140–145	141	4	250.00–350.00	$324.34	+138.27
150–165	156	6	210.00–280.00	$234.28	+124.28

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20–25	22	5	280.00–300.00	$290.91	$64	+60.91
34–36	35	23	240.00–310.00	$267.61	$94	+40.81
35–37	36	4	315.00–320.00	$317.43	$114	+90.63
40–47	43	77	230.00–305.00	$252.15	$108	+23.40
50	50	2	155.00	$155.00	$78	-98.30
50–58	54	115	210.00–314.00	$280.78	$152	+27.48
55–58	56	13	317.50–330.00	$320.81	$180	+32.99
60–68	61	45	316.00–330.00	$322.93	$197	+72.02
60–69	63	132	260.00–315.00	$303.22	$191	+52.31
70–78	74	81	287.50–315.00	$303.75	$225	+49.94
71–77	74	14	330.00–342.50	$336.68	$249	+82.87
80	80	4	105.00	$105.00	$84	-180.00
80–89	86	45	260.00–315.00	$302.71	$260	+172.71
85–89	89	31	320.00–322.50	$320.08	$285	+190.08
92	92	9	317.50	$317.50	$292	+192.59
95	95	1	305.00	$305.00	$290	+40.25
100–105	104	11	230.00–292.50	$284.34	$296	+147.82
100–106	104	11	160.00–195.00	$188.90	$196	+52.38
115	115	1	165.00	$165.00	$190	±0.00
120–125	123	2	205.00–280.00	$243.27	$299	-31.73
135	135	1	215.00	$215.00	$290	-37.50
140	140	1	160.00	$160.00	$224	-95.00
143	143	3	240.00	$240.00	$343	-15.00
150	150	1	150.00	$150.00	$225	—

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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.