Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not covered 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	—	Average	1,613	163.74	2,641	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	144.10	2,460	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,437	138.71	1,993	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	114.82	1,417	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,913	158.53	3,033	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,481	126.62	1,875	27
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,858	123.68	2,299	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,333	107.09	1,427	62
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	173.50	2,724	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,489	163.91	2,441	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,438	154.43	2,221	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,455	146.10	2,126	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,470	183.25	2,694	5thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,486	174.95	2,600	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	160.98	2,251	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,295	224.00	2,901	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,328	213.60	2,837	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	198.93	2,586	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,215	186.72	2,269	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,494	225.08	3,363	22
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	221.11	3,177	35
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	204.03	2,763	27
Steers	Select	Average	1,374	195.91	2,692	10

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	—	95	$624	44
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$549	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,496	159.14/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	169.37/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,433	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,805	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,996	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,935	157.04/cwt	154.00–163.00	3,039	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	90	548.70/head	400.00–635.00	549	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	88	627.14/head	250.00–820.00	627	26
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	106	620.05/head	460.00–770.00	620	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,861	114.97/cwt	112.00–117.00	2,140	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,397	118.21/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,651	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	108.52/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,460	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,417	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	138.01/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,026	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	146.96/cwt	146.50–147.50	2,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	140.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,043	9
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	97.12/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,232	18
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	127.39/cwt	124.50–129.50	2,395	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,595	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	143.02/cwt	138.00–146.50	2,433	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,901	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,486	174.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,600	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,489	163.91/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,441	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	118.37/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,728	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	128.03/cwt	123.50–133.00	1,906	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	128.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,328	213.60/cwt	207.50–215.50	2,837	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	198.93/cwt	192.00–203.00	2,586	10
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,470	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	2,694	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,724	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,455	146.10/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,126	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,438	154.43/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,221	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	160.98/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,251	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	221.11/cwt	219.00–222.50	3,177	35
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,354	204.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,763	27
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,494	225.08/cwt	225.00–225.50	3,363	22
Heifers	Select	—	1,215	186.72/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,269	4
Steers	Select	—	1,374	195.91/cwt	190.00–199.00	2,692	10

How this sale compares

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