Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

1,758 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,758	1,734	1,273
Feeder cattle	302	257	0
Slaughter cattle	231	554	517

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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	3	241.00	$241.00	$2,832	—
1260–1473	1316	39	230.00–240.50	$236.72	$3,115	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–590	556	7	280.00–310.00	$305.45	$1,698	—
667	667	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,001	—
737	737	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,474	—
788	788	8	273.00	$273.00	$2,151	—
865	865	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,162	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062–1441	1290	42	230.00–238.50	$236.74	$3,054	—
1365	1365	11	239.50	$239.50	$3,269	—
1417	1417	2	224.00	$224.00	$3,174	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,779	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566	566	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,330	—
845	845	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020–1025	1023	2	2,200.00–2,650.00	$2,424.45	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1222–1695	1382	80-85%	12	178.00–188.00	$183.40	$2,535	—
1220–1625	1453	80-85%	5	167.50–175.00	$171.11	$2,486	-11.16
1460–1640	1586	80-85%	4	189.00–195.00	$190.89	$3,028	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710	1710	75-80%	1	179.00	$179.00	$3,061	—
1720–2015	1889	75-80%	5	155.00–160.00	$157.03	$2,966	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185	1185	85-90%	2	157.50–168.00	$162.75	$1,929	+4.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1365	1223	3	220.00–225.00	$222.93	$2,726	—
1245–2160	1528	9	235.00–245.00	$239.08	$3,653	—
1520–1735	1618	3	255.00–260.00	$258.35	$4,180	—

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Baby Bull Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70–85	78	N/A	2	350.00–500.00	$417.74	+76.61
65–95	85	N/A	47	500.00–1,400.00	$909.59	-371.41
80–90	87	N/A	5	750.00–1,025.00	$847.13	-433.87
100	100	N/A	2	800.00–1,200.00	$1,000.00	-510.00
100–140	109	N/A	27	750.00–1,275.00	$942.29	-199.04

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Baby Heifer Calves

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
65–85	77	N/A	3	575.00–825.00	$689.67	+91.59

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	2	170.00	$170.00	$255	—
205	205	2	155.00–180.00	$167.50	$343	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
112–130	124	6	440.00–510.00	$488.92	+68.92
125	125	1	395.00	$395.00	-25.00
205	205	1	550.00	$550.00	+14.10

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1200	1113	2	205.00–210.00	$207.70	$2,312	—
1285	1285	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,442	—
1610–1865	1738	2	230.00–237.50	$233.47	$4,058	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1440	1165	85-90%	12	135.00–143.00	$139.12	$1,621	—
1120–1400	1233	85-90%	6	120.00–130.00	$126.21	$1,556	-3.87
1020–1615	1311	85-90%	31	145.00–155.00	$150.50	$1,973	-29.39
1085–1695	1418	80-85%	10	157.00–160.00	$158.90	$2,253	—
1045–1720	1435	80-85%	12	171.00–181.00	$175.22	$2,514	—
1025–1785	1482	80-85%	21	160.00–170.00	$166.12	$2,462	—
1590–2145	1838	75-80%	5	150.00–160.00	$156.01	$2,867	-10.01
1800–2000	1900	75-80%	2	165.00–168.50	$166.66	$3,167	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1453–1503	1474	12	205.00–212.00	$208.96	$3,080	—
1375–1641	1492	42	215.00–223.50	$218.25	$3,256	—
1365–1835	1647	10	226.00–233.00	$228.89	$3,770	-11.11

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	200.00	$200.00	$666	—
492	492	2	200.00	$200.00	$984	—
567	567	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,332	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65–98	76	24	100.00–150.00	$125.00	$95	-3.71
107–141	116	32	120.00–177.50	$159.87	$185	+29.39

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
16–18	18	13	45.00	$45.00	±0.00
35	35	3	120.00	$120.00	+9.10
42–48	44	20	100.00–135.00	$115.23	-39.03
45–48	47	5	175.00	$175.00	+30.00
51	51	11	170.00–175.00	$173.64	-26.92
51–58	56	19	160.00–175.00	$168.17	-32.39
60	60	1	250.00	$250.00	-12.95
60–66	62	16	225.00–260.00	$237.58	-25.37
60–65	63	12	145.00–200.00	$186.82	-76.13
65	65	2	225.00	$225.00	-37.95
71–79	76	11	235.00–280.00	$264.73	+129.73
75–77	76	4	165.00–195.00	$180.20	+45.20
80	80	2	250.00	$250.00	+115.00
82	82	6	160.00	$160.00	+25.00
95	95	3	190.00	$190.00	+55.00
90–97	96	9	290.00–300.00	$295.60	+160.60
97	97	2	180.00	$180.00	+45.00
107	107	2	400.00	$400.00	+230.00
102–140	115	3	295.00–370.00	$339.48	+169.48
115	115	3	220.00	$220.00	+50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
91	91	5	135.00	$135.00	-65.00
110–132	118	11	175.00–230.00	$195.02	-8.70
135–137	136	3	250.00–300.00	$283.50	+79.78
160	160	1	300.00	$300.00	—
172–180	175	3	285.00–300.00	$290.15	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
37	37	4	300.00	$300.00	$111	-70.00
45–47	46	7	280.00–310.00	$301.16	$139	-21.95
52–58	55	25	305.00–335.00	$325.80	$179	-4.21
60–68	63	66	285.00–345.00	$324.09	$204	+7.42
72	72	14	267.50	$267.50	$193	-43.44
71–79	77	47	285.00–355.00	$321.03	$247	+55.95
81–89	83	111	275.00–315.00	$284.61	$236	-24.56
90–96	93	48	285.00–325.00	$307.22	$286	-24.51
100–105	104	27	307.50–335.00	$313.46	$326	-42.53
105	105	2	195.00	$195.00	$205	-160.99
119	119	5	310.00	$310.00	$369	+60.00
125	125	2	355.00	$355.00	$444	+105.00
127–129	128	7	210.00–240.00	$218.48	$280	+3.48
135	135	2	300.00	$300.00	$405	+85.00

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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.