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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 2

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

523 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 402▲ 177 vs year ago 346 · +51.2%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 167▲ 18 vs year ago 106 · +17.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein bulls were 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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	—	Average	1,555	205.00	3,188	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	156.53	2,002	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	126.89	1,550	10
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,723	180.13	3,103	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,494	148.61	2,220	28
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,802	131.99	2,378	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,390	124.77	1,735	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	196.91	2,847	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	185.00	2,697	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	204.45	3,083	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	194.34	2,758	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	241.50	3,690	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	234.27	3,207	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	235.49	3,471	79

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	—	86	$763	53
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	$499	5

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	1,474	235.49/cwt	232.50–241.50	3,471	79
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,369	234.27/cwt	229.00–238.00	3,207	46
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,528	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	3,690	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	137.32/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,568	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	163.39/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,969	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,789	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	107.07/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,376	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,611	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	175.45/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,398	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,222	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,712	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,894	180.95/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,427	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	113.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,472	14
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,376	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,732	15
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	157.37/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,291	8
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	145.11/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,190	20
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,524	138.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,104	11
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,201	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,419	194.34/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,758	22
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,508	204.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,083	74
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,446	196.91/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,847	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,697	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	79	704.39/head	200.00–1,100.00	704	39
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	107	926.75/head	550.00–1,225.00	927	14
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves2 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	64	435.78/head	250.00–775.00	436	4
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/A	105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Jul 2, 2025

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 523Last week 402Year ago 346

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 124Last week 167Year ago 106

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,355	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,894	177.00–185.00	180.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	135.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	1,775	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,456	152.00–162.00	157.37
20	—	1,509	140.00–149.50	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,376	120.00–130.00	125.87
14	—	1,301	109.00–119.00	113.14
11	—	1,524	135.00–142.00	138.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	104.00–110.00	107.07
5	—	1,142	134.00–143.00	137.32
3	—	1,313	120.00–125.00	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	161.00–166.00	163.39
5	—	1,256	140.00–147.00	142.44
3	—	1,367	172.00–180.00	175.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,528	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,369	229.00–238.00	234.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,474	232.50–241.50	235.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,419	189.00–199.00	194.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,508	200.00–210.00	204.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,446	195.00–204.00	196.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	185.00	185.00

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	39	50–100	79	200.00–1,100.00	704.39
—	N/A	14	100–150	107	550.00–1,225.00	926.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	50–100	64	250.00–775.00	435.78
—	N/A	1	100–150	105	750.00	750.00

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.