Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,260	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1450	1275	12	188.00–198.00	$193.57	$2,468	—
1115–1722	1446	26	200.00–210.00	$204.34	$2,955	-14.50
1315–1598	1472	24	211.00–221.00	$216.03	$3,180	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1338–1410	1382	26	212.00–218.00	$216.69	$2,995	—
1232–1595	1406	14	193.00–202.25	$200.26	$2,816	-6.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1590	1365	80-85%	3	123.50–132.00	$126.58	$1,728	-16.38
1300–1670	1543	80-85%	9	135.00–145.00	$139.03	$2,145	—
1445–1625	1551	80-85%	4	148.00–158.00	$150.33	$2,332	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1320	1128	85-90%	8	109.00–118.00	$112.17	$1,265	—
1230–1505	1368	85-90%	2	122.00–123.00	$122.55	$1,676	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1835	1745	75-80%	2	130.00	$130.00	$2,268	—
1745	1745	75-80%	1	119.00	$119.00	$2,077	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–2235	1870	3	164.00–165.00	$164.40	$3,074	—
1670–2115	1909	5	170.00–178.00	$173.67	$3,315	—
2110	2110	1	193.00	$193.00	$4,072	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55–95	81	N/A	55	120.00–960.00	$479.02	-62.87
100–135	109	N/A	16	300.00–900.00	$626.60	+35.02
165	165	N/A	1	260.00	$260.00	—

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55–80	65	N/A	4	105.00–860.00	$406.44	—
105	105	N/A	1	480.00	$480.00	-320.00

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1222	1222	2	187.00	$187.00	$2,285	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
102	102	2	310.00	$310.00	-40.00
100–135	118	2	320.00–350.00	$332.77	-47.23
185–190	188	2	450.00–465.00	$457.40	+30.30
250	250	1	480.00	$480.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640–1650	1645	2	159.00–170.00	$164.52	$2,706	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1670	1332	85-90%	22	95.00–104.00	$100.70	$1,341	—
995–1720	1432	85-90%	47	105.00–115.00	$111.35	$1,595	-11.35
1025–1730	1485	85-90%	28	116.00–126.00	$120.72	$1,793	-28.73
1190–1695	1537	80-85%	14	125.00–133.00	$129.26	$1,987	-13.22
1485–1680	1572	80-85%	3	139.00–149.50	$144.09	$2,265	—
1760	1760	80-85%	1	122.50	$122.50	$2,156	—
1797–1800	1798	75-80%	3	109.00–110.00	$109.67	$1,972	—
1790–1953	1867	75-80%	12	115.00–121.00	$118.42	$2,211	-20.13
1830–2065	1939	75-80%	8	124.00–133.50	$126.17	$2,446	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1359–1476	1409	10	171.50–174.00	$172.92	$2,436	-1.36
1250–1575	1438	4	156.00–163.50	$160.40	$2,307	-13.88

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1350	1192	5	154.00–158.00	$155.50	$1,854	—
1240–1715	1412	8	162.00–168.00	$164.90	$2,328	—
1375–1609	1536	64	169.50–179.10	$177.69	$2,729	+1.08

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	$104	-20.00
127–135	130	4	110.00–120.00	$116.84	$152	-20.76
130	130	1	130.00	$130.00	$169	-7.60
110–147	136	5	70.00–95.00	$86.13	$117	-51.47
150	150	2	65.00	$65.00	$98	-45.00
162–190	180	8	107.50–125.00	$115.26	$207	-7.26
170–184	182	8	130.00	$130.00	$237	+7.48
200	200	1	135.00	$135.00	$270	+0.66
245	245	1	100.00	$100.00	$245	-20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	2	120.00	$120.00	-25.56
30–35	34	4	100.00–110.00	$107.41	-38.15
40	40	8	160.00	$160.00	-52.50
40–45	42	8	140.00–190.00	$166.84	-45.66
45	45	2	180.00	$180.00	-32.50
50–58	55	15	190.00–260.00	$233.93	-12.74
55–58	56	11	150.00–240.00	$168.82	-77.85
61–67	64	6	240.00–290.00	$277.98	+43.08
67	67	2	280.00	$280.00	+1.75
73–76	75	9	270.00–290.00	$281.30	-9.16
80–85	83	3	260.00–280.00	$266.40	-8.30
90–98	95	10	235.00–310.00	$263.30	-26.70
105–140	123	6	200.00–270.00	$223.32	-133.21

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
82	82	2	180.00	$180.00	-70.00
85	85	2	200.00	$200.00	-50.00
90	90	2	150.00–190.00	$170.00	—
90–95	93	3	210.00–270.00	$250.71	—
100–130	121	8	200.00–350.00	$271.68	+21.39
115–145	127	26	130.00–235.00	$185.93	-16.83
155	155	1	260.00	$260.00	-26.91
150–192	172	11	210.00–285.00	$255.51	-31.40
200–230	215	2	270.00–300.00	$286.05	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–37	35	23	315.00–350.00	$334.94	$117	+134.94
40–49	46	65	250.00–385.00	$348.95	$161	-55.58
47–48	48	17	412.50–415.00	$413.98	$199	+9.45
50	50	3	190.00	$190.00	$95	-30.00
50–58	53	187	290.00–397.50	$370.86	$197	-59.71
50–58	53	57	400.00–420.00	$409.90	$217	-20.67
62–65	62	32	410.00–415.00	$410.33	$254	+11.34
60–69	65	45	240.00–380.00	$329.28	$214	-69.71
73	73	3	140.00	$140.00	$102	-221.74
70–79	74	54	295.00–380.00	$334.31	$247	-27.43
80–85	82	25	292.50–347.50	$318.56	$261	-3.61
85	85	2	140.00–230.00	$185.00	$157	-137.17
90	90	2	270.00–302.50	$286.25	$258	+109.46
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	$140	-21.79
105	105	2	310.00	$310.00	$326	+153.75
100–108	107	16	155.00–175.00	$162.73	$174	+6.48
110	110	2	290.00	$290.00	$319	+145.00
112–115	112	8	110.00–150.00	$129.31	$145	-99.73
125	125	2	215.00–240.00	$227.50	$284	-29.07
125	125	1	175.00	$175.00	$219	-81.57
130–135	133	2	152.50–235.00	$194.53	$259	+54.53
133–137	135	5	140.00–145.00	$142.04	$192	-69.29
150–188	160	50	128.00–161.00	$141.54	$226	-17.24
155–190	172	21	150.00–185.00	$164.33	$283	+5.55
212	212	2	122.50	$122.50	$260	-17.50
215	215	1	160.00	$160.00	$344	+20.00
275	275	1	135.00	$135.00	$371	-20.00

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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.