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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jul 8Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 257▲ 302 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 554▼ 286 vs year ago 517 · −55.3%

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 151▲ 10 vs year ago 160 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $305.45/cwt on 7 head, down $68.64 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −64.34 against this barn's trailing median of $369.79.

Average price

$305.45

▼ 68.64 vs prior sale

7 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−113.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	305.45	1,698	7thin

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 sale7 hd

305.45

—

IN average1 barns · 7 hd

305.45

+0.00

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−113.59

This barn, trailing median4 sales

369.79

−64.34

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	—	High	1,485	239.70	3,560	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	181.90	2,615	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	162.75	1,929	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,859	160.69	2,988	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,397	214.47	2,997	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	166.98	2,428	43
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,856	159.05	2,952	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	144.74	1,832	49
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,647	228.89	3,770	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	218.25	3,256	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,474	208.96	3,080	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,365	239.50	3,269	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	236.74	3,054	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	224.00	3,174	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,175	241.00	2,832	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,316	236.72	3,115	39

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	$907	83
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	77	$690	3thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	305.45/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,698	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,474	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,151	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,779	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,330	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	2,424.45/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,424	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	3
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	492	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	984	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,175	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,832	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,316	236.72/cwt	230.00–240.50	3,115	39
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,290	236.74/cwt	230.00–238.50	3,054	42
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,365	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,269	11
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,417	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,174	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	222.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,726	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	239.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	3,653	9
Bulls	—	—	1,618	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	4,180	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	162.75/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,929	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	183.40/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,535	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,486	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,586	190.89/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,028	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,061	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,889	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,966	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	139.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,621	12
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,556	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	150.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,973	31
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	158.90/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,253	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	175.22/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,514	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	166.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,462	21
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,838	156.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,867	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	166.66/cwt	165.00–168.50	3,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,474	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,080	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,492	218.25/cwt	215.00–223.50	3,256	42
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,647	228.89/cwt	226.00–233.00	3,770	10
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,113	207.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,312	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,442	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,738	233.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	4,058	2
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Bull Calves5 lots · lightest first
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/AJersey	78	417.74/head	350.00–500.00	418	2
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/A	85	909.59/head	500.00–1,400.00	910	47
Baby Bull Calves	50–100	N/ACrossbred	87	847.13/head	750.00–1,025.00	847	5
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/ACrossbred	100	1,000.00/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,000	2
Baby Bull Calves	100–150	N/A	109	942.29/head	750.00–1,275.00	942	27
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Baby Heifer Calves1 lot · lightest first
Baby Heifer Calves	50–100	N/A	77	689.67/head	575.00–825.00	690	3

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 554Year ago 517

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 170Last week 151Year ago 160

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	492	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	567	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	556	280.00–310.00	305.45
2	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	737	200.00	200.00
8	750–800	788	273.00	273.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	566	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,424.45

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	2	50–100	78	350.00–500.00	417.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	47	50–100	85	500.00–1,400.00	909.59
—	N/A	27	100–150	109	750.00–1,275.00	942.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	5	50–100	87	750.00–1,025.00	847.13
—	N/A	2	100–150	100	800.00–1,200.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · actual wt
—	N/A	3	50–100	77	575.00–825.00	689.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,889	155.00–160.00	157.03
1	—	1,710	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,453	167.50–175.00	171.11
4	—	1,586	189.00–195.00	190.89
12	—	1,382	178.00–188.00	183.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	157.50–168.00	162.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	157.00–160.00	158.90
12	—	1,435	171.00–181.00	175.22
21	—	1,482	160.00–170.00	166.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	165.00–168.50	166.66
5	—	1,838	150.00–160.00	156.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	135.00–143.00	139.12
6	—	1,233	120.00–130.00	126.21
31	—	1,311	145.00–155.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,492	215.00–223.50	218.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,474	205.00–212.00	208.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,647	226.00–233.00	228.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,417	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,365	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,290	230.00–238.50	236.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,316	230.00–240.50	236.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,738	230.00–237.50	233.47
2	—	1,113	205.00–210.00	207.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	255.00–260.00	258.35
9	—	1,528	235.00–245.00	239.08
3	—	1,223	220.00–225.00	222.93

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.