Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

1,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,860	526	1,406
Feeder cattle	378	306	0
Slaughter cattle	391	—	391
Replacement cattle	5	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparisons are available this week but good demand was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,610	—
453–468	462	7	370.00–425.00	$393.13	$1,816	—
600–615	608	2	340.00–395.00	$367.84	$2,236	—
695	695	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,398	-40.00
753	753	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,485	—
817–823	821	7	340.00–360.00	$354.32	$2,909	—
962	962	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,982	—
1008	1008	3	300.00	$300.00	$3,024	—
1070	1070	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,836	—
1125	1125	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,812	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1662	1443	21	241.00–248.50	$244.98	$3,535	—
1490	1490	2	232.00	$232.00	$3,457	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,300	—
820	820	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,460	—
977	977	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,687	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,113	—
330–340	333	3	410.00–445.00	$433.10	$1,442	—
505–521	518	6	395.00–400.00	$399.19	$2,068	—
587	587	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,319	—
614–640	618	6	340.00–365.00	$360.69	$2,229	—
675–690	688	8	350.00–370.00	$367.55	$2,529	—
715	715	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,181	—
767	767	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,493	—
945	945	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,788	—
960	960	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,640	—
1030	1030	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,781	—
1070	1070	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,942	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1527	1486	29	237.50–243.50	$241.64	$3,591	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	—
595	595	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,874	—
701	701	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,173	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	80-85%	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,779	—
1195–1650	1416	80-85%	5	165.00–175.00	$170.92	$2,420	—
1550–1670	1622	80-85%	3	186.00–193.00	$189.68	$3,077	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1590	1285	85-90%	2	149.00–150.00	$149.38	$1,920	—
1230–1395	1338	85-90%	3	132.50–141.00	$138.05	$1,847	—
1275–1485	1380	85-90%	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,794	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1880	1880	75-80%	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,572	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1785	1553	3	213.00–218.00	$214.71	$3,334	—
1580–1885	1733	2	186.00–191.00	$188.72	$3,271	—
1585–2310	1892	5	224.00–234.00	$230.69	$4,365	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1590	1590	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
935	935	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–95	86	N/A	40	900.00–1,850.00	$1,398.98	+39.80
85–95	87	N/A	5	1,600.00–2,025.00	$1,814.66	+455.48
100	100	N/A	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	-254.03
100–125	106	N/A	18	1,250.00–1,525.00	$1,371.64	-63.59
100–120	107	N/A	5	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,663.55	+228.32

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–80	73	N/A	2	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,362.07	-411.91
95	95	N/A	2	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,750.00	+424.65

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	210.00	$210.00	$200	—
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	340.00	$340.00	—
145	145	1	480.00	$480.00	—
150	150	1	540.00	$540.00	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1855	1550	2	190.00–199.00	$195.39	$3,029	—
1395–1740	1568	2	203.00–208.00	$205.22	$3,218	—
1725–2005	1892	3	213.00–216.00	$214.75	$4,063	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1580	1323	80-85%	12	159.00–169.00	$164.12	$2,171	—
985–1735	1328	85-90%	24	133.00–142.00	$137.18	$1,822	—
1010–1615	1341	85-90%	13	121.00–131.00	$126.65	$1,698	—
1005–1725	1377	80-85%	14	149.00–158.00	$153.91	$2,119	—
1090–1670	1388	85-90%	17	143.00–153.00	$147.95	$2,054	—
1190–1605	1452	80-85%	5	170.00–180.00	$175.33	$2,546	—
1780–1860	1820	75-80%	2	138.00–143.00	$140.55	$2,558	—
1785–1860	1824	75-80%	4	146.00–156.00	$150.74	$2,749	—
1820–1845	1833	75-80%	2	160.00–176.00	$167.95	$3,079	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	2	210.00	$210.00	$326	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1346–1687	1425	19	217.00–227.00	$222.26	$3,167	—
1306–1597	1471	18	207.00–216.30	$213.56	$3,141	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	245.00	$245.00	$564	—
465	465	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–112	112	12	132.50–170.00	$138.66	$155	—
122–140	134	28	135.00–165.00	$153.80	$206	—
155–180	166	19	110.00–160.00	$151.53	$252	—
219	219	5	117.50	$117.50	$257	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	3	120.00	$120.00	—
50	50	4	290.00	$290.00	—
50	50	3	200.00	$200.00	—
60	60	6	185.00	$185.00	—
60–63	62	12	280.00–287.50	$283.70	—
70	70	3	250.00	$250.00	—
71	71	9	370.00	$370.00	—
122–135	126	3	340.00–400.00	$361.37	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	3	230.00	$230.00	—
230	230	2	300.00	$300.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25–26	26	7	350.00	$350.00	$91	—
37–39	38	22	380.00–420.00	$402.97	$153	—
41–48	46	38	380.00–420.00	$390.40	$180	—
50–58	54	251	372.50–417.00	$392.17	$212	—
61–67	65	81	382.50–420.00	$390.03	$254	—
70–76	74	37	382.50–395.00	$387.32	$287	—
82	82	4	385.00	$385.00	$316	—
90	90	8	360.00	$360.00	$324	—
100–104	102	18	335.00–380.00	$364.98	$372	—
110	110	3	200.00	$200.00	$220	—
120	120	3	220.00	$220.00	$264	—

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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.