Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Corrected report

1,475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,475	1,351	0
Slaughter cattle	489	227	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00-4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted. Choice/prime wooled and shorn slaughter lambs weighing 60-70 lbs were mostly steady to 5.00 higher; 70-80 lbs lambs were 20.00-30.00 higher; 80-90 lbs lambs were 5.00-10.00 lower; 90-100 lbs lambs were 10.00-15.00 higher; lambs 100-110 lbs were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Hair breeds too few to fully test. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls were not well tested but a lower undertone was noted
↕ Slaughter cattle: slaughter steers were 1.00-4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00-4.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1082–1395	1210	7	212.50–219.00	$214.37	$2,594	—
1222	1222	2	204.00	$204.00	$2,493	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	700.00	$700.00	$420	—
60	60	1	300.00	$300.00	$180	—
90	90	1	750.00	$750.00	$675	—
95	95	1	350.00	$350.00	$332	—
100	100	1	900.00	$900.00	$900	—
1116–1440	1219	13	209.00–215.00	$213.20	$2,599	—
1210–1440	1328	71	217.00–227.00	$224.34	$2,979	+0.92
1499	1499	5	229.00	$229.00	$3,433	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	350.00	$350.00	$192	—
60–65	63	4	500.00–750.00	$634.00	$399	—
65	65	1	800.00	$800.00	$520	—
70	70	1	500.00	$500.00	$350	—
70–75	73	12	650.00–1,050.00	$822.30	$600	—
70–75	73	4	975.00–1,050.00	$1,011.64	$738	—
80	80	2	800.00	$800.00	$640	—
80–85	84	15	625.00–1,025.00	$851.00	$715	—
85	85	2	800.00–1,125.00	$962.50	$818	—
90	90	1	850.00	$850.00	$765	—
90–95	92	16	700.00–1,025.00	$910.84	$838	—
90–95	92	3	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,034.09	$951	—
100–105	102	11	825.00–975.00	$920.42	$939	—
100–105	103	2	850.00–1,110.00	$983.17	$1,013	—
105	105	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	$1,181	—
110–115	112	8	700.00–875.00	$817.74	$916	—
115	115	1	775.00	$775.00	$891	—
120–125	123	3	700.00–775.00	$733.45	$902	—
130	130	1	800.00	$800.00	$1,040	—
130	130	1	750.00	$750.00	$975	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1325	1254	80-85%	5	153.00–162.00	$156.07	$1,957	—
1250–1685	1404	80-85%	5	140.00–145.00	$142.70	$2,004	—
1455–1620	1538	80-85%	2	130.00–133.00	$131.42	$2,021	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	85-90%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,156	—
930–1270	1138	85-90%	4	132.00–139.00	$135.89	$1,546	—
995–1415	1230	85-90%	6	120.00–130.00	$122.66	$1,509	-19.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1755–1905	1830	75-80%	2	143.00–149.00	$145.88	$2,670	-4.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1570	1525	2	180.00–187.00	$183.60	$2,800	—
1215–2165	1698	4	191.00–199.00	$195.27	$3,316	—
1545–2005	1706	5	203.00–211.00	$207.72	$3,544	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1216	1216	3	211.00	$211.00	$2,566	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	320.00	$320.00	$272	—
180	180	2	165.00	$165.00	$297	-20.00
227–240	231	3	125.00–135.00	$131.54	$304	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	—
130	130	1	210.00	$210.00	-130.00
145	145	1	330.00	$330.00	-70.00

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1580	1510	2	185.00–187.00	$186.05	$2,809	—
1640	1640	1	196.00	$196.00	$3,214	—
2306	2306	3	175.00	$175.00	$4,036	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1425	1279	85-90%	13	110.00–119.00	$114.59	$1,466	-4.84
910–1690	1357	85-90%	29	120.00–130.00	$126.14	$1,712	-13.92
1280–1680	1448	85-90%	15	131.00–141.00	$135.09	$1,956	-13.63
1305–1610	1458	80-85%	4	150.00–160.00	$153.60	$2,239	—
1290–1775	1568	80-85%	4	137.50–142.50	$139.63	$2,189	—
1695–1745	1720	80-85%	2	122.00–130.00	$125.94	$2,166	—
1790–1925	1847	75-80%	3	130.00–139.00	$135.40	$2,501	-3.91
1935	1935	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,902	—
1940	1940	75-80%	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,425	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1398–1465	1428	9	195.00–198.00	$196.63	$2,808	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1403–1580	1480	45	200.00–208.25	$205.29	$3,038	—
1615	1615	4	216.00	$216.00	$3,488	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
112–140	126	15	100.00–235.00	$170.80	$215	-9.74
130	130	2	180.00	$180.00	$234	-0.54
155	155	2	167.50	$167.50	$260	-9.37

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
96	96	14	295.00	$295.00	$283	+16.62
123	123	4	170.00	$170.00	$209	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	2	330.00	$330.00	$188	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
136	136	4	160.00	$160.00	$218	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
18	18	5	75.00	$75.00	-5.00
20–26	24	19	35.00–50.00	$44.22	-35.78
32	32	2	90.00	$90.00	+10.00
30–35	34	14	70.00–90.00	$80.21	-69.79
42–45	44	5	140.00–145.00	$143.08	-6.92
50–59	54	14	140.00–155.00	$144.20	+1.63
61	61	3	135.00	$135.00	-35.00
62	62	2	125.00	$125.00	-45.00
62–67	66	12	130.00–170.00	$136.82	-40.28
72	72	4	212.50	$212.50	+21.48
72–75	74	4	240.00–250.00	$245.10	+54.08
80–85	82	12	230.00–330.00	$252.54	+61.54
97	97	2	230.00	$230.00	±0.00
99	99	5	315.00	$315.00	+85.00
100–130	115	5	205.00–350.00	$244.43	+46.01

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80	80	2	135.00	$135.00	-25.00
98	98	3	177.50	$177.50	+17.50
133	133	4	265.00	$265.00	+95.00
165	165	1	290.00	$290.00	—

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123	123	16	285.00	$285.00	$351	-20.00
135	135	2	285.00	$285.00	$385	-15.00
144	144	9	279.00	$279.00	$402	-21.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32–34	33	7	390.00–400.00	$392.74	$130	+92.74
40–45	44	7	380.00–385.00	$381.31	$168	+6.15
45	45	3	305.00	$305.00	$137	-70.16
52	52	9	330.00	$330.00	$172	-40.83
61–69	65	50	345.00–410.00	$368.56	$240	+5.14
70–76	75	33	360.00–380.00	$372.11	$279	+33.60
82–84	83	32	315.00–335.00	$322.23	$267	-11.93
90–91	90	9	287.50–290.00	$288.34	$260	-45.82
90–95	93	72	303.00–337.50	$318.85	$297	+16.29
100–108	106	31	301.00–305.00	$302.49	$321	+2.36
107	107	2	245.00	$245.00	$262	-55.13
112	112	2	310.00	$310.00	$347	+17.57
123	123	9	292.50	$292.50	$360	+70.25
136	136	3	255.00	$255.00	$347	-33.24

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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.