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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 19

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Receipts

227 head

▼ 251 vs last sale 478▼ 219 vs year ago 446 · −49.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 14.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 22.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 6.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 7.00 lower. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 11.00 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,351	202.00	2,729	3thin
Bulls	—	High	1,611	219.93	3,543	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	159.15	2,178	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,968	144.50	2,843	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	135.56	1,700	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,697	210.01	3,563	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	149.66	2,114	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,809	140.75	2,547	5thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,304	134.89	1,760	48
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	202.28	3,099	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,401	192.50	2,697	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,334	223.42	2,980	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	211.66	2,889	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,369	218.17	2,987	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,349	210.29	2,837	10

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,349	210.29/cwt	210.25–210.50	2,837	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,369	218.17/cwt	213.00–223.50	2,987	18
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,334	223.42/cwt	218.00–226.00	2,980	42
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,365	211.66/cwt	211.25–212.50	2,889	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,585	2
Bulls	—	—	1,619	219.61/cwt	214.00–224.00	3,555	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	226.63/cwt	226.00–228.00	4,193	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,743	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	159.27/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,128	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	148.40/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,996	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	172.38/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,510	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,745	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,105	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,926	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,300	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,509	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,895	218.52/cwt	218.00–219.00	4,141	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,351	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,729	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,952	1
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	128.43/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,567	16
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	119.43/cwt	115.00–122.50	1,501	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,356	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,899	29
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	148.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,127	11
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,630	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,813	139.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,526	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,401	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,697	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,532	202.28/cwt	196.00–205.50	3,099	24

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.

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Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Aug 19, 2026

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

Receipts 227Last week 478Year ago 446

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	193.00	193.00
2	—	1,895	218.00–219.00	218.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	226.00–228.00	226.63
2	—	1,225	210.00–212.00	210.98
7	—	1,619	214.00–224.00	219.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,351	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	155.00–164.00	159.27
5	—	1,345	144.00–152.00	148.40
4	—	1,456	169.00–178.00	172.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	140.00–145.00	141.95
1	—	1,360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	150.00	150.00
1	—	2,105	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	115.00–122.50	119.43
16	—	1,220	124.00–134.00	128.43
29	—	1,356	135.00–145.00	140.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	160.00	160.00
11	—	1,430	147.00–153.00	148.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	146.50	146.50
4	—	1,813	135.00–145.00	139.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,334	218.00–226.00	223.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,365	211.25–212.50	211.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,349	210.25–210.50	210.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,369	213.00–223.50	218.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,532	196.00–205.50	202.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,401	192.50	192.50

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.