Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

1,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,247	1,447	913
Slaughter cattle	434	466	371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 4.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 18.00 higher 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
1200–1320	1280	3	190.00–190.50	$190.16	$2,434	—
1315–1492	1437	10	173.00–178.00	$176.12	$2,531	—
1110–1590	1454	44	179.50–189.00	$185.76	$2,701	-2.84

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1360	1153	2	157.00–159.00	$157.82	$1,820	—
1125–1487	1324	13	170.00–178.50	$173.53	$2,298	+3.75
1335	1335	2	181.50	$181.50	$2,423	-5.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1325	80-85%	2	136.00–137.00	$136.57	$1,810	—
1430–1435	1433	80-85%	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,677	—
1295–1645	1487	80-85%	11	120.00–129.00	$126.63	$1,883	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1425	1297	85-90%	6	102.00–111.00	$106.22	$1,378	—
1335	1335	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,522	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615	1615	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,986	—
1860	1860	75-80%	1	109.50	$109.50	$2,037	+7.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1530	1458	2	145.00–150.00	$147.62	$2,152	—
1505	1505	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,453	—
1990–2245	2118	2	118.00–120.00	$119.06	$2,522	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–140	125	2	140.00–155.00	$146.60	$183	-116.44
225–230	228	2	60.00–70.00	$65.05	$148	-52.64

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	1	250.00	$250.00	-15.00
155–190	171	4	340.00–420.00	$382.04	-38.04
175	175	1	390.00	$390.00	-30.08

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1675	1517	3	129.00–132.00	$130.83	$1,985	—
1405–1780	1614	5	139.00–143.00	$140.47	$2,267	—
1810–1825	1818	2	146.00–147.00	$146.50	$2,663	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1620	1352	85-90%	21	90.00–99.00	$95.07	$1,285	—
1115–1735	1412	80-85%	6	120.00–126.00	$122.85	$1,735	+20.17
1100–1675	1416	85-90%	37	100.00–110.00	$105.18	$1,489	+2.50
1265–1670	1471	85-90%	18	111.00–117.00	$113.28	$1,666	—
1390–1750	1568	80-85%	9	110.00–119.00	$114.83	$1,801	—
1735–1780	1760	80-85%	3	99.00–104.00	$100.67	$1,772	—
1740–1895	1818	75-80%	2	100.00–105.00	$102.39	$1,861	-11.61
1790–1930	1860	75-80%	2	118.00–121.00	$119.56	$2,224	+11.77
1860–1890	1873	75-80%	3	106.00–115.00	$109.33	$2,048	+1.54

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1580	1427	22	154.50–164.25	$161.47	$2,304	+1.34

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1675	1527	52	158.00–168.00	$164.56	$2,513	+12.81
1340–1623	1566	10	155.00–157.75	$157.10	$2,460	-11.78
1405–1785	1595	2	171.00–171.50	$171.22	$2,731	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–145	130	5	65.00–90.00	$85.00	$110	+7.44
145	145	1	110.00	$110.00	$160	+32.44
152–171	157	11	100.00–110.00	$107.03	$168	-19.71
165	165	1	115.00	$115.00	$190	+29.37
166–180	167	21	80.00–92.50	$90.55	$151	-17.89
205	205	4	110.00	$110.00	$226	-10.00
225–230	228	2	50.00–60.00	$55.05	$126	-29.82
285	285	1	65.00	$65.00	$185	-30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	5	75.00	$75.00	+15.35
35	35	1	90.00	$90.00	+30.35
45–47	46	6	90.00–137.50	$119.35	-10.65
45–48	47	6	145.00–155.00	$151.77	+21.77
50–55	51	4	160.00–165.00	$163.78	+76.40
50–55	52	8	125.00–175.00	$142.24	+54.86
62–67	65	5	180.00–230.00	$193.90	+65.21
65–68	66	7	125.00–150.00	$135.51	+6.82
70–72	71	3	100.00–120.00	$106.54	-68.39
70–76	75	24	195.00–240.00	$235.28	+126.48
80–85	84	6	140.00–185.00	$153.86	-10.38
93	93	6	240.00	$240.00	+24.11
105	105	1	125.00	$125.00	-53.98
120–125	123	2	200.00–240.00	$219.59	-92.72

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55	55	1	120.00	$120.00	—
68	68	3	85.00	$85.00	-25.00
107–125	113	3	100.00–145.00	$116.59	-65.84
125–133	131	5	200.00–220.00	$216.19	+10.57
150	150	1	160.00	$160.00	-45.00
160–167	165	3	260.00–275.00	$270.14	+63.90
205	205	1	120.00	$120.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–42	41	3	370.00–400.00	$379.68	$156	+64.68
45–49	48	21	300.00–330.00	$313.13	$150	-1.87
50	50	1	165.00	$165.00	$82	-120.00
50–54	51	22	280.00–335.00	$291.26	$149	+6.26
50–57	54	11	355.00–400.00	$371.38	$201	+86.38
60–65	63	5	340.00–345.00	$341.90	$215	-18.10
60–68	64	43	240.00–290.00	$262.47	$168	-1.60
65	65	1	195.00	$195.00	$127	-69.07
70–77	74	29	230.00–285.00	$242.65	$180	+3.31
80–89	85	118	200.00–255.00	$232.73	$198	+6.15
88	88	6	180.00	$180.00	$158	-46.58
90–97	97	26	200.00–235.00	$201.25	$195	-9.68
100–108	102	17	190.00–192.50	$191.88	$196	+32.91
104–106	104	19	195.00–210.00	$206.79	$215	+47.82
110–119	116	90	170.00–210.00	$195.68	$227	+85.68
117	117	2	165.00	$165.00	$193	+55.00
120	120	4	115.00–120.00	$117.50	$141	-62.74
123–128	126	6	165.00–175.00	$170.10	$214	+57.76
130–135	132	6	167.50–210.00	$186.05	$246	+36.92
130–135	133	5	100.00–145.00	$120.96	$161	-28.17
140–149	146	14	150.00–160.00	$159.31	$233	+59.31
150–172	157	6	140.00–170.00	$159.07	$250	+21.92

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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.