Shipshewana Livestock Auction Market Report

Shipshewana, Indiana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2026

2,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $341.06/cwt ≈ $2,435/hd at 714 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.06/cwt ≈ $2,169/hd at 625 lb · 19 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $345.24/cwt ≈ $2,317/hd at 671 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,180	1,915	1,752
Feeder cattle	594	260	357
Slaughter cattle	372	332	436

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	2	350.00	$350.00	$794	—
445	445	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,535	—
453–495	481	12	345.00–385.00	$360.14	$1,732	—
511–513	512	7	335.00–355.00	$346.41	$1,774	—
560–567	563	9	355.00–357.50	$356.38	$2,006	—
613–634	625	19	345.00–350.00	$347.06	$2,169	—
665–678	671	16	322.50–357.50	$345.24	$2,317	—
700–736	714	25	332.50–347.50	$341.06	$2,435	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1319	1319	5	212.00	$212.00	$2,796	—
1352–1368	1363	6	219.50–221.50	$220.84	$3,010	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,424	—
580	580	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,519	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1311–1385	1354	13	210.75–212.50	$211.22	$2,860	-0.28
1285–1486	1402	29	217.50–224.75	$222.93	$3,125	—
1416	1416	8	226.25	$226.25	$3,204	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,449	—
477	477	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,693	—
702	702	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,282	—

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	53	2	500.00–800.00	$642.86	$341	+279.17
60–65	63	2	125.00–350.00	$233.00	$147	-276.52
60–65	63	2	400.00–550.00	$478.00	$301	-31.52
65	65	1	700.00	$700.00	$455	+500.00
75	75	1	850.00	$850.00	$638	+225.00
75	75	3	750.00–1,000.00	$875.00	$656	+250.00
80	80	2	400.00–650.00	$525.00	$420	-162.45
80–85	82	5	975.00–1,125.00	$1,034.45	$848	+347.00
80–85	83	16	900.00–1,125.00	$1,052.05	$873	+364.60
90	90	2	800.00–950.00	$875.00	$788	+125.00
90–95	92	25	600.00–1,100.00	$985.43	$907	+150.29
90–95	92	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,092.73	$1,005	+257.59
100–105	101	15	900.00–1,125.00	$1,015.40	$1,026	-16.16
100–105	103	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,124.39	$1,158	+92.83
110	110	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	$1,128	+325.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	6	355.00	$355.00	$1,594	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1405	1293	80-85%	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,565	—
1335–1565	1458	80-85%	3	128.00–132.50	$130.13	$1,897	—
1590	1590	80-85%	1	151.00	$151.00	$2,401	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1295	1203	85-90%	2	103.00–110.00	$106.77	$1,284	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1580	1438	2	182.00–185.00	$183.65	$2,641	—
1775	1775	1	204.00	$204.00	$3,621	—
1490–2355	1907	5	188.00–196.00	$192.27	$3,667	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
182	182	2	165.00	$165.00	$300	—
295	295	1	102.50	$102.50	$302	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
58	58	4	140.00	$140.00	+35.00
94	94	6	225.00	$225.00	-15.00
100	100	1	200.00	$200.00	-200.00
110–135	132	9	270.00–340.00	$333.53	+9.60

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Dairy Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,516	—
1505–2250	1708	8	180.00–187.00	$183.41	$3,133	—
1370–2265	1782	7	168.00–176.00	$173.49	$3,092	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1380	1148	85-90%	6	90.00–100.00	$95.14	$1,092	-1.48
1170–1475	1273	80-85%	3	138.00–140.00	$139.39	$1,774	—
965–1595	1281	85-90%	9	102.00–112.50	$107.13	$1,372	—
1035–1565	1333	85-90%	11	113.00–123.00	$117.64	$1,568	+8.76
1320–1580	1444	80-85%	9	122.00–131.00	$125.79	$1,816	+3.33
1095–1755	1516	80-85%	17	112.50–120.00	$117.89	$1,787	-14.90
1880–1930	1905	75-80%	2	115.00–120.00	$117.47	$2,238	-2.12

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	3	162.00	$162.00	$2,300	—
1374–1524	1455	13	186.25–189.00	$187.45	$2,727	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1527	1492	8	200.25–209.50	$202.40	$3,020	—
1570–1579	1576	13	194.00–196.50	$195.73	$3,085	+10.73

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
77–95	83	17	120.00–155.00	$136.75	$114	—
102–146	115	62	110.00–185.00	$152.87	$176	+6.57
170	170	3	140.00	$140.00	$238	-5.45

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
27	27	7	50.00	$50.00	-27.87
50–52	51	12	135.00–160.00	$137.04	-52.58
60–65	62	7	145.00–205.00	$164.91	-24.71
71	71	4	230.00	$230.00	+50.00
72–75	73	5	125.00–200.00	$140.50	-39.50
80	80	1	210.00	$210.00	+75.00
82–85	83	8	250.00–265.00	$259.25	+124.25
110	110	1	290.00	$290.00	—
119	119	13	296.00	$296.00	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
71	71	7	185.00	$185.00	+65.00
75	75	2	135.00	$135.00	+15.00
155	155	2	160.00	$160.00	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–47	42	16	365.00–405.00	$385.08	$162	+34.25
56	56	3	380.00	$380.00	$213	+135.00
60–68	65	38	335.00–415.00	$355.79	$231	-0.30
72–76	73	44	330.00–360.00	$343.26	$251	+3.94
80–83	82	16	320.00–335.00	$325.82	$267	+65.82
91–99	95	18	305.00–312.00	$309.03	$294	+14.45
97	97	11	297.50	$297.50	$289	+10.62
109	109	14	305.00	$305.00	$332	+15.00
110	110	4	225.00	$225.00	$248	-65.00
115	115	6	315.00	$315.00	$362	+25.00
121–122	121	7	285.00–302.50	$297.47	$360	+7.47
131	131	10	272.00	$272.00	$356	+27.00

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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.