Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

1,414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,414	1,804	1,251
Slaughter cattle	564	427	433

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Dairy/Beef steers were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1137–1430	1223	10	158.00–168.00	$163.11	$1,995	-7.89
1255–1480	1368	2	191.00–192.00	$191.46	$2,619	—
1190–1599	1389	70	180.00–190.00	$184.44	$2,562	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	1	187.00	$187.00	$2,366	+0.31
1180–1562	1348	27	175.00–184.50	$181.68	$2,449	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1465	1350	80-85%	2	114.00–114.50	$114.23	$1,542	-7.13
1280–1570	1441	80-85%	6	117.00–126.00	$121.92	$1,757	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1860	1860	75-80%	1	127.00	$127.00	$2,362	—
2000–2005	2003	75-80%	2	114.00–123.00	$118.51	$2,374	—
2345	2345	75-80%	1	107.00	$107.00	$2,509	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1220	1147	85-90%	3	113.00–117.50	$114.61	$1,315	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1765	1549	4	159.00–168.00	$163.27	$2,529	—
1410–1700	1610	5	148.00–157.50	$152.41	$2,454	—
1340–2365	1864	4	136.00–145.00	$142.23	$2,651	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	163.50	$163.50	$2,109	—
1360	1360	1	178.50	$178.50	$2,428	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,067	—
1330–1645	1503	3	172.00–176.00	$174.54	$2,623	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	130.00	$130.00	$247	+12.40
215–220	218	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$234	-17.53

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	8	90.00	$90.00	—
70	70	2	115.00	$115.00	—
105–115	110	2	240.00–270.00	$255.68	+19.15
115–130	120	3	175.00–340.00	$261.74	+25.21
175–185	180	2	370.00–440.00	$405.97	+5.97
230	230	1	450.00	$450.00	+60.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1775	1623	3	131.00–140.00	$134.61	$2,185	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1475	1239	85-90%	20	90.00–100.00	$95.83	$1,187	—
1070–1690	1385	85-90%	31	101.00–111.50	$105.79	$1,465	+2.25
1210–1575	1393	80-85%	2	144.00–147.00	$145.70	$2,030	+42.16
1255–1770	1466	80-85%	5	122.50–129.00	$126.17	$1,850	+46.17
1090–1765	1478	85-90%	27	112.00–122.00	$115.40	$1,706	+35.40
1575	1575	80-85%	1	116.50	$116.50	$1,835	—
1795–1890	1832	75-80%	3	110.00–116.00	$112.62	$2,063	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1239–1588	1450	20	151.00–162.00	$159.02	$2,306	-9.25

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1217–1288	1260	5	136.00–143.00	$140.29	$1,768	—
1305–1635	1457	67	154.50–163.50	$160.52	$2,339	-4.45
1331–1850	1464	50	164.00–174.50	$167.08	$2,446	+2.11
1730	1730	11	177.75	$177.75	$3,075	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	15	61.00	$61.00	$54	-24.54
100–146	126	17	35.00–85.00	$64.55	$81	-49.31
142	142	2	140.00	$140.00	$199	+10.00
165–170	168	2	105.00–120.00	$112.61	$189	-42.11
160–197	185	3	45.00–80.00	$69.89	$129	-84.83
208	208	8	112.50	$112.50	$234	+37.77
212	212	2	80.00	$80.00	$170	+5.27

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
33–38	36	9	65.00–70.00	$68.49	-3.78
38	38	3	165.00	$165.00	+92.73
42	42	4	105.00–115.00	$110.00	+4.55
45	45	5	60.00–90.00	$71.00	+1.23
50	50	3	115.00–170.00	$133.33	+6.79
55	55	1	75.00	$75.00	-45.37
60–67	61	17	145.00–175.00	$151.77	-8.32
61	61	3	135.00	$135.00	-25.09
70–72	71	4	100.00–115.00	$107.61	-73.00
80–85	83	3	220.00–240.00	$233.60	+98.60
83	83	10	185.00	$185.00	+50.00
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	-30.00
95–97	96	3	130.00–135.00	$131.64	-88.36
120	120	1	210.00	$210.00	+10.00
150	150	2	420.00	$420.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	2	115.00	$115.00	+5.00
80–82	81	3	85.00–90.00	$88.36	-39.61
100–110	106	4	65.00–145.00	$106.41	-34.04
105–115	111	6	140.00–190.00	$157.92	+17.47
200	200	1	200.00	$200.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36	36	4	230.00	$230.00	$83	+43.50
35–38	37	9	165.00–195.00	$181.58	$67	-4.92
45–49	49	18	150.00–205.00	$152.82	$75	-42.59
52	52	9	130.00	$130.00	$68	-111.74
50–59	55	119	175.00–225.00	$203.10	$112	-38.64
55–58	55	36	232.50–245.00	$234.32	$129	-7.42
60–69	63	37	150.00–225.00	$204.39	$129	-29.23
70–78	72	99	150.00–220.00	$186.48	$134	-32.80
73	73	8	135.00	$135.00	$99	-84.28
77	77	4	295.00	$295.00	$227	+75.72
80–85	82	3	130.00–140.00	$133.47	$109	-87.88
80–87	83	44	150.00–220.00	$179.17	$149	-42.18
90	90	1	140.00	$140.00	$126	-50.31
95–97	96	11	150.00–165.00	$155.88	$150	-34.43
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	$140	-58.04
100–108	103	8	167.50–170.00	$168.48	$174	-29.56
111	111	20	152.00	$152.00	$169	-33.58
112	112	11	100.00	$100.00	$112	-85.58
120	120	1	135.00	$135.00	$162	-34.59
125	125	16	163.00	$163.00	$204	-6.59
131	131	4	162.00	$162.00	$212	+5.05
164	164	10	100.00	$100.00	$164	-22.93

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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.