Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

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 Heifers	Choice	Average	1,655	160.00	2,648	1thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,695	174.00	2,949	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,943	171.00	3,322	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	146.91	2,083	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,229	125.25	1,539	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,673	169.70	2,838	8thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,493	138.86	2,073	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,890	134.65	2,544	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,334	124.06	1,655	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,419	175.05	2,484	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	167.00	2,425	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	182.73	2,790	22
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,484	175.27	2,601	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	216.76	3,134	31
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	204.96	2,667	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,427	214.52	3,061	59

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	—	89	$553	24
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	68	$283	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,953	176.55/cwt	176.00–177.00	3,448	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	4,126	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,579	167.41/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,643	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	68	282.59/head	210.00–350.00	283	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	79	532.36/head	100.00–1,110.00	532	17
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	114	602.83/head	130.00–980.00	603	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,894	134.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,543	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	130.74/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,059	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,467	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	145.48/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,232	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,536	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	109.94/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,348	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,484	175.27/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,601	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,288	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,397	130.09/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,817	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,059	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	182.73/cwt	181.50–184.00	2,790	22
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	139.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	2,051	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,427	214.52/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,061	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	146.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,090	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	127.24/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,301	204.96/cwt	201.00–208.00	2,667	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,648	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,949	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,928	145.36/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,803	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,419	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,484	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	216.76/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,134	31
Bulls	—	—	1,655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,598	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,452	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,425	2

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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