Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 2, 2024

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,449	1,414	1,251
Slaughter cattle	457	564	433

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady. Both slaughter bulls and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1331	1301	5	155.00–160.00	$159.09	$2,070	—
1125–1600	1334	21	171.50–181.00	$176.46	$2,354	—
1215–1617	1364	23	182.00–192.50	$188.35	$2,569	-3.11
1265–1400	1382	8	194.50–197.00	$194.98	$2,695	+10.54

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1372	1289	4	166.00–168.00	$167.06	$2,153	-19.94
1295–1420	1335	14	193.00	$193.00	$2,577	+11.32
1035–1595	1387	43	183.00–192.00	$190.07	$2,636	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1770	1537	80-85%	7	119.00–127.00	$124.69	$1,916	—
1545	1545	80-85%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,792	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1360	1287	85-90%	3	113.00–115.50	$113.78	$1,464	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–1870	1753	75-80%	3	124.00–128.00	$126.27	$2,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1890	1606	4	143.00–154.00	$147.22	$2,364	-5.19
1535–2085	1740	5	167.00–174.00	$169.54	$2,950	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–95	81	N/A	37	225.00–550.00	$400.63	—
100–115	105	N/A	9	130.00–560.00	$461.16	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–85	80	N/A	2	275.00–425.00	$345.31	—
120	120	N/A	1	150.00	$150.00	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1337–1500	1391	3	176.00–179.50	$177.26	$2,466	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	150.00	$150.00	+35.00
90	90	1	180.00	$180.00	+65.00
120	120	1	240.00	$240.00	-21.74
150–175	163	2	350.00–390.00	$371.54	-34.43

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,383	—
1265–1490	1378	2	138.00–149.00	$143.95	$1,984	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1435	1268	80-85%	2	133.00–140.00	$136.96	$1,737	—
1115–1665	1338	85-90%	29	90.00–100.00	$95.40	$1,276	—
1115–1680	1400	85-90%	20	113.00–122.00	$116.46	$1,630	—
1055–1590	1403	85-90%	23	101.00–111.50	$107.09	$1,502	—
1085–1720	1444	80-85%	9	114.50–123.50	$119.24	$1,722	—
1425–1790	1574	80-85%	5	105.00–112.00	$108.73	$1,711	-7.77
1725–1920	1817	75-80%	3	112.00–116.50	$114.12	$2,074	+1.50
1885	1885	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,470	—
1885	1885	75-80%	1	124.50	$124.50	$2,347	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1275	1223	2	143.50–151.00	$147.09	$1,799	—
1310	1310	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,148	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1330	1192	9	155.50–160.00	$156.92	$1,870	—
1225–1635	1507	62	159.00–169.50	$165.77	$2,498	—
1515	1515	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,576	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	2	45.00	$45.00	$38	-16.00
120–139	137	54	65.00–75.00	$66.42	$91	-73.58
138	138	45	100.00	$100.00	$138	-40.00
152–165	156	6	115.00–125.00	$119.12	$186	+6.51
155–186	168	16	75.00–82.50	$80.29	$135	-32.32
200	200	3	135.00	$135.00	$270	+22.50
215	215	1	80.00	$80.00	$172	±0.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
35–36	36	8	50.00	$50.00	-18.49
35–38	38	22	50.00–80.00	$76.83	-88.17
40–43	42	8	35.00–55.00	$42.23	-67.77
40–47	45	6	90.00–120.00	$104.04	+33.04
52	52	2	85.00	$85.00	-48.33
53–59	57	9	125.00–170.00	$156.05	+81.05
60–67	62	12	70.00–125.00	$82.74	-69.03
60–65	64	6	140.00–160.00	$156.88	+5.11
70–75	74	4	70.00–135.00	$104.32	-3.29
75–77	77	9	120.00–210.00	$175.60	+67.99
85	85	2	75.00–140.00	$107.50	-126.10
85–88	87	8	200.00–300.00	$284.06	+94.06
90–95	93	2	200.00–280.00	$238.92	+48.92
96	96	3	85.00	$85.00	-46.64
105–120	114	5	100.00–165.00	$132.11	-77.89
160	160	1	280.00	$280.00	-140.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	80.00	$80.00	-8.36
90	90	1	115.00	$115.00	+26.64
92	92	2	125.00	$125.00	+36.64
100–147	113	8	145.00–270.00	$203.08	+45.16
135–142	140	3	125.00–210.00	$182.61	+24.69
160–195	178	2	230.00–270.00	$248.03	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25–29	27	10	125.00–150.00	$134.12	$36	-95.88
30–35	34	14	140.00–160.00	$157.50	$54	-72.50
40–45	41	13	170.00–240.00	$193.49	$79	+11.91
50–55	54	31	170.00–250.00	$213.71	$115	+10.61
50–56	56	20	260.00–270.00	$269.55	$151	+66.45
60–67	64	42	220.00–255.00	$233.51	$149	+29.12
60–69	67	11	270.00–300.00	$275.74	$185	+71.35
70–75	72	40	150.00–235.00	$192.53	$139	+6.05
70–78	78	22	125.00–135.00	$134.59	$105	-160.41
82	82	19	77.50	$77.50	$64	-55.97
80–88	84	64	150.00–212.50	$188.63	$158	+9.46
90–97	95	56	160.00–212.50	$188.89	$179	+33.01
105	105	1	140.00	$140.00	$147	-28.48
105	105	7	172.50–210.00	$183.21	$192	+14.73
111	111	3	110.00	$110.00	$122	-42.00
115–117	117	5	160.00–165.00	$160.99	$188	+25.99
120–126	124	7	150.00–170.00	$159.99	$198	-3.01
130	130	10	155.00–190.00	$176.00	$229	+14.00
137	137	4	140.00	$140.00	$192	-22.00
142–145	143	10	155.00–165.00	$158.04	$226	-3.96
150	150	1	115.00	$115.00	$172	+15.00
150–165	153	8	155.00–175.00	$167.50	$256	+67.50

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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.