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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 26
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 485▼ 68 vs year ago 357 · −19.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 175▲ 79 vs year ago 118 · +66.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

NOTE: Effective 12/10/25 the Shipshewana Livestock Auction is changing their auction times to the following:

9:00AM - Hay

9:30AM - Feeder Pigs/Fat Hogs

10:00AM - Dairy Heifers/Dairy Cows/Feeder Cattle/Veal Cattle/Sheep/Goats (in this order)

4:00PM - Butcher Bulls/Fat Cattle/Cows

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,787186.283,3289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770168.002,9741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311147.251,9307thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,158125.061,4493thin
Dairy Bulls—High1,533153.002,3463thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,476142.612,10524
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,876140.572,63710
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,252119.241,49245
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,401195.932,7455thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387182.002,5242thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,482221.623,28420
SteersChoiceAverage1,434220.473,16227

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A—91$84394
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—74$7798

Every lot

33 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,434220.47/cwt214.00–223.003,16227
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,482221.62/cwt221.25–222.003,28420
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585196.68/cwt195.00–198.003,1172
Bulls——1,686187.81/cwt183.00–192.003,1665
Bulls——2,240172.04/cwt170.00–174.003,8542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130120.59/cwt119.00–122.001,3632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229144.69/cwt140.00–150.001,7784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,443158.48/cwt155.00–161.002,2872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,9741
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,070124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3271
Dairy Bulls——1,660158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6231
Dairy Bulls——1,870177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159107.57/cwt100.00–110.001,24712
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203117.89/cwt112.00–121.001,41813
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338150.82/cwt149.00–154.002,0184
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,339127.11/cwt123.00–133.001,70220
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,502144.04/cwt138.00–148.002,16314
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508133.78/cwt131.00–137.502,0176
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,840142.04/cwt137.50–146.002,6146
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,920126.17/cwt122.00–130.502,4222
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,938150.58/cwt148.00–153.502,9182
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,387182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,5242
Dairy Steers—Choice1,401195.93/cwt189.50–199.502,7455
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey78198.79/head100.00–250.001994
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred831,219.26/head875.00–1,475.001,21911
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A84820.33/head500.00–1,500.0082049
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A107818.58/head525.00–1,000.0081927
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred112919.40/head700.00–1,100.009193
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A70567.14/head400.00–700.005675
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred751,423.33/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4232
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/AJersey95550.00/head550.00–550.005501

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.