Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,156	1,279	1,518
Slaughter cattle	400	467	530

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1300	1238	2	179.00–180.00	$179.53	$2,223	+1.75
1140–1425	1327	18	190.00–198.50	$195.52	$2,595	—
1435–1675	1634	12	201.00–204.00	$203.36	$3,323	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1317	1317	7	203.00	$203.00	$2,674	+12.27
1216–1472	1400	32	184.00–195.50	$190.62	$2,669	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1615	1357	80-85%	5	121.00–130.00	$126.42	$1,716	—
1235–1755	1437	80-85%	10	133.00–142.00	$138.36	$1,988	—
1285–1605	1443	80-85%	5	143.00–153.00	$148.33	$2,140	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$862	—
1110–1650	1347	85-90%	5	115.00–119.50	$117.63	$1,584	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1830	1766	75-80%	4	130.00–135.00	$132.58	$2,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1905	1688	2	139.00–139.50	$139.22	$2,350	-15.70
1435–2420	1793	6	158.00–165.00	$160.25	$2,873	—
1650–2380	2015	2	174.00–180.00	$177.54	$3,577	—

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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	82	N/A	33	230.00–940.00	$493.19	—
100–130	109	N/A	18	420.00–890.00	$573.59	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–90	84	N/A	4	300.00–400.00	$353.28	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	105.00	$105.00	$158	-33.53
215	215	1	100.00	$100.00	$215	+1.32

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	290.00	$290.00	+50.00
125	125	1	280.00	$280.00	+40.00
190	190	1	460.00	$460.00	+150.00
225	225	1	520.00	$520.00	+130.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1670	1658	2	153.00–155.00	$154.01	$2,553	+31.88
1190–2480	1835	2	130.00–134.00	$132.70	$2,435	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1470	1266	85-90%	10	90.00–100.00	$96.90	$1,227	—
1065–1580	1308	85-90%	17	101.00–112.00	$107.93	$1,412	+6.31
1105–1705	1385	85-90%	18	113.00–123.00	$117.77	$1,631	+3.43
1195–1775	1503	80-85%	15	121.00–130.00	$126.37	$1,899	—
1795	1795	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,190	—
1765–1850	1808	75-80%	2	135.00	$135.00	$2,441	+8.87

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1482–1581	1538	23	164.85–168.00	$166.68	$2,564	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1730	1570	86	159.00–168.85	$166.15	$2,609	—
1620	1620	2	170.00	$170.00	$2,754	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	75.00	$75.00	$64	+5.00
108–142	123	33	81.00–90.00	$84.46	$104	+8.46
150–195	165	7	75.00–92.50	$86.10	$142	+15.82
150–180	176	8	100.00–105.00	$100.53	$177	+30.25
200	200	1	105.00	$105.00	$210	+35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	2	55.00	$55.00	±0.00
31	31	6	60.00	$60.00	+15.74
45–48	47	4	107.50–140.00	$115.24	+42.23
52–56	55	10	120.00–185.00	$152.11	+75.37
55	55	2	180.00	$180.00	+103.26
70–75	71	6	125.00–195.00	$181.82	+70.27
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	+63.45
80–85	83	2	225.00–235.00	$229.85	+54.33
80–85	83	2	145.00–220.00	$181.36	+5.84
90–95	91	5	170.00–280.00	$208.79	+73.79
110–132	127	9	190.00–380.00	$272.89	—
140	140	1	260.00	$260.00	—
155	155	1	370.00	$370.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	4	135.00	$135.00	-25.00
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	-5.00
95	95	2	155.00–230.00	$192.50	+32.50
100–135	108	7	135.00–220.00	$196.75	+20.34
120	120	2	200.00	$200.00	+23.59
160	160	1	240.00	$240.00	+36.25
165	165	1	230.00	$230.00	+26.25

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	3	320.00	$320.00	$112	+165.00
35	35	2	210.00–260.00	$235.00	$82	+80.00
40	40	3	260.00	$260.00	$104	+20.00
47	47	2	290.00	$290.00	$136	+140.00
50–55	53	27	285.00–330.00	$312.42	$166	+33.85
50–57	54	27	200.00–280.00	$251.88	$136	-26.69
60–66	63	9	290.00–300.00	$293.52	$185	+70.98
60–67	65	41	235.00–262.50	$256.25	$167	+33.71
70	70	1	285.00	$285.00	$200	+135.00
70–77	73	75	180.00–260.00	$246.53	$180	+96.53
81	81	3	120.00	$120.00	$97	-76.63
80–87	84	88	195.00–265.00	$223.13	$187	+80.33
90–97	95	67	200.00–230.00	$207.97	$198	+25.50
98–99	99	10	125.00–130.00	$126.49	$125	-55.98
100–105	103	11	180.00–235.00	$227.03	$234	+57.94
100–105	104	8	110.00–135.00	$128.98	$134	-40.11
110–115	114	9	165.00–230.00	$193.47	$221	+8.64
115	115	1	145.00	$145.00	$167	-39.83
121–127	124	9	165.00–187.50	$178.35	$221	+68.35
127–128	128	38	96.00–105.00	$96.47	$123	-13.53
130–135	133	2	155.00–170.00	$162.64	$216	-67.36
138	138	5	117.50	$117.50	$162	-112.50
140–145	143	3	135.00–150.00	$139.88	$200	-21.29
150–160	156	5	80.00–115.00	$99.87	$156	-10.13

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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.