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Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

1,840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.26/cwt ≈ $2,437/hd at 761 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.55/cwt +112.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,840 1,469 1,576
Feeder cattle 397 202 0
Slaughter cattle 353 348 447
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons are available because the auction was not covered last week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217–1559 1369 29 230.00–239.75 $235.03 $3,218 —
1375 1375 9 240.50 $240.50 $3,307 —
1510 1510 3 229.00 $229.00 $3,458 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 240.00 $240.00 $600 —
495 495 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,856 —
529–536 533 10 405.00–420.00 $412.55 $2,199 +112.55
660–682 667 6 350.00–357.50 $354.95 $2,368 —
745–747 746 4 285.00–305.00 $295.01 $2,201 —
825 825 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,558 —
850 850 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,295 —
935 935 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,431 —
965 965 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,509 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1271–1476 1408 38 229.00–239.85 $237.02 $3,337 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,939 —
592 592 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,279 —
755–790 761 13 305.00–325.00 $320.26 $2,437 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,176 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,002 —
1245–1565 1377 80-85% 6 155.00–163.00 $159.50 $2,196 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,719 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1815 1815 75-80% 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,686 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1540 1500 2 188.00–190.00 $189.03 $2,835 —
1370–1875 1623 2 200.50–206.00 $202.82 $3,292 —
1845 1845 1 220.00 $220.00 $4,059 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1670 1670 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80–85 83 N/A 2 500.00–525.00 $512.12 -797.03
65–95 84 N/A 10 950.00–1,775.00 $1,401.49 +92.34
65–95 84 N/A 46 800.00–1,675.00 $1,241.16 -67.99
105 105 N/A 1 750.00 $750.00 -597.31
100–125 108 N/A 10 750.00–1,650.00 $1,326.74 -20.57
100–125 110 N/A 19 800.00–1,575.00 $1,218.30 -129.01

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
60–90 78 N/A 3 900.00–1,650.00 $1,267.02 +67.56
60–90 78 N/A 3 700.00–825.00 $773.40 -426.06
105–115 110 N/A 2 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,519.32 +485.99

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,192 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1626 1626 4 230.75 $230.75 $3,752 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
192 192 2 147.50 $147.50 $283 -50.71
210 210 1 145.00 $145.00 $304 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 2 230.00 $230.00 -140.00
102–140 115 3 300.00–400.00 $340.70 -29.30
132 132 2 335.00 $335.00 -35.00
190 190 1 500.00 $500.00 +30.00
213 213 3 460.00 $460.00 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,254 —
1525–1925 1725 2 176.00–180.00 $178.23 $3,074 -10.77
1720–2315 1998 5 189.00–196.00 $193.21 $3,860 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1610 1271 85-90% 14 121.00–130.00 $127.37 $1,619 +12.31
1010–1590 1298 85-90% 5 116.00–119.00 $118.10 $1,533 +3.04
1005–1720 1316 85-90% 13 131.00–141.00 $136.83 $1,801 +10.69
1225–1510 1374 80-85% 5 158.00–162.00 $159.92 $2,197 +2.67
1010–1695 1379 80-85% 7 143.00–146.00 $144.35 $1,991 -12.90
1160–1640 1416 80-85% 16 147.00–157.00 $151.49 $2,145 -17.46
1785–1900 1816 75-80% 5 142.00–152.00 $146.50 $2,660 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,942 —
2050 2050 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,870 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1402–1518 1481 14 207.50–213.50 $210.66 $3,120 -8.75
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
167 167 2 265.00 $265.00 $443 —
218 218 3 185.00 $185.00 $403 -45.00
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75–95 91 10 136.00–170.00 $141.60 $129 —
102–128 125 33 135.00–180.00 $151.57 $189 —
150–166 161 21 100.00–155.00 $133.29 $215 -13.51
170–192 182 20 100.00–145.00 $123.36 $225 -6.34
200–243 219 36 90.00–125.00 $102.85 $225 -21.63
256 256 1 100.00 $100.00 $256 —

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Fresh/Milking Cows

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Stage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245–1555 1400 Open 2 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,611.07 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40–45 43 27 200.00–205.00 $202.14 +2.14
45 45 2 220.00 $220.00 +20.00
46 46 7 160.00–165.00 $162.14 -37.86
50–58 55 7 170.00–210.00 $189.12 -89.71
55 55 6 270.00 $270.00 -8.83
61 61 4 180.00 $180.00 -110.27
60–65 63 7 275.00–315.00 $289.77 -0.50
72 72 5 305.00 $305.00 +100.00
77 77 2 245.00 $245.00 -5.00
87 87 2 340.00 $340.00 +102.27
132 132 2 390.00 $390.00 +30.00
143 143 4 250.00 $250.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
82 82 2 155.00 $155.00 -85.00
90 90 6 225.00 $225.00 -15.00
108 108 3 250.00 $250.00 -24.15
113–145 124 8 200.00–250.00 $217.13 -57.02
205 205 2 350.00 $350.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32–38 35 9 440.00–450.00 $442.01 $155 +42.01
41–49 46 93 435.00–495.00 $458.54 $211 +53.40
50–59 56 131 457.50–530.00 $487.97 $273 +0.09
60 60 5 380.00 $380.00 $228 -97.14
60–68 63 132 410.00–490.00 $471.36 $297 -5.78
70–78 73 96 393.00–472.50 $424.31 $310 -8.64
85 85 12 260.00–340.00 $306.67 $261 -102.03
100–107 101 86 300.00–390.00 $322.91 $326 -38.81
105 105 2 270.00 $270.00 $284 -91.72
113 113 14 325.00 $325.00 $367 +135.00

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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.