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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 23

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▲ 397 vs last sale 0▲ 128 vs year ago 269 · +47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

403 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 447▼ 148 vs year ago 551 · −26.9%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

172 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 111▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 10.00 lower while Holstein slaughter steers were 7.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 12.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 14.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 27.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 24.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 31.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 31.00 lower. Lighter demand was noted for slaughter cattle this week which has been a direct impact of recent processing plants closing thus creating a back up across the Midwest. 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.

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 $340.00/cwt on 3 head, down $25.49 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −29.79 against this barn's trailing median of $369.79.

Average price

$340.00

▼ 25.49 vs prior sale

3 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−65.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	340.00	1,761	3thin

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 sale3 hd

340.00

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

340.00

+0.00

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−65.41

This barn, trailing median4 sales

369.79

−29.79

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	194.00	2,183	2thin
Bulls	—	High	1,667	185.39	3,090	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,471	113.21	1,666	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,799	112.79	2,029	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,175	101.20	1,189	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,586	165.69	2,627	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	109.41	1,604	34
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,900	106.33	2,020	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,334	96.36	1,286	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,137	180.00	2,047	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	194.64	2,984	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	181.50	2,174	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	209.89	2,917	24
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,537	214.50	3,297	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,368	209.39	2,864	33

Feeder Dairy Calves

2 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Non Graded	84	899.11/cwt	65
Heifers	Non Graded	80	675.00/cwt	2

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,130	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,324	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,793	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,761	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	720	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,386	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,368	209.39/cwt	203.00–212.25	2,864	33
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,537	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	3,297	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,390	209.89/cwt	204.50–214.00	2,917	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	173.99/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	185.42/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,065	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	196.75/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,577	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	94.00/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,048	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	108.39/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,715	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	103.65/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,509	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	114.16/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,712	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,799	112.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,029	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	85.98/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,053	4
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,316	103.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,368	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	117.52/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,614	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,389	92.25/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,281	12
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	100.39/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,398	4
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	109.85/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,633	27
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,069	1
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,906	110.12/cwt	105.00–112.50	2,099	4
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,930	94.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,832	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,125	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,183	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,695	165.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,805	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,708	175.82/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,003	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,198	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,174	4
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,533	194.64/cwt	190.00–200.50	2,984	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,137	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,047	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–60	Non Graded	50	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	250	1
Heifers	110–120	Non Graded	110	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	935	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Non Graded	55	690.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	380	5
Bulls	60–70	Non GradedJersey	60	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	120	1
Bulls	60–70	Non Graded	61	666.33/cwt	600.00–750.00	406	8
Bulls	70–80	Non Graded	73	716.67/cwt	600.00–850.00	523	7
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedBeef Cross	84	1,443.08/cwt	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,212	3
Bulls	80–90	Non Graded	84	942.07/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	791	10
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedBeef Cross	93	1,416.96/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,318	3
Bulls	90–100	Non Graded	93	933.47/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	868	16
Bulls	100–110	Non Graded	101	997.01/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	1,007	7
Bulls	100–110	Non GradedCrossbred	103	1,014.63/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	1,045	2
Bulls	110–120	Non Graded	110	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,430	1
Bulls	120–130	Non Graded	125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	875	1
Bulls	130–140	Non GradedCrossbred	130	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	650	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 0Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 447Year ago 551

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 172Last week 111Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
5	50–60	55	600.00–800.00	690.00
8	60–70	61	600.00–750.00	666.33
7	70–80	73	600.00–850.00	716.67
10	80–90	84	600.00–1,200.00	942.07
16	90–100	93	600.00–1,200.00	933.47
7	100–110	101	875.00–1,125.00	997.01
1	110–120	110	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	120–130	125	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–110	103	925.00–1,100.00	1,014.63
1	130–140	130	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	60	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	84	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,443.08
3	90–100	93	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,416.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–60	50	500.00	500.00
1	110–120	110	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	193.00–200.00	196.75
3	—	1,533	169.00–178.00	173.99
4	—	1,653	183.00–189.00	185.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,487	105.00–115.00	109.85
4	—	1,393	95.00–105.00	100.39
3	—	1,373	116.00–119.00	117.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	84.00–88.00	85.98
12	—	1,316	100.00–110.00	103.93
12	—	1,389	89.00–99.00	92.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	90.00–100.00	94.91
1	—	1,815	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,906	105.00–112.50	110.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,500	110.00–119.00	114.16
5	—	1,456	100.00–107.50	103.65
3	—	1,372	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	107.00–110.00	108.39
2	—	1,115	91.00–96.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	110.00–118.00	112.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,368	203.00–212.25	209.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,390	204.50–214.00	209.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	160.00–170.00	165.46
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,708	174.00–180.00	175.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,533	190.00–200.50	194.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,137	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	286	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	327	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	489	365.00–370.00	366.61
3	500–550	518	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	741	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	720	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

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.