Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

1,664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,664	1,662	998
Feeder cattle	300	250	0
Slaughter cattle	384	383	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 13.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 20.00 higher with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1442	1442	7	241.75	$241.75	$3,486	—
1315–1520	1475	44	232.75–236.25	$235.61	$3,475	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
271	271	3	225.00	$225.00	$610	—
305	305	1	180.00	$180.00	$549	—
445	445	1	210.00	$210.00	$934	—
655	655	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,802	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098	1098	3	225.00	$225.00	$2,470	—
1443	1443	10	240.00	$240.00	$3,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,295	—
797	797	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,714	—
905	905	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,683	—
960	960	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,224	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,708	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,244	—
922	922	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,936	—
1060	1060	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,120	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	80-85%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,793	—
1125–1370	1238	80-85%	5	150.00–159.00	$155.36	$1,923	—
1245	1245	80-85%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,017	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,320	—
1050–1405	1228	85-90%	3	135.00–139.00	$137.19	$1,685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1760	1760	75-80%	1	147.00	$147.00	$2,587	—
1850	1850	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$3,145	—
2215	2215	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$3,566	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1655	1548	2	186.00–192.00	$188.79	$2,922	—
1065–1890	1552	6	194.00–203.00	$197.74	$3,069	—
1980	1980	1	215.00	$215.00	$4,257	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50–70	60	N/A	5	225.00–275.00	$249.17	-100.83
50–95	80	N/A	35	425.00–1,675.00	$945.61	-391.89
75–95	83	N/A	3	1,150.00–1,575.00	$1,419.00	+475.65
100	100	N/A	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	+521.52
100–120	107	N/A	28	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,207.64	+29.16

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65	65	N/A	1	250.00	$250.00	-61.82
60–80	70	N/A	2	550.00–1,050.00	$835.71	+523.89
80–90	85	N/A	2	1,450.00–1,475.00	$1,463.24	+863.24
150	150	N/A	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	175.00	$175.00	$315	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
92	92	4	290.00	$290.00	+70.00
115	115	1	300.00	$300.00	-83.22
120	120	2	375.00	$375.00	-8.22
167–180	174	4	390.00–520.00	$457.44	-22.56
200	200	1	450.00	$450.00	—
200	200	2	530.00–550.00	$540.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1715	1635	2	172.00–180.00	$175.80	$2,874	—
1660	1660	1	214.00	$214.00	$3,552	—
1850–2145	1998	2	195.00–198.00	$196.39	$3,924	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1420	1227	85-90%	9	112.50–120.00	$116.74	$1,432	—
995–1530	1288	85-90%	19	123.00–132.50	$128.49	$1,655	+4.58
1045–1745	1372	85-90%	13	134.00–143.00	$138.40	$1,899	+1.29
1180–1615	1407	80-85%	11	145.00–151.00	$148.60	$2,091	—
1030–1760	1460	80-85%	21	152.00–161.00	$156.06	$2,278	—
1310–1635	1531	80-85%	5	164.00–169.00	$165.37	$2,532	+8.33
1790	1790	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,255	—
1780–1820	1800	75-80%	3	135.00–141.00	$138.35	$2,490	—
1770–2070	1888	75-80%	4	154.00–160.00	$156.71	$2,959	-5.61

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1333	1333	3	218.00	$218.00	$2,906	—
1463–1520	1475	16	206.50–215.00	$208.77	$3,079	—
1558–1572	1566	7	200.00–202.00	$200.85	$3,145	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
121–125	123	5	135.00–140.00	$137.96	$170	+17.96
100–142	134	12	150.00–165.00	$160.04	$214	+40.04
163	163	3	160.00	$160.00	$261	+35.00
167	167	2	125.00	$125.00	$209	±0.00
218	218	3	105.00	$105.00	$229	-30.00
221	221	6	137.50	$137.50	$304	+2.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
32	32	2	105.00	$105.00	-105.30
42–47	45	9	165.00–185.00	$169.17	-41.13
51	51	3	245.00	$245.00	+45.00
52–57	55	6	250.00–290.00	$266.87	+66.87
56	56	3	280.00	$280.00	+80.00
56–57	56	23	300.00	$300.00	+100.00
60–65	62	39	295.00–327.50	$315.89	+40.01
65	65	3	220.00	$220.00	-55.88
61–69	67	17	200.00–290.00	$224.12	-100.88
70–75	73	5	300.00–325.00	$309.59	-0.90
75–78	77	4	225.00–230.00	$227.55	-112.45
80	80	7	230.00	$230.00	-110.00
87	87	4	310.00	$310.00	-17.25
95	95	3	320.00–340.00	$333.33	-41.67
102	102	2	200.00	$200.00	-184.57
100–136	116	8	280.00–380.00	$310.52	-74.05
110–142	118	10	235.00–320.00	$259.84	-124.73

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
77	77	2	230.00	$230.00	-95.00
95	95	2	200.00	$200.00	-125.00
101–135	111	17	200.00–300.00	$246.64	-18.63
105–120	115	3	220.00–270.00	$254.78	-10.49
160	160	1	320.00	$320.00	+43.05
210	210	1	320.00	$320.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35–37	37	8	460.00–480.00	$464.79	$172	+42.46
43–49	47	32	485.00–520.00	$499.20	$235	+67.77
50–58	53	114	420.00–530.00	$491.29	$260	+23.26
60–67	64	49	400.00–495.00	$466.91	$299	+39.05
72–76	74	63	410.00–500.00	$447.21	$331	+47.50
82–88	84	29	360.00–395.00	$385.31	$324	-4.13
97	97	4	155.00–285.00	$220.00	$213	-129.00
97–98	98	7	330.00–365.00	$355.07	$348	+6.07
102–107	105	4	320.00–330.00	$324.88	$341	-22.44
110–114	112	24	270.00–360.00	$325.12	$364	-14.88
112–115	114	9	190.00–245.00	$219.06	$250	-120.94
121–127	123	5	285.00–315.00	$302.65	$372	+1.94
132–135	134	11	145.00–180.00	$169.19	$227	-102.96
145	145	3	310.00	$310.00	$450	+22.72
150	150	12	270.00	$270.00	$405	+79.52
170–185	180	13	145.00–180.00	$168.64	$304	-21.84

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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.