Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

1,912 head sold ·Official USDA report

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,912	1,475	1,391
Feeder cattle	238	—	0
Slaughter cattle	444	489	435
Replacement cattle	2	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 5.00 lower this week. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter bulls were Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were trending lower on a limited comparison and and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 2.00 higher with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter bulls were Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison
▼ Slaughter cattle: slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows were trending lower on a limited comparison and and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1182–1678	1368	22	207.00–215.00	$210.69	$2,882	—
1352–1392	1372	4	204.00	$204.00	$2,799	—
1550	1550	7	227.50	$227.50	$3,526	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	245.00	$245.00	$698	—
410	410	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	—
476	476	6	350.00	$350.00	$1,666	—
515–518	517	7	355.00–370.00	$361.41	$1,868	—
591	591	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,216	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	650.00	$650.00	$422	-50.00
75	75	1	900.00	$900.00	$675	+200.00
90	90	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	$1,102	+475.00
90	90	1	600.00	$600.00	$540	-150.00
1241–1458	1290	16	208.50–210.25	$209.15	$2,698	—
1300–1316	1308	21	223.00	$223.00	$2,917	-1.34
1145–1448	1350	35	214.00–221.00	$219.00	$2,956	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	300.00	$300.00	$570	—
477	477	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,836	—

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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	600.00	$600.00	$330	+250.00
60	60	1	300.00	$300.00	$180	-334.00
60–65	64	4	525.00–925.00	$702.94	$450	+68.94
65	65	1	800.00	$800.00	$520	±0.00
70–75	74	5	625.00–1,025.00	$782.09	$579	-229.55
75	75	3	775.00–1,100.00	$891.67	$669	-119.97
80–85	82	10	950.00–1,250.00	$1,108.38	$909	+308.38
80–85	83	2	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,101.52	$914	+250.52
85	85	1	250.00	$250.00	$212	-712.50
90	90	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	$968	+225.00
90–95	93	22	950.00–1,100.00	$1,027.75	$956	+116.91
90–95	93	2	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,326.35	$1,234	+415.51
100–105	102	13	900.00–1,150.00	$968.56	$988	+48.14
100–105	103	3	900.00–1,150.00	$992.74	$1,023	+9.57
105	105	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	$1,365	+175.00
110	110	2	850.00–925.00	$887.50	$976	+69.76
110–115	111	4	750.00–900.00	$824.44	$915	+6.70
130	130	1	700.00	$700.00	$910	-50.00
145	145	1	650.00	$650.00	$942	-100.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1430	1203	80-85%	2	159.00–162.50	$160.42	$1,930	—
1165–1665	1361	80-85%	6	147.00–154.00	$150.74	$2,052	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	85-90%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,395	—
980–1175	1093	85-90%	3	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$1,557	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1895	1895	75-80%	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,108	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1495	1490	2	196.00–197.00	$196.50	$2,928	—
1460–2040	1783	3	208.00–214.00	$210.83	$3,759	—
1735–1900	1818	2	217.00–221.00	$218.91	$3,980	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1317	1317	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00	$1,675.00	$22,060

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1157–1840	1556	15	204.75–210.75	$208.12	$3,238	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85	85	1	120.00	$120.00	-70.00
115–125	120	2	310.00–320.00	$315.21	+105.21
150	150	1	410.00	$410.00	—
205–210	208	2	450.00–460.00	$454.94	—

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,573	—
1370–1445	1408	2	170.00–174.00	$171.95	$2,421	—
1595	1595	1	190.00	$190.00	$3,030	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1380	1196	85-90%	11	110.00–119.00	$113.64	$1,359	—
1055–1560	1308	80-85%	8	143.00–152.00	$146.46	$1,916	—
925–1620	1330	85-90%	29	120.00–130.00	$124.94	$1,662	—
1365–1400	1383	80-85%	2	158.00–166.00	$161.95	$2,240	+35.81
1130–1575	1388	80-85%	8	130.00–140.00	$136.42	$1,894	+10.28
1120–1735	1435	85-90%	14	131.00–141.00	$134.71	$1,933	-0.38
1800–1870	1828	75-80%	3	135.00–143.50	$139.44	$2,549	+4.04
1735–1975	1830	75-80%	3	125.00–125.50	$125.16	$2,290	-10.24

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	3	185.00	$185.00	$2,377	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1337–1675	1459	31	200.00–210.00	$202.47	$2,954	-2.82
1436–1517	1482	7	193.00–196.00	$194.75	$2,886	-10.54
1733	1733	7	214.00	$214.00	$3,709	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88–98	92	20	90.00–147.50	$126.99	$117	—
102	102	4	160.00	$160.00	$163	-10.80
101–147	125	32	135.00–172.50	$158.11	$198	-12.69
151–197	186	25	160.00–175.00	$169.26	$315	+1.76
212	212	2	147.50	$147.50	$313	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
25	25	5	60.00	$60.00	+15.78
32–35	34	4	70.00	$70.00	-10.21
39	39	15	120.00	$120.00	+39.79
45	45	2	115.00	$115.00	-28.08
47	47	2	155.00	$155.00	+11.92
50–57	53	5	105.00–120.00	$111.48	-32.72
58	58	3	120.00	$120.00	-15.00
63	63	3	140.00	$140.00	+15.00
70–77	72	67	145.00–190.00	$156.20	-56.30
75–77	76	10	100.00–165.00	$138.59	-106.51
76	76	3	210.00	$210.00	-35.10
83–88	87	14	200.00–292.50	$267.16	+14.62
87	87	4	225.00	$225.00	-27.54
95	95	2	200.00	$200.00	-30.00
97	97	8	145.00	$145.00	-85.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	2	125.00	$125.00	-10.00
92	92	6	130.00	$130.00	-47.50
111	111	3	145.00	$145.00	-120.00

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Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
86	86	3	320.00	$320.00	$275	—
123	123	9	290.00	$290.00	$357	+5.00
152	152	4	277.50	$277.50	$422	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	2	310.00	$310.00	$93	-82.74
41–42	41	28	330.00–400.00	$362.92	$149	-18.39
52–57	55	24	345.00–440.00	$387.70	$213	+57.70
61–67	63	72	300.00–402.50	$389.70	$246	+21.14
72–75	74	46	315.00–345.00	$320.66	$237	-51.45
81	81	3	225.00	$225.00	$182	-97.23
82–89	84	34	285.00–350.00	$337.34	$283	+15.11
90–92	91	10	220.00–285.00	$261.72	$238	-26.62
90–96	92	33	280.00–317.50	$308.53	$284	-10.32
100	100	8	255.00–265.00	$261.25	$261	-41.24
100–107	101	69	280.00–295.00	$287.39	$290	-15.10
114	114	5	310.00	$310.00	$353	±0.00
122–125	124	5	275.00–350.00	$320.44	$397	+27.94

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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.