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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 16

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

447 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 444▼ 91 vs year ago 538 · −16.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

111 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 138▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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	1,696	216.37	3,670	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	147.81	2,150	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	142.00	2,442	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	115.00	1,334	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,734	183.76	3,187	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	138.65	2,078	21
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,892	135.00	2,554	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,377	118.39	1,630	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,470	194.50	2,859	7thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,373	201.77	2,770	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,138	230.00	2,617	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	222.60	3,156	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	214.86	2,643	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	220.07	3,101	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,241	214.11	2,657	20

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Non Graded	90	1,014.07/cwt	82
Heifers	Non Graded	80	737.50/cwt	2

Every lot

41 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	1,241	214.11/cwt	211.00–215.50	2,657	20
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	220.07/cwt	217.75–224.00	3,101	30
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,138	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,617	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,230	214.86/cwt	213.50–217.00	2,643	14
Heifers	—	Choice	1,418	222.60/cwt	221.00–223.25	3,156	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	205.24/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,976	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,177	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	4,665	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,064	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	147.72/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,242	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,722	197.36/cwt	191.00–201.00	3,399	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,753	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,864	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	103.41/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,313	8
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,718	30
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,416	115.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,630	23
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	138.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,019	10
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,481	149.40/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,213	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,607	125.69/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,020	5
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,220	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,782	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,975	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,470	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,859	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,373	201.77/cwt	197.00–205.50	2,770	11
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–60	Non Graded	55	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	316	1
Heifers	100–110	Non GradedBeef Cross	105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	945	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Non Graded	53	478.57/cwt	400.00–550.00	254	2
Bulls	60–70	Non Graded	65	675.00/cwt	500.00–850.00	439	2
Bulls	70–80	Non Graded	73	922.13/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	673	12
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedBeef Cross	82	1,114.80/cwt	950.00–1,375.00	914	3
Bulls	80–90	Non Graded	82	1,057.98/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	868	10
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedCrossbred	85	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedBeef Cross	93	1,247.30/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,160	2
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedCrossbred	93	1,133.93/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,055	3
Bulls	90–100	Non Graded	93	1,059.01/cwt	900.00–1,500.00	985	20
Bulls	100–110	Non Graded	102	1,022.18/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	1,043	20
Bulls	100–110	Non GradedBeef Cross	103	1,120.73/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	1,154	2
Bulls	110–120	Non GradedCrossbred	110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,238	1
Bulls	110–120	Non Graded	111	930.06/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	1,032	4

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 447Last week 444Year ago 538

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 111Last week 138Year ago 0

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

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	85	1,250.00	1,250.00
3	90–100	93	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,133.93
1	110–120	110	1,125.00	1,125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	53	400.00–550.00	478.57
2	60–70	65	500.00–850.00	675.00
12	70–80	73	600.00–1,150.00	922.13
10	80–90	82	900.00–1,175.00	1,057.98
20	90–100	93	900.00–1,500.00	1,059.01
20	100–110	102	900.00–1,275.00	1,022.18
4	110–120	111	825.00–1,100.00	930.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	82	950.00–1,375.00	1,114.80
2	90–100	93	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,247.30
2	100–110	103	950.00–1,300.00	1,120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	55	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–110	105	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	191.00–201.00	197.36
2	—	1,753	160.00–165.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	200.00–208.00	205.24
1	—	1,925	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,960	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,518	143.00–151.00	147.72
2	—	1,323	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,456	135.00–142.50	138.67
6	—	1,481	145.00–155.00	149.40
5	—	1,607	121.00–130.00	125.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,820	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,975	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,416	110.00–119.00	115.08
8	—	1,270	97.50–107.50	103.41
30	—	1,375	120.00–130.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,230	213.50–217.00	214.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,418	221.00–223.25	222.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,241	211.00–215.50	214.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,409	217.75–224.00	220.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,373	197.00–205.50	201.77

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.