Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 10
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 356▲ 14 vs year ago 504 · +2.8%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 173▲ 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter Beef/Dairy steers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 16.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 12.00 lower with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,484254.033,7709thin
Bulls—Low1,787214.183,8287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,835181.003,3211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,382168.912,33415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,243145.991,8157thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,260203.522,5656thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,452159.502,31542
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,846154.632,8555thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,262139.451,76044
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546239.003,6954thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,522233.263,55062
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,408224.273,15822
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,306267.003,48714
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306264.823,45934
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,488269.004,0033thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,385263.493,64951

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$91999
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—85$7254thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,385263.49/cwt257.00–267.503,64951
Steers—Choice and Prime1,488269.00/cwt269.00–269.004,0033
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,306267.00/cwt267.00–267.003,48714
Heifers—Choice1,306264.82/cwt256.00–266.003,45934
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,728238.21/cwt233.00–244.004,1162
Bulls——1,800191.60/cwt191.00–192.003,4492
Bulls——1,818213.22/cwt208.00–217.003,8763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186146.23/cwt141.00–149.001,7344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7561
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351174.37/cwt171.00–177.002,3564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354180.80/cwt179.00–184.002,4485
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425155.35/cwt151.00–160.002,2146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,835181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,3211
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,052187.28/cwt181.00–191.001,9703
Dairy Bulls——1,235205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5321
Dairy Bulls——1,585227.14/cwt225.00–229.003,6002
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,189136.02/cwt130.00–140.001,61717
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,293145.81/cwt141.00–151.501,88522
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,372123.13/cwt120.00–126.001,6895
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,441171.37/cwt167.00–176.002,4698
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,454158.23/cwt154.00–164.502,30127
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,455150.83/cwt146.00–153.002,1957
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,830168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,0741
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,850151.29/cwt150.00–153.002,7994
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,484254.03/cwt249.00–255.503,7709
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,408224.27/cwt218.50–227.003,15822
Dairy Steers—Choice1,522233.26/cwt228.00–238.753,55062
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,546239.00/cwt239.00–239.003,6954
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey71217.98/head150.00–300.002184
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A82813.99/head300.00–1,300.0081458
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred921,293.41/head700.00–1,700.001,2936
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1091,121.22/head650.00–1,575.001,12124
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1111,172.42/head1,000.00–1,500.001,1727
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves4 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/AJersey50150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A70300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.