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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Mar 18

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 397▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 132▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available this week but good demand was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$405.00

2 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−59.45

vs IN average

−56.95 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	405.00	1,912	2thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

405.00

—

IN average2 barns · 74 hd

464.45

−59.45

National average166 barns · 7,046 hd

461.95

−56.95

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

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	$1,465	117
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	86	$1,609	11

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,757	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,912	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,907	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,500	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	84	1,780.93/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,781	15
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	84	1,359.18/head	800.00–2,000.00	1,359	54
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	103	1,704.03/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,704	9
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	107	1,435.23/head	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,435	39
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves3 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	82	1,773.98/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,774	6
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	89	1,325.35/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	4
Baby Heifer Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 397Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 220Last week 132Year ago 0

No comparisons are available this week but good demand was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	405.00	405.00
6	850–900	873	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	765	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	678	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	745	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	15	50–100	84	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,780.93
—	N/A	9	100–150	103	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,704.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	54	50–100	84	800.00–2,000.00	1,359.18
—	N/A	39	100–150	107	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,435.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	6	50–100	82	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,773.98
—	N/A	1	100–150	100	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	4	50–100	89	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325.35

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.