Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

1,447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,447	1,337	1,186
Slaughter cattle	466	423	450

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1320	1212	5	150.00–160.00	$154.14	$1,868	—
1149–1550	1319	35	175.00–185.00	$182.03	$2,401	—
1097–1657	1396	11	164.00–173.50	$169.81	$2,371	—
1255–1560	1472	9	186.00–189.75	$188.60	$2,776	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1600	1191	13	156.00–162.00	$159.36	$1,898	—
1075–1395	1302	22	175.00–185.50	$181.13	$2,358	-10.88
1060–1418	1319	28	165.00–174.00	$169.78	$2,239	-22.23
1325–1332	1330	9	187.00–188.00	$187.33	$2,491	-4.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1585	1376	80-85%	6	102.00–112.50	$108.25	$1,490	-17.85
1405–1675	1560	80-85%	3	113.00–120.00	$115.39	$1,800	—
1535–1780	1653	80-85%	5	90.00–100.00	$96.73	$1,599	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1225	1178	85-90%	3	92.00–99.00	$95.83	$1,129	+11.90
1185	1185	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,185	+16.07
920–1510	1210	85-90%	4	75.00–85.00	$82.97	$1,004	-39.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865	1865	75-80%	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,912	—
1765–2080	1935	75-80%	3	115.00–124.00	$118.53	$2,294	—
2015	2015	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$2,620	+7.22

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1745	1745	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,094	—
1600–2180	1917	6	124.00–135.00	$129.41	$2,481	—
1785–2085	1957	3	149.00–159.00	$153.11	$2,996	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1277–1460	1338	3	137.50–148.00	$141.32	$1,891	—
1405	1405	1	174.00	$174.00	$2,445	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,566	—
1253–1273	1260	9	148.50–152.00	$150.82	$1,900	—
1605–1620	1613	2	165.00–176.00	$170.47	$2,750	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107–145	128	11	135.00–500.00	$263.04	$337	+44.93
175–195	186	5	95.00–130.00	$109.68	$204	—
200–245	221	5	105.00–130.00	$117.69	$260	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	265.00	$265.00	-5.89
177–187	181	6	385.00–485.00	$420.08	+40.08
190	190	1	180.00	$180.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,694	—
1235–1640	1438	2	118.00–121.00	$119.71	$1,721	—
1450	1450	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,450	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1385	1169	85-90%	21	77.00–86.50	$80.84	$945	-16.81
1025–1745	1388	85-90%	38	87.00–97.00	$91.29	$1,267	-28.35
1030–1615	1404	85-90%	14	100.00–109.00	$102.68	$1,442	—
1350–1650	1502	80-85%	5	92.00–96.00	$94.48	$1,419	—
1340–1685	1543	80-85%	5	110.00–118.00	$113.83	$1,756	—
1415–1780	1607	80-85%	9	99.00–109.00	$103.75	$1,667	—
1815	1815	75-80%	1	114.00	$114.00	$2,069	-24.00
1845–1950	1891	75-80%	4	104.00–110.00	$107.79	$2,038	-15.74
1895	1895	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,706	-33.53

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1550	1384	4	148.50–152.00	$150.69	$2,086	+19.00
1180–2005	1448	25	153.50–163.25	$160.13	$2,319	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,388	—
1270–1655	1473	20	156.00–163.50	$158.89	$2,340	—
1365–1767	1548	8	148.00–155.00	$151.75	$2,349	—
1410–1815	1559	6	164.50–174.00	$168.88	$2,633	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105–149	140	49	62.50–95.00	$77.56	$109	-27.44
150–155	153	3	120.00–130.00	$126.74	$194	+20.13
152–190	164	13	70.00–95.00	$85.63	$140	-0.66
152–196	167	33	105.00–117.50	$108.44	$181	+22.15
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	+7.00
210	210	1	115.00	$115.00	$242	+2.00
200–235	224	5	75.00–95.00	$84.87	$190	-8.52
250	250	1	95.00	$95.00	$238	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–33	32	4	55.00–75.00	$59.65	-46.65
42	42	4	75.00–200.00	$137.50	+38.52
44	44	9	130.00	$130.00	+30.00
50–52	50	10	75.00–135.00	$87.38	-84.13
52–55	55	15	145.00–155.00	$146.27	-18.06
56	56	25	135.00–180.00	$158.40	-5.93
60–67	63	9	75.00–145.00	$128.69	-11.31
60–65	63	8	150.00–170.00	$162.77	+22.77
70–78	73	13	135.00–250.00	$174.93	-36.40
70–77	74	21	70.00–155.00	$108.80	-102.53
80–85	83	6	140.00–195.00	$164.24	-52.64
85	85	4	80.00–200.00	$145.00	-47.09
91–95	93	5	115.00–260.00	$215.89	+40.23
90–98	97	8	150.00–185.00	$154.06	-21.60
101–130	109	14	147.50–305.00	$178.98	-21.02
120–140	130	4	310.00–315.00	$312.31	+76.16
152–155	153	3	200.00–280.00	$227.02	—
160	160	1	310.00	$310.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	+35.00
100–110	104	17	125.00–220.00	$182.43	+67.43
110–145	133	17	170.00–280.00	$205.62	+29.66
160	160	1	205.00	$205.00	—
150–195	168	3	185.00–240.00	$206.24	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	200.00	$200.00	$70	-90.00
45	45	2	300.00–330.00	$315.00	$142	+5.00
45	45	1	275.00	$275.00	$124	-35.00
58	58	4	285.00	$285.00	$165	+22.64
58	58	4	375.00	$375.00	$218	+112.64
60	60	4	360.00	$360.00	$216	+52.65
60–67	66	40	170.00–280.00	$264.07	$174	+0.71
70–77	75	111	200.00–285.00	$239.34	$180	+7.07
80–89	85	40	195.00–260.00	$226.58	$193	±0.00
91–95	92	83	160.00–225.00	$210.93	$194	-6.03
100	100	6	125.00	$125.00	$125	-15.00
100–105	101	25	140.00–215.00	$158.97	$161	+18.97
110–112	112	11	190.00–210.00	$198.20	$222	-1.29
115	115	6	110.00	$110.00	$126	-89.49
120–126	122	49	145.00–190.00	$180.24	$220	-19.25
123–126	125	20	108.00–115.00	$112.34	$140	-122.66
130–137	133	10	145.00–155.00	$149.13	$198	-50.87
131–136	135	19	110.00–117.50	$116.35	$157	-83.65
140–141	141	6	135.00–172.50	$166.29	$234	-33.71
145	145	2	100.00	$100.00	$145	-100.00
152–180	161	3	132.50–145.00	$137.15	$221	—

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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.