Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as 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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,457	204.17	2,975	9thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,914	179.09	3,429	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	155.87	2,126	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,758	148.24	2,606	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	107.00	1,150	1thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,874	179.38	3,361	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,540	140.39	2,161	41
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,844	137.12	2,528	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,304	119.06	1,552	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	179.91	2,470	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,178	143.70	1,693	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,364	199.09	2,716	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	181.31	2,888	56
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,441	223.50	3,221	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,427	217.72	3,107	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,304	206.41	2,692	10
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	224.00	3,069	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	216.34	3,048	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	205.88	2,878	12

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	—	91	$390	36
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	58	$301	3thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	173.94/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,945	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,804	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,389	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,733	182.25/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,158	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	114	475.58/head	175.00–680.00	476	8
Bulls	—	—	2,183	193.79/cwt	191.00–196.00	4,230	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	84	365.01/head	140.00–720.00	365	28
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	58	300.71/head	150.00–400.00	301	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,364	199.09/cwt	196.00–202.00	2,716	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	139.36/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,109	26
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,669	132.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,215	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	139.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,559	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	117.21/cwt	114.00–122.50	1,500	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	125.80/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,403	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	216.34/cwt	212.50–219.00	3,048	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	165.24/cwt	161.00–169.50	2,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,556	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	128.19/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,766	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	148.24/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,606	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,178	143.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,693	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,069	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,441	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	3,221	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	150.45/cwt	146.00–156.50	2,276	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,593	181.31/cwt	174.00–183.75	2,888	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,427	217.72/cwt	216.00–219.00	3,107	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,457	204.17/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,975	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,579	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	105.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,304	206.41/cwt	203.00–208.00	2,692	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	179.91/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,470	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	205.88/cwt	202.00–208.00	2,878	12

How this sale compares

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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