Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 10, 2024

1,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,458	1,354	983
Slaughter cattle	553	346	437

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Both slaughter dairy/beef steers and dairy/beef heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein bulls were 2.00 lower this week based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1690	1226	12	172.50–180.00	$175.94	$2,157	—
1030–1535	1275	29	187.00–198.00	$192.11	$2,449	—
1295–1477	1453	37	202.00–206.00	$205.75	$2,990	+20.62

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1240	1180	5	180.00–185.00	$182.27	$2,151	—
950–1470	1260	5	169.00–171.00	$170.05	$2,143	—
1220–1310	1288	4	200.00–203.00	$202.29	$2,605	—
1125–1605	1305	28	186.00–197.00	$192.25	$2,509	+11.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1480	1338	80-85%	3	125.00–133.00	$128.62	$1,721	—
1260–1735	1472	80-85%	9	139.00–147.00	$142.50	$2,098	—
1285–1710	1538	80-85%	6	148.00–158.00	$153.57	$2,362	-13.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	85-90%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,128	—
1095–1230	1140	85-90%	3	120.00–130.00	$124.80	$1,423	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730	1730	75-80%	1	143.00	$143.00	$2,474	—
1920–2060	1990	75-80%	2	148.00–157.00	$152.66	$3,038	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–2090	1686	4	168.50–173.00	$169.88	$2,864	—
1740–1830	1785	2	152.00–153.00	$152.49	$2,722	—

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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	84	N/A	25	135.00–1,000.00	$592.11	+214.18
100–125	106	N/A	27	185.00–920.00	$647.52	+185.19
175	175	N/A	1	160.00	$160.00	-90.00

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110	110	N/A	2	150.00–380.00	$265.00	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1715	1680	2	158.00–160.00	$158.98	$2,671	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,925	—
1410	1410	1	185.50	$185.50	$2,616	—
1385–1610	1520	3	171.50–180.00	$176.09	$2,677	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	125.00	$125.00	$188	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170	170	1	450.00	$450.00	+140.00
155–195	175	2	385.00–440.00	$415.64	+105.64

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010	1010	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,566	—
1520–2110	1878	3	157.00–167.00	$160.45	$3,013	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1610	1256	85-90%	23	110.00–120.00	$116.15	$1,459	-1.17
915–1570	1303	85-90%	21	121.00–131.00	$125.37	$1,634	—
1035–1750	1341	85-90%	10	100.00–109.50	$102.55	$1,375	—
1125–1510	1346	80-85%	7	129.00–133.00	$130.25	$1,753	—
1060–1700	1444	80-85%	18	134.00–144.00	$137.15	$1,980	—
1495–1715	1603	80-85%	4	145.00–148.00	$146.26	$2,345	—
1795–1865	1830	75-80%	2	138.00–139.00	$138.49	$2,534	+45.49
1905	1905	75-80%	1	163.00	$163.00	$3,105	+27.82

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1245	1150	2	135.00–141.00	$138.25	$1,590	—
1195–1411	1327	20	162.00–170.00	$166.90	$2,215	+4.61
1215–1615	1411	6	148.50–157.00	$151.60	$2,139	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,195	+31.50
1117–1735	1314	15	145.00–151.00	$147.82	$1,942	—
1150–1605	1342	28	154.00–162.00	$158.06	$2,121	—
1245–1630	1469	97	163.00–173.75	$170.10	$2,499	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	5	72.00	$72.00	$61	+7.00
96	96	28	100.00	$100.00	$96	+35.00
102–130	111	3	35.00–55.00	$42.78	$47	-82.22
128	128	4	100.00	$100.00	$128	+40.47
150	150	1	120.00	$120.00	$180	-15.00
160	160	1	100.00	$100.00	$160	-35.00
175–185	178	6	70.00–95.00	$80.43	$143	-54.57
200–210	205	2	50.00–90.00	$70.49	$145	+2.11

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
26	26	7	70.00	$70.00	+21.56
32–35	33	3	60.00	$60.00	+11.56
35	35	1	205.00	$205.00	+65.00
38	38	7	85.00	$85.00	-55.00
40	40	1	85.00	$85.00	-55.00
45	45	2	135.00	$135.00	+52.24
50–51	51	6	130.00–155.00	$147.53	+60.60
52–55	53	3	75.00–95.00	$81.92	-5.01
60–68	65	5	75.00–150.00	$135.19	-64.81
60–67	66	8	150.00–195.00	$183.09	-16.91
70	70	1	250.00	$250.00	+41.21
70–77	75	3	85.00–130.00	$99.06	-30.94
95	95	1	245.00	$245.00	+13.88
100–115	108	2	200.00–240.00	$221.40	-58.64

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
66	66	3	85.00	$85.00	-8.60
70	70	3	150.00	$150.00	+56.40
72	72	13	117.50	$117.50	+23.90
95	95	2	175.00	$175.00	+65.00
111–145	119	24	90.00–225.00	$121.06	-38.11
110–125	120	3	150.00–210.00	$178.47	+19.30
175	175	1	222.50	$222.50	-25.58

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
22–25	23	3	200.00–255.00	$235.07	$54	+75.07
32–35	33	3	200.00–205.00	$201.77	$67	+47.15
40	40	1	155.00	$155.00	$62	+20.00
40–48	45	11	190.00–280.00	$220.69	$99	+34.65
50–58	54	23	210.00–282.50	$260.46	$141	+38.05
55	55	1	110.00	$110.00	$60	-112.41
50–58	56	11	290.00–312.50	$302.01	$169	+79.60
60–65	62	13	295.00–310.00	$304.68	$189	+66.89
60–68	64	44	185.00–295.00	$268.97	$172	+31.18
67	67	2	115.00	$115.00	$77	-149.47
70–75	72	22	220.00–265.00	$247.96	$179	+20.78
70–76	75	7	295.00	$295.00	$221	+67.82
82–89	86	33	180.00–265.00	$236.06	$203	-4.25
90–97	91	51	210.00–280.00	$243.68	$222	+19.84
95	95	3	100.00–120.00	$113.33	$108	-110.51
105	105	1	250.00	$250.00	$262	+56.20
110–116	114	37	225.00–253.00	$246.35	$281	+54.03
120–125	122	6	200.00–245.00	$227.65	$278	+37.63
120–128	127	12	95.00–135.00	$100.05	$127	-19.95
130	130	7	95.00	$95.00	$124	-25.00
136–137	136	5	230.00–240.00	$234.02	$318	+111.02
150–165	158	2	90.00–130.00	$110.95	$175	—

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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.