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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 15

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 467▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 386▲ 36 vs year ago 400 · +9.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 187▲ 46 vs year ago 70 · +65.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 15.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 10.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 14.00 higher and no comparison is available on Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were 23.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 16.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 12.00 higher with good demand. No comparison is available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.08/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −25.70 against this barn's trailing median of $369.79.

Average price

$344.08

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−124.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	344.08	1,858	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

344.08

—

IN average1 barns · 13 hd

344.08

+0.00

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−124.96

This barn, trailing median4 sales

369.79

−25.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $412.55, low $344.57, median $369.79 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,702	190.69	3,245	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,457	167.90	2,447	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	164.95	3,077	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,323	146.15	1,933	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,610	166.00	4,333	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,387	146.51	2,032	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,854	131.87	2,444	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	122.75	1,587	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,788	180.00	3,218	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	216.13	3,318	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	199.40	2,951	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	245.47	3,338	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	230.87	2,941	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	245.94	3,382	53
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	232.50	3,053	7thin

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	—	93	$1,031	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	115	$375	1thin

Every lot

52 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	386.60/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,264	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	340.78/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,653	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	346.06/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,855	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,866	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,272	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,495	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,940	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,623	8
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,155	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Large 3	168	186.72/cwt	180.00–195.00	314	2
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	222	176.32/cwt	165.00–200.00	391	3
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	441	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,224	4
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	545	267.56/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,458	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,313	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,053	7
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	245.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,382	53
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,274	230.87/cwt	230.50–231.00	2,941	8
Heifers	—	Choice	1,360	245.47/cwt	242.00–250.50	3,338	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	199.53/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,588	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	145.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,892	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	157.64/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,185	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,426	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,148	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	166.74/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,433	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	178.31/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,709	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,719	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,003	161.92/cwt	158.00–166.50	3,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	109.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,338	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	122.59/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,562	18
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,351	130.71/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,766	19
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	150.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,042	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	139.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,938	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	163.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,339	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,862	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,885	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,969	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	131.48/cwt	128.00–134.50	2,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,218	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,480	199.40/cwt	195.50–205.00	2,951	7
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,535	216.13/cwt	215.50–216.75	3,318	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	4,333	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,840	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	85	1,033.35/head	800.00–1,600.00	1,033	24
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	93	1,536.49/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,536	2
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	104	974.81/head	800.00–1,150.00	975	19
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/A	115	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 467Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 386Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 116Last week 187Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	360.00–407.50	386.60
9	450–500	485	337.50–347.50	340.78
10	500–550	536	317.50–357.50	346.06
3	550–600	553	337.50	337.50
7	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	826	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	180.00–195.00	186.72
3	200–250	222	165.00–200.00	176.32
1	250–300	280	175.00	175.00
4	400–450	441	277.50	277.50
8	500–550	545	250.00–285.00	267.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	643	232.50	232.50
6	650–700	669	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	380.00	380.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	220.00	220.00

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	24	50–100	85	800.00–1,600.00	1,033.35
—	N/A	19	100–150	104	800.00–1,150.00	974.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	50–100	93	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,536.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	100–150	115	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,798	199.00–200.00	199.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	157.50	157.50
2	—	1,895	128.00–134.50	131.48
1	—	1,740	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,274	116.00–126.00	122.59
19	—	1,351	126.00–136.00	130.71
11	—	1,225	105.00–115.00	109.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,387	135.00–145.00	139.74
3	—	1,427	160.00–166.00	163.90
4	—	1,358	148.00–155.00	150.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,426	150.00–151.00	150.66
11	—	1,304	140.00–149.00	145.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	152.00–162.00	157.64
9	—	1,519	174.00–184.00	178.31
10	—	1,459	163.00–173.00	166.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	158.00–166.50	161.92
1	—	1,590	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	230.50–231.00	230.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,360	242.00–250.50	245.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	215.50–216.75	216.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	195.50–205.00	199.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,375	240.00–250.00	245.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,313	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,610	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	146.00	146.00

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.