Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

1,796 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,796	1,364	1,567
Slaughter cattle	484	447	507

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending higher while 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
1260–1326	1283	9	194.00–197.00	$195.64	$2,510	—
1090–1537	1372	6	157.00–166.00	$162.00	$2,223	-35.15
1195–1830	1408	21	173.00–182.00	$178.14	$2,508	—
1270–1670	1450	60	184.00–193.25	$190.41	$2,761	+11.11

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1325	1323	2	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$1,753	-56.83
1300–1420	1360	2	171.00–175.00	$172.91	$2,352	—
1220–1428	1362	28	184.00–194.50	$188.25	$2,564	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1650	1348	80-85%	5	126.00–136.00	$129.04	$1,739	—
1205–1585	1388	80-85%	8	105.00–112.50	$109.51	$1,520	—
1280–1690	1445	80-85%	11	115.50–124.00	$119.22	$1,723	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1305	1086	85-90%	4	80.00–89.00	$84.35	$916	—
1035–1385	1232	85-90%	8	106.00–115.00	$110.45	$1,361	+17.27
1040–1410	1241	85-90%	7	91.00–101.00	$95.38	$1,184	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	75-80%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,932	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1295	1250	2	117.00–123.00	$119.89	$1,499	—
1730–1935	1833	2	151.50–153.00	$152.21	$2,790	—
1625–2125	1868	3	139.00–149.00	$144.55	$2,700	+0.41

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–95	86	N/A	20	130.00–930.00	$550.87	—
100–130	108	N/A	23	290.00–820.00	$597.36	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75–95	85	N/A	2	275.00–325.00	$297.06	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1510	1398	2	169.50–178.00	$174.09	$2,434	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–132	126	3	110.00	$110.00	$139	-55.00
170–190	177	3	80.00–100.00	$93.58	$166	-56.42
237	237	2	100.00	$100.00	$237	-44.30

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135	135	1	320.00	$320.00	+70.00
145	145	2	300.00	$300.00	+50.00
190–195	193	2	420.00–430.00	$425.06	+13.30

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1345	1243	2	120.00–129.00	$124.13	$1,543	—
1255	1255	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,393	—
1845–2510	2178	2	138.00	$138.00	$3,006	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1495	1179	85-90%	14	82.00–89.50	$86.99	$1,026	—
870–1580	1302	85-90%	35	90.00–100.50	$94.77	$1,234	—
1310	1310	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,624	—
1095–1625	1362	85-90%	11	101.00–111.00	$104.52	$1,424	—
1460–1780	1611	80-85%	9	95.00–103.00	$99.92	$1,610	—
1485–1775	1616	80-85%	14	108.50–116.00	$112.22	$1,813	+4.99
1775–1920	1841	75-80%	6	100.00–110.50	$103.61	$1,907	-14.37
1865	1865	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,641	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1795	1526	8	156.50–165.50	$158.94	$2,425	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1246–1715	1427	11	151.00–158.50	$156.06	$2,227	—
1448	1448	3	169.50	$169.50	$2,454	—
1390–1535	1463	2	143.50–145.50	$144.45	$2,113	-1.21
1352–1745	1565	74	159.00–169.00	$165.18	$2,585	-1.56

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
87	87	9	45.00	$45.00	$39	—
114–145	119	6	115.00	$115.00	$137	±0.00
122–146	141	13	70.00–85.00	$80.23	$113	-9.77
152–176	159	17	105.00–115.00	$112.25	$178	-17.75
150–185	166	13	60.00–100.00	$86.78	$144	+18.16
170–190	180	4	120.00–125.00	$121.18	$218	+18.18
200–240	214	11	80.00–95.00	$85.45	$183	-24.55
215	215	1	105.00	$105.00	$226	-5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
22	22	4	32.50	$32.50	-68.39
28	28	3	80.00	$80.00	-20.89
30	30	1	35.00	$35.00	-65.89
38	38	3	90.00	$90.00	+15.00
40–47	43	20	45.00–130.00	$79.28	-42.80
48	48	6	157.50	$157.50	+28.80
52–55	53	3	175.00–185.00	$178.46	+32.46
51–58	55	18	75.00–130.00	$104.19	-41.81
61–62	61	27	175.00–195.00	$176.50	-9.75
60–67	63	18	100.00–145.00	$121.67	-64.58
70–76	73	9	120.00–150.00	$138.40	-26.60
70–78	76	4	165.00–170.00	$166.15	+1.15
80–85	81	4	175.00–185.00	$182.38	+50.74
80–85	83	12	125.00–180.00	$163.77	+32.13
95	95	5	220.00–230.00	$222.00	+90.36
100–145	116	9	170.00–220.00	$198.77	-41.23
110–135	123	2	165.00–260.00	$217.35	+7.35

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
86	86	5	155.00	$155.00	-15.00
93	93	5	135.00	$135.00	-35.00
90–96	95	5	150.00–155.00	$154.05	-15.95
105–135	113	23	160.00–185.00	$173.09	-22.11
105–147	129	7	100.00–220.00	$163.47	-25.02
156	156	3	225.00	$225.00	+88.06
155–175	168	3	135.00–360.00	$290.94	+40.25

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27–28	28	5	255.00–300.00	$272.61	$76	-53.41
30	30	1	310.00	$310.00	$93	-16.02
40–45	43	2	125.00–165.00	$143.82	$62	-182.20
40–49	44	33	200.00–300.00	$263.44	$116	-62.58
47–49	49	12	330.00	$330.00	$162	+66.66
52	52	4	120.00	$120.00	$62	-170.70
50–56	53	10	320.00–360.00	$336.57	$178	+45.87
55–59	57	65	210.00–317.50	$287.30	$164	-3.40
63–66	64	13	355.00–370.00	$366.41	$235	+85.34
60–69	65	76	170.00–315.00	$249.90	$162	-31.17
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	$101	-126.07
70–78	72	71	170.00–290.00	$231.25	$166	-29.62
80–89	85	71	140.00–260.00	$206.26	$175	-35.07
90–99	93	113	145.00–230.00	$205.49	$191	-22.33
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	$119	-102.82
100–107	102	46	180.00–225.00	$195.93	$200	-31.08
105	105	1	135.00	$135.00	$142	-92.01
110–118	114	92	140.00–189.00	$177.45	$202	-39.45
110–119	118	51	105.00–130.00	$119.39	$141	-97.51
120–128	125	28	130.00–175.00	$163.34	$204	+12.94
125	125	1	100.00	$100.00	$125	-50.40
132–135	134	8	110.00–115.00	$112.53	$151	-108.78
130–138	136	8	125.00–160.00	$148.69	$202	-72.62
140	140	2	110.00	$110.00	$154	±0.00
150–175	156	13	120.00–170.00	$154.44	$241	+29.44
152–173	167	8	102.50–110.00	$104.52	$175	-20.48

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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.