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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 16

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 374▼ 5 vs year ago 419 · −1.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 71▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,655	160.00	2,648	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,695	174.00	2,949	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,943	171.00	3,322	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	146.91	2,083	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,229	125.25	1,539	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,673	169.70	2,838	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,493	138.86	2,073	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	134.65	2,544	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,334	124.06	1,655	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,419	175.05	2,484	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	167.00	2,425	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	182.73	2,790	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,484	175.27	2,601	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	216.76	3,134	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	204.96	2,667	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	214.52	3,061	59

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	89	$553	24
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	68	$283	2thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	214.52/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,061	59
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,301	204.96/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,667	18
Heifers	—	Choice	1,446	216.76/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,134	31
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,598	1
Bulls	—	—	2,230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,126	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,467	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	127.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,702	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	146.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,090	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,579	167.41/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,643	6
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,953	176.55/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,448	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	109.94/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,348	5
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,536	26
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,397	130.09/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,817	30
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	139.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,051	22
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	145.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,205	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,059	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,059	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,894	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,543	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,928	145.36/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,803	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,484	175.27/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,601	9
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,527	182.73/cwt	181.50–184.00	2,790	22
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,419	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,484	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,452	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,425	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	68	282.59/head	210.00–350.00	283	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	79	532.36/head	100.00–1,110.00	532	17
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	114	602.83/head	130.00–980.00	603	7

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Apr 16, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 374Year ago 419

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 75Last week 71Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	176.00–177.00	176.55
6	—	1,579	163.00–172.00	167.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,655	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,894	130.00–140.00	134.29
1	—	1,790	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,928	142.00–149.00	145.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	130.00–132.00	130.74
4	—	1,516	144.00–148.00	145.48
22	—	1,474	133.00–143.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,282	115.00–125.00	119.81
5	—	1,226	105.00–114.00	109.94
30	—	1,397	126.00–135.00	130.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,145	112.50	112.50
2	—	1,338	123.00–133.00	127.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	151.00–152.00	151.51
1	—	1,275	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,423	140.00–149.00	146.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,484	173.00–177.00	175.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,527	181.50–184.00	182.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,427	207.00–217.00	214.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,301	201.00–208.00	204.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,446	213.00–219.00	216.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,419	170.00–180.00	175.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,452	167.00	167.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	50–100	68	210.00–350.00	282.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	17	50–100	79	100.00–1,110.00	532.36
—	N/A	7	100–150	114	130.00–980.00	602.83

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.