Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 24
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 237▲ 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
452 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 400▲ 50 vs year ago 402 · +12.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 136▼ 42 vs year ago 167 · −25.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 14.00

higher and slaughter Holstein cows were 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 14.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly steady to 1.00 lower with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 100–200 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
100–200 lb steers averaged $120.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$120.00
1 head · 150 lb average
Value per head Derived
$180
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average

Price by quality 100–200 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2150120.001801thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 100–200 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
120.00
—
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
120.00
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,693238.124,03111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,740174.503,0362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,524169.402,5825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,331151.282,0144thin
Dairy Bulls—Low1,820214.443,9039thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,425164.342,34222
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,869160.342,9964thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,339141.421,89432
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,453226.613,29312
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,587240.003,8095thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,592232.633,70336
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,486226.213,36110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347263.503,54951
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200248.072,9776thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,381269.003,7154thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395262.613,66361
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343251.363,37623

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—104$1,24878
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A—77$81511

Every lot

47 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2150120.00/cwt120.00–120.001801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls1150–1200Large 31,18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0621
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,343251.36/cwt244.00–253.003,37623
Steers—Choice and Prime1,381269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,7154
Steers—Choice1,395262.61/cwt260.00–267.003,66361
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,200248.07/cwt247.50–249.002,9776
Heifers—Choice1,347263.50/cwt256.00–266.503,54951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562242.08/cwt234.00–244.003,7815
Bulls——1,685252.97/cwt249.00–256.004,2632
Bulls——1,860225.74/cwt224.00–228.004,1994
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160153.56/cwt149.00–158.001,7812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,315161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425169.33/cwt166.00–176.002,4133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,665159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,680180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,8221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,690137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,3151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,790182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,2581
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192137.56/cwt130.00–140.001,64014
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,298119.10/cwt117.50–120.001,5462
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378177.29/cwt172.00–180.002,4436
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399165.68/cwt161.00–170.002,3187
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,473147.58/cwt144.00–153.002,17416
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,477154.66/cwt151.00–159.002,2849
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,810178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,2221
Dairy Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,888154.45/cwt151.50–156.002,9163
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,486226.21/cwt223.00–227.503,36110
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,587240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,8095
Dairy Steers—Choice1,592232.63/cwt229.00–239.003,70336
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,453226.61/cwt219.00–227.253,29312
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,582217.32/cwt217.00–218.003,4383
Dairy Bulls——1,685230.10/cwt229.00–231.003,8772
Dairy Bulls——2,066204.44/cwt200.00–210.004,2244
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves7 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AAyshire75400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/AJersey75275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/A871,199.30/head675.00–1,600.001,19941
Baby Bull Calves50–100N/ACrossbred881,438.52/head1,200.00–1,600.001,4399
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1051,496.43/head1,350.00–1,700.001,4965
Baby Bull Calves100–150N/A1051,275.06/head1,050.00–1,650.001,27520
Baby Bull Calves1000–1050N/ACrossbred1,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves6 lots · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves0–50N/A45275.00/head250.00–300.002752
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/AJersey70600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/ACrossbred73872.41/head800.00–950.008722
Baby Heifer Calves50–100N/A75863.89/head750.00–975.008643
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/A1001,100.00/head925.00–1,275.001,1002
Baby Heifer Calves100–150N/ACrossbred1151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.