Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,572	240.00	3,773	2thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,723	197.90	3,410	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	161.00	2,898	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	155.99	2,003	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	121.48	1,467	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,767	164.76	2,911	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,465	144.76	2,121	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,824	134.31	2,449	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,233	119.28	1,471	66
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,450	209.93	3,044	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	203.56	2,720	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,350	256.02	3,456	57
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,279	238.61	3,052	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,326	258.00	3,421	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,311	253.27	3,320	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,232	243.88	3,005	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	—	88	$668	135
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	71	$311	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	71	310.53/head	125.00–650.00	311	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	80	618.53/head	150.00–1,450.00	619	100
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	808.25/head	150.00–1,450.00	808	35
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,319	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,898	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	106.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,276	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,358	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,501	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	136.54/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,943	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,965	175.91/cwt	174.00–177.50	3,457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	183.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,302	6
Bulls	—	—	1,707	219.89/cwt	217.00–221.00	3,754	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	203.56/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,287	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	159.31/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,130	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	119.00/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,452	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	124.59/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,451	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,815	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	153.12/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,840	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,526	143.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,191	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,960	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	146.06/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,896	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,326	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	3,421	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,572	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,773	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,450	209.93/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,044	44
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	128.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,656	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,350	256.02/cwt	253.25–256.50	3,456	57
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,336	203.56/cwt	203.00–204.00	2,720	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,232	243.88/cwt	239.00–248.00	3,005	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	165.51/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,143	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,311	253.27/cwt	250.00–256.50	3,320	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,279	238.61/cwt	236.00–240.50	3,052	17
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,675	160.42/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,687	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,897	1

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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