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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jul 29

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Receipts

362 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 231▼ 56 vs year ago 418 · −13.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 14.00 lower this week. Slaughter cows were 16.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 26.00 lower. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 8.00 higher 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,699	223.14	3,791	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,855	166.00	3,079	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	163.72	2,054	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,337	132.87	1,777	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,310	206.00	2,699	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,528	155.98	2,383	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,863	152.50	2,840	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,258	135.40	1,703	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,406	210.05	2,953	11
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,547	228.00	3,527	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	219.20	3,369	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,546	207.54	3,209	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,266	231.67	2,933	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,210	222.32	2,690	23
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,588	236.00	3,748	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,293	227.78	2,945	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,237	221.24	2,737	9thin

Every lot

27 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,237	221.24/cwt	219.50–222.00	2,737	9
Steers	—	Choice	1,293	227.78/cwt	224.00–232.25	2,945	23
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,588	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	3,748	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,210	222.32/cwt	215.00–224.50	2,690	23
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,266	231.67/cwt	231.00–232.00	2,933	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	224.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	4,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	4,669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	158.83/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,841	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	166.52/cwt	162.00–172.50	2,180	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,665	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	144.59/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,010	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,121	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,993	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,310	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,406	210.05/cwt	207.00–213.00	2,953	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,537	219.20/cwt	213.50–223.00	3,369	44
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,546	207.54/cwt	204.00–212.00	3,209	12
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,547	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,527	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	132.93/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,579	11
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	121.91/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,486	6
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,329	143.13/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,902	14
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	157.75/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,302	7
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,576	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,610	151.58/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,440	6
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,914	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,758	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Receipts 362Last week 231Year ago 418

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	207.00	207.00
1	—	1,970	237.00	237.00
2	—	1,883	220.00–228.00	224.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,406	207.00–213.00	210.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,537	213.50–223.00	219.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	204.00–212.00	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,547	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	231.00–232.00	231.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,210	215.00–224.50	222.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,293	224.00–232.25	227.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,237	219.50–222.00	221.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	154.00–164.00	158.83
7	—	1,309	162.00–172.50	166.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,715	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	142.00–148.00	144.59
4	—	1,311	125.00–130.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,810	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	150.00–154.00	151.58
7	—	1,459	155.00–165.00	157.75
1	—	1,515	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	117.00–127.00	121.91
11	—	1,188	128.00–138.00	132.93
14	—	1,329	139.00–149.00	143.13

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.