Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 11
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
504 head
63 vs last sale 567 112 vs year ago 392 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 7.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 15.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower. Dairy/Beef slaughter steers were 4.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 13.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 18.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Two exceptionally high yielding slaughter bulls were noted at 268.00-280.00 but did not meet reporting guidelines due to being double muscled.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,426223.503,1873thin
BullsAverage1,689192.203,2456thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,825180.003,2851thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,372170.412,33922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,332144.751,9283thin
Dairy BullsHigh1,584162.542,5757thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,486151.232,24837
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,863146.992,7388thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,284131.891,69349
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,272186.912,3777thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,505227.003,4163thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,511214.103,23538
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,648195.983,23012
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,368182.032,4905thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,308242.773,17544
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,440249.003,5866thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,399241.233,37550
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,352235.003,1774thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Dairy Bulls1,840180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,3121
Dairy Bulls1,595155.51/cwt150.00–159.002,4804
Bulls1,647209.00/cwt204.00–215.003,4423
Dairy Bulls1,435167.87/cwt166.00–170.002,4092
Bulls1,730175.39/cwt172.00–177.003,0343
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,277130.62/cwt125.00–135.001,66818
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,880162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,0461
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,504151.30/cwt147.00–157.502,27625
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,785136.50/cwt136.50–136.502,4371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325161.13/cwt158.00–166.002,1355
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,124119.71/cwt114.00–124.001,34612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,384171.34/cwt167.00–177.002,37115
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,873146.24/cwt140.00–149.502,7396
SteersSelect and Choice1,352235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,1774
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,825180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,2851
SteersChoice and Prime1,440249.00/cwt249.00–249.003,5866
CowsLean 85-90%1,233150.13/cwt146.00–153.001,8512
Dairy HeifersChoice1,272186.91/cwt186.00–188.002,3777
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,434144.04/cwt141.00–146.002,0667
SteersChoice1,399241.23/cwt238.00–246.003,37550
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,472160.92/cwt158.00–164.002,3695
CowsLean 85-90%1,530134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0501
Dairy SteersSelect1,368182.03/cwt178.00–185.002,4905
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,648195.98/cwt194.00–200.003,23012
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,505227.00/cwt227.00–227.003,4163
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,391140.78/cwt136.00–145.001,95819
Dairy SteersChoice1,511214.10/cwt208.00–217.003,23538
HeifersChoice1,308242.77/cwt242.00–243.003,17544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,403186.65/cwt185.00–188.502,6192
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,426223.50/cwt223.50–223.503,1873

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.