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Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 798 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1187–1424 1315 40 237.00–246.50 $240.63 $3,164 -12.64
1468 1468 3 248.00 $248.00 $3,641 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093–1510 1211 9 229.00–235.00 $232.27 $2,813 —
1315–1388 1350 25 252.25–253.00 $252.59 $3,410 -3.43
1349–1408 1368 15 240.00–249.00 $246.14 $3,367 -9.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1455 1408 2 202.00–206.00 $204.07 $2,873 —
1365–1525 1445 2 215.00–221.00 $218.17 $3,153 —
1430–2050 1740 2 189.00–193.00 $191.36 $3,330 -28.53

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–185 175 4 140.00–150.00 $144.71 $253 +14.71
215 215 1 130.00 $130.00 $280 +17.35

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
106 106 3 340.00 $340.00 +180.00
105–145 130 3 330.00–450.00 $413.97 +24.01
155–182 169 4 410.00–430.00 $420.80 +43.88
180–185 183 2 500.00–550.00 $525.34 +148.42

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1205 1120 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,736 —
1210–1750 1480 2 169.00–175.00 $171.45 $2,537 —
1350–1685 1510 3 183.00–188.00 $185.39 $2,799 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1272–1280 1275 3 239.00–242.00 $240.00 $3,060 —
1305–1600 1479 22 202.00–212.00 $206.50 $3,054 -3.43

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 110.00 $110.00 $138 -30.00
130 130 6 130.00 $130.00 $169 -10.00
187 187 2 110.00 $110.00 $206 -26.62
227–236 234 10 132.50–150.00 $135.89 $318 +15.89
285 285 3 120.00 $120.00 $342 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
31–35 32 6 130.00–135.00 $134.08 -15.92
36 36 4 125.00 $125.00 -25.00
45–47 46 14 250.00–290.00 $278.92 +189.07
45–47 46 8 160.00–170.00 $164.89 +75.04
50–57 54 10 195.00–200.00 $197.34 +5.96
50–59 56 17 140.00–190.00 $160.23 +34.73
50–57 56 14 120.00–125.00 $120.97 -4.53
61–68 64 9 175.00–220.00 $200.06 -9.27
63–67 66 17 225.00–275.00 $257.87 +48.54
70 70 7 175.00–180.00 $178.57 +87.44
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 +108.87
85–86 86 4 305.00–320.00 $316.28 +66.28
92 92 2 280.00 $280.00 +30.00
90–97 94 4 180.00–190.00 $185.19 -64.81
125–140 133 4 245.00–340.00 $295.19 —
135 135 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 220.00 $220.00 +120.00
65 65 2 120.00 $120.00 +20.00
93–97 95 5 115.00–200.00 $149.86 -10.14
105–125 113 10 120.00–185.00 $158.68 +18.04
150 150 1 115.00 $115.00 -150.00
155–165 160 3 230.00–260.00 $246.56 -18.44

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40–48 46 25 230.00–295.00 $253.57 $117 -67.60
50–59 56 64 230.00–315.00 $272.76 $153 -37.05
60–67 64 65 250.00–305.00 $267.16 $171 -4.51
70–78 74 74 250.00–280.00 $268.24 $198 +1.85
80–89 86 108 243.00–270.00 $247.05 $212 -6.24
90–98 93 73 240.00–257.50 $250.48 $233 +11.57
100–105 101 19 240.00–245.00 $241.72 $244 +2.37
110 110 11 240.00 $240.00 $264 -10.00
120 120 2 135.00 $135.00 $162 -37.45
130 130 1 175.00 $175.00 $228 +24.98
130 130 5 240.00–245.00 $241.00 $313 +90.98
142–146 144 10 157.50–175.00 $166.37 $240 +6.37
146 146 4 257.50 $257.50 $376 +97.50
155 155 1 245.00 $245.00 $380 +98.65
151–190 184 22 185.00–197.50 $186.40 $343 +40.05

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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.