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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 25

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Feeder Cattle receipts

202 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 300▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 384▲ 143 vs year ago 205 · +69.8%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 123▲ 13 vs year ago 86 · +15.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 10.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher and no comparison is available on slaughter Holstein heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 7.00 based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 5.00 lower. 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 $300.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −69.79 against this barn's trailing median of $369.79.

Average price

$300.00

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−187.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−187.02

This barn, trailing median4 sales

369.79

−69.79

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	—	Average	1,898	193.48	3,671	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	160.67	2,804	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,498	156.41	2,343	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,733	176.50	3,058	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	153.47	2,127	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,968	151.13	2,973	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,359	128.02	1,740	62
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	191.00	2,292	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	219.41	3,241	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,504	200.84	3,021	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	242.55	3,379	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	238.55	3,538	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	228.37	3,069	13

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	—	91	$1,311	70
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	82	$1,175	10

Every lot

36 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	599	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,138	8
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	228.37/cwt	225.00–232.75	3,069	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,483	238.55/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,538	34
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,393	242.55/cwt	233.00–247.50	3,379	56
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,920	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	173.95/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,575	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,110	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	157.81/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,318	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,472	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,300	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,200	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,292	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,492	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,343	126.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,694	30
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	157.25/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,123	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	146.13/cwt	143.50–149.50	2,062	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	168.95/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,396	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,420	138.61/cwt	132.50–142.00	1,968	20
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,101	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,970	151.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,990	2
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,477	219.41/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,241	17
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,504	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,021	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,251	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,862	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	55	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	77	1,199.46/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,199	6
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/A	100	1,033.33/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,033	3
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/AJersey	67	285.63/head	225.00–325.00	286	3
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	84	1,309.15/head	800.00–1,825.00	1,309	43
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	89	1,832.04/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,832	4
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	108	1,347.31/head	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,347	18
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	113	1,512.78/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 300Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 348Last week 384Year ago 205

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 99Last week 123Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,393	233.00–247.50	242.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,445	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,875	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,469	151.00–161.00	157.81
1	—	1,670	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,344	225.00–232.75	228.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,483	234.00–243.00	238.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,343	121.00–131.00	126.14
20	—	1,420	132.50–142.00	138.61
12	—	1,297	110.00–120.50	115.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,950	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,970	148.00–156.00	151.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,411	143.50–149.50	146.13
3	—	1,418	164.00–172.00	168.95
11	—	1,350	151.00–160.00	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,504	200.00–202.00	200.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,477	217.00–225.00	219.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,720	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,790	219.00	219.00
2	—	2,055	173.00–175.00	173.95

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	1	50–100	55	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	6	50–100	77	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,199.46
—	N/A	3	100–150	100	900.00–1,200.00	1,033.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	43	50–100	84	800.00–1,825.00	1,309.15
—	N/A	18	100–150	108	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,347.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	50–100	89	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,832.04
—	N/A	2	100–150	113	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	50–100	67	225.00–325.00	285.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	230.00	230.00
8	550–600	599	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00

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.