Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,123	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
993–1225	1090	6	182.00–192.00	$187.27	$2,041	—
1190–1535	1351	16	193.00–203.00	$195.36	$2,639	-28.64
1403–1456	1429	19	217.00–220.50	$218.84	$3,127	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1140	1055	2	174.00–175.00	$174.46	$1,841	—
1400	1400	3	207.00	$207.00	$2,898	-10.72
1475	1475	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,744	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1695	1361	80-85%	9	139.00–149.00	$142.96	$1,946	—
1230–1680	1424	80-85%	12	154.00–162.50	$156.88	$2,234	—
1080–1685	1444	80-85%	12	128.00–138.00	$133.49	$1,928	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1355	1215	85-90%	2	106.00–108.00	$106.88	$1,299	—
1125–1305	1245	85-90%	3	117.00–120.00	$118.95	$1,481	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620–1725	1673	75-80%	2	137.00–143.00	$139.91	$2,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1423–1780	1512	4	183.00–189.00	$184.77	$2,794	—
1340–2060	1558	4	168.00–172.00	$169.30	$2,638	—
1435–2020	1728	2	152.00–154.00	$152.83	$2,641	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
60–95	85	N/A	36	225.00–920.00	$541.89	+176.88
100–125	107	N/A	23	380.00–850.00	$591.58	+116.00

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	N/A	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,999	—
1195	1195	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,175	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	190.00	$190.00	$256	+25.00
160–175	169	4	150.00–180.00	$159.70	$270	—
215	215	1	185.00	$185.00	$398	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
106	106	3	350.00	$350.00	—
120	120	1	380.00	$380.00	—
150–160	155	2	360.00–490.00	$427.10	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1415	1185	2	142.50–153.00	$148.77	$1,763	—
1165–1485	1325	2	165.00–169.00	$167.24	$2,216	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1650	1376	85-90%	11	106.00–116.00	$112.35	$1,546	-15.84
1225–1670	1403	85-90%	26	117.00–127.00	$122.70	$1,721	—
1370–1665	1494	80-85%	4	148.00–151.00	$149.45	$2,233	—
1270–1710	1534	80-85%	16	137.00–147.00	$142.48	$2,186	-7.97
1335–1730	1534	85-90%	10	128.00–138.00	$132.35	$2,030	-18.10
1375–1635	1544	80-85%	7	130.00–136.00	$133.46	$2,061	-16.99
1375–1965	1670	75-80%	2	145.00–155.00	$149.12	$2,490	+16.41
1785–1960	1890	75-80%	3	137.00–140.00	$138.55	$2,619	—
1835–2365	2025	75-80%	3	125.00–129.50	$127.30	$2,578	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1545	1389	5	158.00–165.00	$162.38	$2,255	-17.53
1265–1650	1430	7	171.00–180.00	$174.28	$2,492	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1555	1384	4	143.00–151.00	$146.26	$2,024	-52.83
1250–1700	1396	13	158.00–168.00	$165.16	$2,306	-33.93
1345–1795	1522	62	172.00–180.00	$176.61	$2,688	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	1	130.00	$130.00	$117	+55.00
105	105	1	120.00	$120.00	$126	+38.94
110	110	1	100.00	$100.00	$110	+18.94
126–145	136	6	130.00–142.50	$137.60	$187	+7.60
160	160	1	110.00	$110.00	$176	-26.44
155–190	172	3	130.00–135.00	$131.50	$226	-4.94
150–195	177	6	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$217	+28.82
200–231	222	5	132.50–140.00	$134.34	$298	+34.34
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	+20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–33	32	5	140.00–170.00	$145.56	+15.56
45	45	8	180.00–220.00	$212.50	-22.71
47–48	47	10	200.00–250.00	$220.25	-14.96
47	47	15	150.00–225.00	$185.00	-50.21
50–58	53	25	210.00–240.00	$227.14	-41.40
50–56	55	6	200.00–255.00	$246.67	-21.87
55–58	57	36	265.00–287.50	$279.36	+10.82
60–67	62	16	210.00–275.00	$257.21	-11.33
60–65	63	4	195.00–275.00	$234.90	-33.64
65–68	67	40	270.00–282.50	$278.25	+68.25
70–75	73	16	200.00–285.00	$239.59	+29.59
70–77	76	31	210.00–310.00	$290.46	+80.46
80–85	83	3	245.00–290.00	$274.70	-11.71
85	85	2	310.00	$310.00	+23.59
90–92	91	3	305.00–310.00	$308.36	+68.36
95	95	1	290.00	$290.00	+50.00
120–125	123	2	280.00–430.00	$356.53	+120.11

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	2	250.00	$250.00	+135.00
105–125	115	3	230.00–280.00	$250.29	+50.29
125–135	132	9	185.00–240.00	$202.76	+1.55
150–190	170	2	245.00–320.00	$286.91	—
165–170	170	11	295.00–340.00	$298.98	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	2	250.00–300.00	$275.00	$69	-23.96
32	32	2	200.00	$200.00	$64	-98.96
39	39	5	405.00	$405.00	$158	+235.00
40–48	44	8	425.00–430.00	$427.27	$188	+105.17
40–47	45	60	310.00–420.00	$404.53	$182	-30.47
50	50	2	220.00	$220.00	$110	+25.00
50–57	54	59	425.00–450.00	$430.57	$233	+2.42
50–58	56	114	320.00–420.00	$403.40	$226	+12.89
60	60	1	100.00	$100.00	$60	-50.00
60	60	9	430.00–435.00	$431.11	$259	+281.11
60–68	62	101	290.00–420.00	$398.99	$247	+248.99
71–78	75	34	300.00–380.00	$361.74	$271	+43.34
75	75	3	220.00	$220.00	$165	-98.40
80–85	83	5	290.00–370.00	$322.17	$267	+172.52
85–88	87	4	150.00–260.00	$176.79	$154	+27.14
90–97	94	17	210.00–330.00	$296.50	$279	+149.03
95	95	3	140.00	$140.00	$133	-144.21
100–103	102	20	180.00–310.00	$265.69	$271	+7.57
105	105	4	135.00–175.00	$156.25	$164	-101.87
111	111	3	145.00	$145.00	$161	-80.00
110–115	112	9	185.00–275.00	$229.04	$257	+4.04
127–128	127	10	205.00–285.00	$256.57	$326	+43.02
130	130	2	140.00	$140.00	$182	-73.55
133–138	136	12	150.00–300.00	$211.33	$287	+98.00
140–145	143	2	155.00–200.00	$177.11	$253	+63.78
155–185	171	6	140.00–200.00	$158.78	$272	+45.81
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	-5.44
210	210	1	140.00	$140.00	$294	—
250	250	1	155.00	$155.00	$388	—

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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.