Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 9, 2024

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,279	1,449	1,505
Slaughter cattle	467	457	423

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 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower 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
995–1520	1205	6	173.00–181.00	$177.78	$2,142	—
1220–1394	1359	7	165.00–170.50	$169.73	$2,307	-18.62
1125–1550	1361	60	183.00–193.50	$189.01	$2,572	+0.66
1396–1594	1500	19	195.00–196.50	$195.84	$2,938	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1211–1235	1222	17	193.00–193.50	$193.26	$2,362	—
1060–1550	1261	7	174.00–180.00	$178.95	$2,257	+11.89
1055–1473	1333	19	182.00–192.25	$190.73	$2,542	-2.27

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,336	—
1335–1625	1467	80-85%	5	126.00–136.00	$131.91	$1,935	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$596	—
870–950	910	85-90%	2	106.00–110.00	$107.91	$982	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,633	—
1305–2070	1588	3	161.00–170.00	$164.34	$2,610	—
1010–2190	1673	3	151.50–159.00	$154.92	$2,592	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,479	+1.74

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–180	166	4	110.00–185.00	$138.53	$230	—
220–235	228	2	60.00–140.00	$98.68	$225	—
250–255	253	2	60.00–80.00	$69.90	$177	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	240.00	$240.00	±0.00
190	190	1	310.00	$310.00	-61.54
195	195	1	400.00	$400.00	+28.46
200	200	1	390.00	$390.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–2240	1667	3	119.00–128.00	$122.13	$2,036	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1700	1308	85-90%	7	96.00–106.00	$101.62	$1,329	+6.22
1100–1555	1364	85-90%	6	120.00–127.00	$122.99	$1,678	—
1095–1715	1384	85-90%	32	107.00–118.00	$114.34	$1,582	—
1185–1775	1461	80-85%	12	119.00–129.00	$124.82	$1,824	—
1220–1590	1478	80-85%	6	130.00–134.00	$132.42	$1,957	—
1625–1705	1665	80-85%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.51	$1,907	—
1740–1895	1822	75-80%	3	124.00–127.50	$126.13	$2,298	+12.01

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1401	1326	18	154.00–164.25	$162.21	$2,151	-1.79

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1257–1412	1335	4	150.00	$150.00	$2,002	—
1315–1355	1335	2	179.00–180.00	$179.51	$2,396	—
1163–1612	1525	63	160.00–168.00	$166.30	$2,536	-3.70

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	6	70.00	$70.00	$60	+25.00
100	100	2	130.00	$130.00	$130	—
105–148	119	42	40.00–87.00	$76.00	$90	+9.58
150–185	175	33	55.00–92.50	$70.28	$123	-10.01
180	180	1	135.00	$135.00	$243	+54.71
193	193	20	121.00	$121.00	$234	+40.71
205	205	2	70.00	$70.00	$144	-65.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	2	55.00	$55.00	+5.00
30–35	33	13	40.00–55.00	$44.26	-5.74
35	35	1	70.00	$70.00	+20.00
40–45	41	19	45.00–90.00	$73.01	+30.78
50–58	55	15	65.00–90.00	$76.74	-79.31
57	57	2	150.00	$150.00	-6.05
61–69	65	10	75.00–130.00	$98.69	-58.19
65	65	1	130.00	$130.00	-26.88
70–76	73	9	80.00–130.00	$111.55	+7.23
73	73	3	185.00	$185.00	+80.68
85–87	86	4	100.00–220.00	$175.52	+68.02
95	95	1	135.00	$135.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	100.00	$100.00	+20.00
85	85	1	160.00	$160.00	+80.00
105–135	115	4	165.00–200.00	$176.41	-26.67
150	150	1	220.00	$220.00	-28.03
150–155	153	3	165.00–240.00	$203.75	-44.28

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36	36	3	155.00	$155.00	$56	-2.50
37	37	4	240.00	$240.00	$89	+82.50
45	45	2	150.00	$150.00	$68	-43.49
52	52	32	265.00–270.00	$266.56	$139	+52.85
50–57	53	28	272.50–292.50	$278.57	$148	+64.86
60–68	65	47	160.00–255.00	$222.54	$145	-10.97
65	65	3	150.00–155.00	$151.67	$99	-81.84
72	72	2	150.00	$150.00	$108	-42.53
70–79	77	76	185.00–235.00	$213.49	$164	+78.90
80–87	83	85	160.00–215.00	$196.63	$163	+8.00
84–85	84	7	100.00–150.00	$142.80	$120	-45.83
90	90	1	110.00	$110.00	$99	-78.89
90–96	93	46	165.00–210.00	$182.47	$170	-6.42
103–106	105	13	160.00–180.00	$169.09	$178	+29.09
110–115	110	30	182.50–185.00	$184.83	$203	+74.83
110	110	1	150.00	$150.00	$165	+40.00
120	120	3	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$186	-5.99
126	126	10	110.00	$110.00	$139	-49.99
139	139	5	230.00	$230.00	$320	+90.00
143–148	145	8	155.00–165.00	$161.17	$234	+3.13
150	150	1	110.00	$110.00	$165	-5.00
165	165	1	200.00	$200.00	$330	+32.50

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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.