Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 27, 2024

1,431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,431	1,247	989
Slaughter cattle	357	434	371

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 10.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher and slaughter Holstein cows were 1.00 higher. Both slaughter bulls 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
1115–1475	1252	3	163.00–166.00	$164.49	$2,059	-25.67
1235–1545	1354	8	168.00–178.50	$174.70	$2,365	—
1210–1655	1431	61	181.00–190.50	$187.29	$2,680	+11.17
1433	1433	7	194.00	$194.00	$2,780	+17.88

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	193.00	$193.00	$2,499	—
1090–1552	1470	16	176.00–186.00	$184.45	$2,711	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1660	1504	80-85%	5	124.00–127.00	$124.92	$1,879	—
1510–1850	1680	80-85%	2	110.00–115.50	$113.03	$1,899	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,767	—
1560–1740	1667	75-80%	3	127.00–133.00	$130.43	$2,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	85-90%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,417	+5.78
1275	1275	85-90%	1	100.50	$100.50	$1,281	-5.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,471	-2.00
1490–1980	1735	2	135.00–137.00	$135.86	$2,357	—
1170–2185	1800	3	111.00–120.00	$114.46	$2,060	—

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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	53	110.00–900.00	$506.71	—
100–140	111	N/A	15	510.00–820.00	$611.59	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–80	73	N/A	3	200.00–500.00	$309.09	—
100	100	N/A	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1650	1437	3	160.00–165.00	$163.09	$2,344	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	4	270.00	$270.00	$518	—
231	231	4	80.00	$80.00	$185	+14.95

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
102	102	4	170.00	$170.00	-80.00
110–130	126	5	190.00–310.00	$226.43	-23.57
125–130	128	2	245.00–270.00	$257.75	+7.75
150–180	162	5	400.00–515.00	$434.81	+52.77
210–220	215	2	460.00–470.00	$465.12	—
225	225	1	440.00	$440.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1585	1538	2	129.00–130.00	$129.52	$1,992	-1.31
1605	1605	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,311	+3.53

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1515	1272	85-90%	16	84.00–93.00	$87.45	$1,112	—
830–1585	1291	85-90%	14	95.00–104.00	$99.48	$1,284	—
1280–1705	1493	80-85%	2	105.00–109.00	$106.72	$1,593	-6.56
1515	1515	80-85%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,894	—
1280–1715	1535	85-90%	11	105.00–115.00	$109.59	$1,682	—
1370–1735	1601	80-85%	11	113.00–122.00	$117.28	$1,878	—
1725–1850	1788	75-80%	2	98.00–104.00	$100.90	$1,804	+0.23
1800–1935	1849	75-80%	4	113.00–122.00	$117.56	$2,174	+15.17

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1580	1318	12	154.00–162.00	$158.29	$2,086	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1257–1430	1317	4	145.00–154.50	$148.47	$1,955	—
1407–1725	1583	43	161.50–168.00	$166.42	$2,634	-4.80

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107–147	138	25	85.00–92.50	$88.72	$122	-21.28
135–139	139	12	100.00	$100.00	$139	-10.00
142	142	10	135.00	$135.00	$192	+25.00
150–190	161	19	80.00–95.00	$85.80	$138	-21.23
195	195	2	110.00–120.00	$115.00	$224	+24.45
202	202	2	115.00	$115.00	$232	+5.00
202–230	219	5	85.00–90.00	$86.85	$190	+31.80

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	1	65.00	$65.00	-10.00
30–37	35	3	95.00–110.00	$99.33	+9.33
35	35	5	100.00–130.00	$112.00	+22.00
45–46	46	6	165.00–180.00	$167.45	+48.10
50	50	1	130.00	$130.00	-33.78
50–59	56	33	140.00–190.00	$174.67	+32.43
60–65	63	4	105.00–120.00	$111.00	-82.90
65	65	1	190.00	$190.00	-3.90
70–72	72	7	155.00–175.00	$172.21	+65.67
72–73	73	5	140.00–220.00	$171.74	-63.54
80	80	3	135.00	$135.00	-18.86
80–85	83	3	95.00–125.00	$114.80	-39.06
90–92	91	4	95.00–165.00	$129.62	-110.38
95	95	1	160.00	$160.00	-80.00
105–120	110	3	190.00–275.00	$244.09	+119.09
107–135	117	4	130.00–260.00	$174.78	-44.81
180	180	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
68	68	3	95.00	$95.00	+10.00
91	91	9	190.00	$190.00	+105.00
95	95	1	150.00	$150.00	+65.00
100–135	119	10	135.00–240.00	$174.98	+58.39
130	130	3	190.00–220.00	$200.00	-16.19
155	155	1	235.00	$235.00	+75.00
150–175	166	5	205.00–240.00	$217.86	-52.28
200	200	1	270.00	$270.00	+150.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	7	250.00	$250.00	$62	-129.68
35–39	38	21	250.00–300.00	$282.71	$107	-96.97
45	45	12	390.00	$390.00	$176	+76.87
41–49	46	42	200.00–295.00	$253.67	$117	-59.46
50–58	53	21	350.00–400.00	$382.05	$202	+10.67
50–59	55	48	210.00–345.00	$251.06	$138	-120.32
60–67	61	37	260.00–330.00	$290.96	$177	-50.94
70–77	74	24	215.00–262.50	$243.16	$180	+0.51
80	80	1	170.00	$170.00	$136	-62.73
82–88	86	14	220.00–250.00	$237.36	$204	+4.63
90–95	93	11	200.00–237.50	$228.71	$213	+27.46
100–105	103	5	235.00	$235.00	$242	+43.12
103	103	14	105.00	$105.00	$108	-86.88
110–115	112	3	190.00–220.00	$200.30	$224	+4.62
115	115	5	115.00	$115.00	$132	-80.68
120–125	123	2	110.00–135.00	$122.24	$150	+4.74
122–128	127	13	180.00–205.00	$197.28	$251	+27.18
135	135	1	130.00	$130.00	$176	+9.04
140–145	142	4	120.00–130.00	$127.54	$181	-31.77
145	145	7	150.00	$150.00	$218	-9.31
150–157	154	4	130.00–150.00	$137.44	$212	-21.63

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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.