Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter Holstein bulls were 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

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	1,555	205.00	3,188	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	156.53	2,002	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	126.89	1,550	10
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,723	180.13	3,103	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,494	148.61	2,220	28
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,802	131.99	2,378	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,390	124.77	1,735	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	196.91	2,847	9thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,458	185.00	2,697	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,508	204.45	3,083	74
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,419	194.34	2,758	22
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,528	241.50	3,690	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,369	234.27	3,207	46
Steers	Choice	Average	1,474	235.49	3,471	79

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	—	86	$763	53
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	$499	5

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,405	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,188	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	79	704.39/head	200.00–1,100.00	704	39
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	64	435.78/head	250.00–775.00	436	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	926.75/head	550.00–1,225.00	927	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,468	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	157.37/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,291	8
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,376	125.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,732	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	145.11/cwt	140.00–149.50	2,190	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	107.07/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	137.32/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	163.39/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,969	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	113.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,472	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,524	138.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,104	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,528	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	3,690	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,611	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,369	234.27/cwt	229.00–238.00	3,207	46
Steers	Choice	—	1,474	235.49/cwt	232.50–241.50	3,471	79
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,419	194.34/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,758	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	142.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,789	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	175.45/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,398	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,508	204.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,083	74
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	196.91/cwt	195.00–204.00	2,847	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,222	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,458	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,697	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,894	180.95/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,427	4

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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