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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Apr 23

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 414▲ 359 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 75▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 7.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 higher and no comparisons are available on slaughter Holstein heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower.

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,663	185.00	3,077	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	150.92	2,034	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,908	135.00	2,575	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	130.06	1,535	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,818	158.43	2,880	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,494	141.54	2,114	28
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,892	138.82	2,626	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,399	124.73	1,745	35
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	181.98	2,724	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,379	220.29	3,038	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	222.14	3,054	54

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	—	92	$685	77
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$833	2thin

Every lot

28 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	1,375	222.14/cwt	216.50–224.00	3,054	54
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	220.29/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,038	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	173.05/cwt	172.00–174.50	2,592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,601	182.96/cwt	179.50–186.00	2,929	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,926	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	133.72/cwt	129.50–138.00	1,531	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,534	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,977	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	140.92/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,852	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	149.44/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,109	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,356	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,799	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	123.13/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,656	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,407	135.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,899	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	153.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,225	3
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	143.90/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,151	15
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	134.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,023	10
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,526	114.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,742	7
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,853	133.79/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,479	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,938	144.85/cwt	142.00–148.50	2,807	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,823	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,890	160.39/cwt	157.00–165.00	3,031	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,145	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,497	181.98/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,724	15
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	83	693.52/head	200.00–1,120.00	694	51
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	110	669.46/head	200.00–1,150.00	669	26
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	70	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/A	110	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Apr 23, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 359Last week 414Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 95Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	130.00–139.00	135.00
7	—	1,526	110.00–117.00	114.17
18	—	1,345	119.00–129.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	150.00–159.00	153.75
10	—	1,506	130.00–136.00	134.34
15	—	1,495	139.00–148.00	143.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,853	130.00–139.00	133.79
5	—	1,938	142.00–148.50	144.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,314	137.50–143.00	140.92
25	—	1,411	144.00–154.00	149.44
15	—	1,256	155.00–160.00	157.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,930	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	129.50–138.00	133.72
2	—	1,250	120.00–125.00	122.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,890	157.00–165.00	160.39
1	—	2,145	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	172.00–174.50	173.05
4	—	1,601	179.50–186.00	182.96
2	—	1,953	200.00–202.00	201.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,497	178.00–184.00	181.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,379	217.00–224.00	220.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,375	216.50–224.00	222.14

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	51	50–100	83	200.00–1,120.00	693.52
—	N/A	26	100–150	110	200.00–1,150.00	669.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	50–100	70	590.00	590.00
—	N/A	1	100–150	110	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.