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Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

1,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,421 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194 1194 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,913 —
1225–1380 1287 5 224.00–224.25 $224.14 $2,885 —
1202–1468 1332 20 225.00–235.50 $227.85 $3,035 -15.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,156 —
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 —
425 425 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,530 —
475 475 3 310.00–340.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
525 525 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 —
561 561 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,641 —
782 782 2 252.50 $252.50 $1,975 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146–1627 1391 70 231.00–239.00 $235.67 $3,278 -8.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 215.00 $215.00 $838 —
485 485 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,382 —
665 665 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,596 —
900 900 4 207.50 $207.50 $1,868 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1500 1298 80-85% 6 159.00–169.00 $162.65 $2,111 +19.22
1205–1675 1399 80-85% 4 143.00–153.00 $149.35 $2,089 —
1370–1705 1478 80-85% 5 135.00–142.00 $138.24 $2,043 -35.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1280 1205 85-90% 3 122.00–130.00 $127.02 $1,531 —
1080–1420 1265 85-90% 3 110.00–117.00 $113.70 $1,438 -22.75
1000–1660 1330 85-90% 2 133.00–138.00 $134.88 $1,794 +10.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695 1695 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,983 —
1755 1755 75-80% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1900 1636 4 166.00–175.00 $170.49 $2,789 —
1470–1845 1695 3 200.00–208.00 $203.36 $3,447 —
1610–2020 1866 4 185.00–194.00 $189.95 $3,544 -18.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1056 1056 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50–95 84 N/A 110 350.00–1,550.00 $930.44 +46.57
75–95 85 N/A 7 600.00–1,500.00 $1,047.69 +163.82
100 100 N/A 5 950.00–1,500.00 $1,380.00 +80.00
100–140 109 N/A 72 400.00–1,475.00 $876.65 -159.17
155 155 N/A 1 400.00 $400.00 +150.00

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65–90 78 N/A 4 575.00–1,425.00 $870.16 -284.53
85 85 N/A 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +209.80
100–105 103 N/A 3 500.00–1,100.00 $735.48 -164.52

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 2 265.00 $265.00 $244 —
110 110 1 235.00 $235.00 $258 +5.00
175 175 1 185.00 $185.00 $324 +52.67

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
52 52 2 125.00 $125.00 +10.57
65 65 4 100.00 $100.00 -14.43
87 87 2 220.00 $220.00 +80.00
90 90 3 260.00 $260.00 +85.00
90 90 1 210.00 $210.00 +35.00
105–140 115 4 270.00–400.00 $323.91 +63.91
145 145 2 370.00 $370.00 +110.00
150–175 164 9 310.00–475.00 $418.92 +18.92
155–175 165 2 350.00–420.00 $387.12 -12.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,184 +33.00
2260–2585 2423 2 168.00–175.00 $171.27 $4,150 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1455 1240 85-90% 13 115.00–124.00 $119.73 $1,485 —
820–1570 1256 85-90% 10 102.50–112.50 $107.83 $1,354 -11.12
1015–1705 1374 85-90% 34 125.00–135.00 $130.53 $1,793 —
1120–1630 1415 80-85% 14 139.00–149.00 $144.94 $2,051 —
1190–1610 1461 80-85% 5 152.00–157.50 $153.99 $2,250 +16.86
1155–1735 1470 80-85% 10 132.00–140.00 $135.63 $1,994 -1.50
1715–1810 1783 75-80% 4 153.50–159.00 $156.59 $2,792 +10.93
1775–2025 1857 75-80% 6 136.00–143.00 $140.73 $2,613 —
1915 1915 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,490 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1423 1423 3 217.50 $217.50 $3,095 —
1427 1427 4 196.00 $196.00 $2,797 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 175.00 $175.00 $499 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1551 1439 19 193.50–198.00 $196.65 $2,830 —
1481 1481 3 212.00 $212.00 $3,140 —
1265–1685 1543 63 200.00–209.00 $206.01 $3,179 -6.27
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 140.00–195.00 $168.72 $380 —
295 295 1 165.00 $165.00 $487 —
305–320 316 4 205.00–212.50 $206.81 $654 —
462–495 467 7 195.00–209.00 $206.88 $966 —
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–585 583 2 120.00–135.00 $127.53 $743 —
650 650 1 145.00 $145.00 $942 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80–97 92 10 115.00–120.00 $118.69 $109 —
115 115 13 105.00 $105.00 $121 +28.45
121–136 133 20 110.00–120.00 $112.03 $149 +35.48
140–148 146 9 137.50–140.00 $138.03 $202 +15.53
157 157 2 115.00 $115.00 $181 -32.50
157–176 166 12 135.00–160.00 $144.50 $240 -3.00
150–190 170 4 85.00–95.00 $89.41 $152 -58.09
205–206 205 12 100.00–107.50 $103.13 $211 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
41–44 42 15 50.00–85.00 $68.05 -86.95
42 42 2 105.00 $105.00 -50.00
40–48 45 5 120.00–140.00 $127.14 -27.86
45–48 46 9 140.00–150.00 $145.65 -9.35
51 51 3 135.00 $135.00 -61.94
55 55 2 200.00 $200.00 +3.06
59 59 5 215.00 $215.00 +18.06
60 60 2 175.00 $175.00 -21.94
60 60 6 110.00 $110.00 -86.94
62 62 4 325.00 $325.00 +128.06
70 70 1 225.00 $225.00 -12.66
72 72 2 190.00 $190.00 -47.66
72–76 73 11 145.00–185.00 $169.95 -67.71
80–86 83 15 210.00–300.00 $266.35 +66.35
102 102 2 165.00 $165.00 -75.00

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 2 95.00 $95.00 -50.00
89 89 5 180.00 $180.00 +35.00
95 95 2 235.00–255.00 $245.00 +100.00
120–143 134 5 280.00–295.00 $285.38 +60.38
141 141 3 290.00 $290.00 +65.00
155 155 1 260.00 $260.00 +46.67

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
23 23 3 310.00 $310.00 $71 -10.00
28 28 6 200.00–220.00 $210.00 $59 -110.00
32 32 2 230.00 $230.00 $74 -90.00
40–45 41 22 270.00–285.00 $274.45 $113 -45.55
51–58 54 86 345.00–420.00 $392.83 $212 +48.60
60–69 62 111 265.00–365.00 $337.21 $209 +23.97
72 72 2 190.00 $190.00 $137 -99.70
70–79 74 127 245.00–335.00 $305.33 $226 +15.63
81–88 84 92 267.50–280.00 $271.03 $228 +18.93
84 84 15 142.50 $142.50 $120 -109.60
90–98 91 74 252.50–275.00 $269.56 $245 +54.56
96 96 3 230.00 $230.00 $221 -21.02
100–108 106 39 247.50–259.00 $251.13 $266 +36.13
111–117 114 26 249.00–252.50 $249.95 $285 +8.95
117 117 2 180.00 $180.00 $211 +15.00
120 120 2 180.00 $180.00 $216 +15.00
125 125 2 240.00 $240.00 $300 +75.00
135 135 5 110.00 $110.00 $148 -55.00
150–163 157 7 170.00–182.50 $177.40 $279 —

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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.