Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 4, 2024

1,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,364	1,431	1,501
Slaughter cattle	447	357	507

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower 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
1306–1453	1358	12	196.00–199.00	$197.15	$2,677	+22.45
1095–1532	1396	13	160.00–170.00	$166.86	$2,329	—
1160–1717	1456	18	174.00–184.50	$179.30	$2,611	—
1222–1619	1498	48	185.00–195.00	$192.56	$2,885	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1275	1158	2	157.00–165.00	$160.59	$1,860	—
1205	1205	1	198.00	$198.00	$2,386	—
1210–1445	1306	4	170.00–179.00	$176.29	$2,302	—
1195–1520	1319	14	182.00–192.25	$189.33	$2,497	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1705	1462	80-85%	9	116.00–126.00	$121.30	$1,773	—
1200–1665	1463	80-85%	9	107.00–115.00	$111.27	$1,628	—
1265–1690	1479	80-85%	7	127.00–133.00	$130.15	$1,925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130	1130	85-90%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,277	—
1075–1325	1205	85-90%	6	88.00–98.00	$93.18	$1,123	—
1180–1375	1276	85-90%	4	100.00–110.00	$106.28	$1,356	+5.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1805–2160	1929	75-80%	6	125.00–130.00	$128.09	$2,471	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1540	1335	4	116.00–123.00	$119.82	$1,600	—
1225–2470	1640	3	129.00–139.00	$131.74	$2,161	—
1840–1955	1893	3	141.00–148.50	$144.14	$2,729	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	1	181.50	$181.50	$2,477	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,804	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
97	97	5	167.50	$167.50	$162	—
115	115	1	165.00	$165.00	$190	—
195	195	1	150.00	$150.00	$292	-120.00
207–235	223	7	125.00–195.00	$144.30	$322	+64.30
250	250	1	135.00	$135.00	$338	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60	60	1	150.00	$150.00	—
95	95	4	260.00	$260.00	—
105	105	1	180.00	$180.00	+10.00
102–140	116	5	214.00–360.00	$275.27	+48.84
127	127	2	250.00	$250.00	+23.57
150–186	178	5	370.00–430.00	$411.76	-23.05

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1750	1638	3	146.00–148.50	$147.71	$2,419	+3.71

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1730	1296	85-90%	26	89.00–98.00	$92.77	$1,202	-6.71
1010–1735	1410	85-90%	40	99.00–109.00	$103.70	$1,462	—
1110–1710	1450	85-90%	24	110.00–120.00	$114.15	$1,655	—
1265–1765	1560	80-85%	11	113.00–123.00	$117.43	$1,832	—
1530–1760	1648	80-85%	6	105.00–110.00	$107.23	$1,767	—
1635–1910	1716	80-85%	4	124.50–130.50	$127.99	$2,196	—
1720–1860	1814	75-80%	5	115.00–123.00	$117.98	$2,140	+0.42
1940–2060	2000	75-80%	2	95.00–106.00	$100.34	$2,007	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1335	1285	2	135.00–143.00	$138.84	$1,784	—
1280–1327	1311	3	152.00–155.00	$152.98	$2,006	-5.31
1380–1540	1486	4	160.00–167.00	$162.29	$2,412	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1460	1387	5	151.00–158.00	$155.13	$2,152	—
1190–1632	1485	3	142.00–147.00	$145.66	$2,163	—
1200–2060	1578	59	159.00–169.75	$166.74	$2,631	+0.32
1790	1790	1	180.00	$180.00	$3,222	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	15	115.00	$115.00	$138	+26.28
107–145	126	4	85.00–95.00	$90.00	$113	+1.28
160	160	1	130.00	$130.00	$208	+44.20
157–195	166	8	57.50–87.50	$68.62	$114	-17.18
150–190	180	5	100.00–115.00	$103.00	$185	-12.00
205–206	206	5	80.00–90.00	$86.01	$177	-28.99
215	215	1	110.00	$110.00	$236	+23.15

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
31–35	34	28	90.00–102.50	$100.89	+1.56
35	35	1	75.00	$75.00	-24.33
43–45	44	7	118.00–130.00	$122.08	-45.37
40–46	45	16	110.00–170.00	$139.54	-27.91
46–47	47	38	125.00–130.00	$128.70	-38.75
50–55	52	12	145.00–169.00	$160.48	+30.48
50–55	54	7	105.00–165.00	$146.00	-28.67
55–57	56	3	85.00–125.00	$111.98	-62.69
60	60	4	150.00–205.00	$186.25	+75.25
60–68	66	13	85.00–152.50	$143.92	-46.08
70	70	4	180.00–230.00	$192.50	+20.29
70–71	71	5	125.00–200.00	$154.75	-17.46
72	72	2	165.00	$165.00	-7.21
80–81	80	12	125.00–135.00	$131.64	-3.36
100	100	2	240.00	$240.00	-4.09
145	145	1	210.00	$210.00	+35.22
155	155	1	300.00	$300.00	+40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
97	97	2	170.00	$170.00	+20.00
105–140	122	18	145.00–230.00	$195.20	+20.22
101–148	124	37	150.00–225.00	$188.49	+13.51
157–160	158	3	115.00–180.00	$136.94	-98.06
150–165	164	14	170.00–272.50	$250.69	+32.83

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	43	19	320.00–360.00	$326.02	$140	-63.98
45	45	1	160.00	$160.00	$72	-230.00
40–49	46	14	200.00–305.00	$263.34	$121	+9.67
50–58	56	34	220.00–300.00	$290.70	$163	+39.64
55–59	58	19	330.00–335.00	$333.47	$193	+82.41
60–68	65	69	220.00–310.00	$281.07	$183	-9.89
65–66	66	14	340.00–360.00	$341.41	$225	+50.45
70–78	73	89	190.00–310.00	$260.87	$190	+17.71
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	$84	-65.00
80–89	84	66	170.00–270.00	$241.33	$203	+3.97
92–98	95	52	200.00–245.00	$227.82	$216	-0.89
95	95	1	145.00	$145.00	$138	-83.71
100–106	102	38	175.00–231.00	$227.01	$232	-7.99
110	110	1	120.00	$120.00	$132	-80.30
110–115	113	57	215.00–230.00	$216.90	$245	+16.60
125–127	125	12	145.00–165.00	$150.40	$188	+28.16
126	126	5	130.00	$130.00	$164	-67.28
132	132	2	125.00	$125.00	$165	-5.00
130–135	133	8	200.00–230.00	$221.31	$294	+91.31
140	140	2	110.00	$110.00	$154	-17.54
145–147	146	3	130.00–135.00	$133.35	$195	-16.65
170	170	1	125.00	$125.00	$212	-12.44
155–190	174	5	145.00–210.00	$171.98	$299	+34.54

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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.