Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.50/cwt ≈ $1,791/hd at 623 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.10/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,315/hd at 458 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,322	—	—

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1379	1379	5	238.00	$238.00	$3,282	—
1286–1725	1455	43	228.50–237.50	$233.92	$3,404	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	305.00	$305.00	$833	—
410–425	413	5	300.00–335.00	$326.80	$1,350	-33.20
461	461	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,475	-10.00
500–536	520	6	272.50–285.00	$275.31	$1,432	-49.69
580	580	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,668	-5.00
610–630	623	13	282.50–295.00	$287.50	$1,791	—
670	670	4	295.00	$295.00	$1,976	—
773	773	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,280	+42.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	5	217.50–222.00	$219.30	$2,401	—
1185–1560	1362	60	232.00–239.00	$237.29	$3,232	+1.62
1493	1493	10	239.75	$239.75	$3,579	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	3	245.00	$245.00	$811	—
380	380	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,292	+125.00
454–470	458	11	285.00–292.50	$287.10	$1,315	+2.10
546	546	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,447	—
560	560	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,260	—
657	657	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,511	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	4	192.00	$192.00	$1,283	—
810	810	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,397	—
1195	1195	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,942	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1380	1225	80-85%	3	173.00–182.50	$176.58	$2,163	—
1085–1530	1321	80-85%	5	146.00–156.00	$151.30	$1,999	—
1220–1635	1333	80-85%	9	135.00–144.00	$139.87	$1,864	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1320	1139	85-90%	8	122.00–129.00	$125.01	$1,424	—
1055–1455	1210	85-90%	5	130.00–132.00	$131.18	$1,587	+4.16
1205–1350	1278	85-90%	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,470	+1.30

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,383	-11.00
1845	1845	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,952	—
1770–2010	1888	75-80%	3	147.00–152.00	$149.02	$2,813	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1785	1530	3	159.00–160.00	$159.63	$2,442	—
885–2465	1738	9	165.00–175.00	$169.01	$2,937	—
1320–2190	1745	5	180.00–191.00	$185.43	$3,236	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,924

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55–80	70	N/A	3	200.00–325.00	$282.74	-647.70
50–95	79	N/A	65	300.00–1,500.00	$861.24	-69.20
55–95	84	N/A	5	800.00–1,500.00	$1,195.83	+265.39
100	100	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-380.00
100–105	103	N/A	2	975.00	$975.00	-405.00
100–135	110	N/A	23	525.00–1,400.00	$931.72	+55.07

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55–90	76	N/A	8	450.00–1,150.00	$752.07	-118.09
65–90	80	N/A	5	625.00–1,050.00	$773.13	-97.03
100	100	N/A	1	700.00	$700.00	-35.48

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	145.00	$145.00	$232	-40.00
265	265	1	125.00	$125.00	$331	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	+20.00
95	95	1	320.00	$320.00	+60.00
110–131	122	6	260.00–380.00	$334.16	+10.25
150	150	1	375.00	$375.00	-43.92

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,365	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1490	1176	85-90%	14	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$1,232	—
900–1495	1247	85-90%	26	112.50–121.00	$117.70	$1,468	-2.03
1090–1575	1333	80-85%	2	133.00–139.00	$135.45	$1,806	—
1080–1670	1349	85-90%	27	122.00–132.50	$127.20	$1,716	—
1235–1646	1438	80-85%	4	152.00–159.00	$154.31	$2,219	+9.37
1135–1600	1449	80-85%	10	139.00–149.00	$142.68	$2,067	-2.26
1700–1830	1765	75-80%	2	147.00–151.00	$149.07	$2,631	-7.52
1725–1880	1783	75-80%	3	130.00–138.00	$134.44	$2,397	-22.15
1830–1925	1878	75-80%	2	120.00–124.00	$121.95	$2,290	-18.78

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1522	1522	2	215.00	$215.00	$3,272	+8.99
1502–1605	1562	47	204.75–211.00	$209.96	$3,280	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	2	112.50	$112.50	$1,192	—
1138	1138	7	199.00	$199.00	$2,265	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
91	91	8	100.00	$100.00	$91	-18.69
106–129	115	16	120.00–125.00	$122.89	$141	+17.89
115–148	124	15	90.00–110.00	$104.72	$130	-0.28
152–188	167	14	90.00–110.00	$107.17	$179	-37.33
150–181	170	11	135.00–142.50	$138.85	$236	+49.44

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
45	45	2	155.00	$155.00	+27.86
47	47	2	70.00	$70.00	-75.65
50–52	51	9	75.00–135.00	$116.83	-18.17
55	55	2	155.00	$155.00	-45.00
57	57	6	202.50	$202.50	+2.50
62–68	65	7	100.00–155.00	$124.82	-200.18
62–69	66	10	80.00–105.00	$93.17	-231.83
65–67	66	4	220.00–225.00	$222.54	-102.46
70	70	4	85.00–100.00	$92.50	-132.50
73	73	6	220.00	$220.00	+50.05
75	75	2	115.00	$115.00	-54.95
81–87	82	10	130.00–155.00	$147.91	-118.44
85	85	1	290.00	$290.00	+23.65
90	90	2	85.00	$85.00	-181.35
95	95	3	150.00	$150.00	-116.35
98	98	3	250.00	$250.00	-16.35
100	100	2	200.00	$200.00	+35.00
100–117	109	4	200.00–260.00	$232.35	+67.35
100–125	113	2	260.00–285.00	$273.89	+108.89
150	150	1	275.00	$275.00	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	2	100.00	$100.00	+5.00
80	80	4	120.00	$120.00	+25.00
101–121	110	17	150.00–225.00	$188.68	-96.70
100–132	116	15	155.00–215.00	$184.29	-101.09
116	116	3	210.00	$210.00	-75.38

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42–46	44	8	310.00–407.50	$360.97	$159	+86.52
48	48	3	200.00	$200.00	$96	-74.45
50–59	55	68	310.00–399.00	$352.22	$194	-40.61
61–66	64	68	327.50–399.00	$341.93	$219	+4.72
67	67	15	230.00–252.50	$249.50	$167	-87.71
71–79	76	129	277.50–335.00	$299.98	$228	-5.35
82–89	86	125	245.00–287.50	$266.05	$229	-4.98
92–93	93	8	222.50–252.50	$240.28	$223	-29.28
91–98	95	47	266.00–376.00	$319.90	$304	+89.90
100–107	105	71	230.00–260.00	$252.21	$265	+1.08
111–119	116	16	237.50–270.00	$246.87	$286	+66.87
131–135	133	15	251.00–270.00	$260.41	$346	+150.41
141–147	143	8	235.00–250.00	$238.87	$342	+128.87
140–149	148	16	114.00–150.00	$118.26	$175	+8.26
162–165	162	14	120.00–150.00	$125.07	$203	-52.33

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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.