Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 4.00 lower both based on a limited comparison. No comparisons available on either slaughter cows or Holstein slaughter cows as they were not covered last week. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 7.00 lower with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.16/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −122.85 against this barn's trailing median of $381.01.

Average price

$258.16

2 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.61

vs IN average

−101.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	258.16	1,459	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

258.16

—

IN average2 barns · 3 hd

278.77

−20.61

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−101.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

381.01

−122.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,345	226.15	3,042	9thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,615	195.32	3,155	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,447	163.83	2,371	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	129.76	1,595	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,423	166.21	2,365	5thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,804	147.82	2,667	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	141.87	1,944	31
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	120.34	1,497	59
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,430	211.98	3,031	10
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	199.18	2,844	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	204.30	3,169	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	196.02	2,883	8thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,387	249.00	3,454	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	245.48	3,343	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	231.75	3,233	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,284	246.50	3,165	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,355	241.11	3,267	33
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,457	231.21	3,369	10

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	—	87	$963	120
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	69	$817	5

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,725	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	186.14/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,056	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,433	166.69/cwt	161.00–172.00	2,389	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,490	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,637	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	209.70/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,841	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,428	199.18/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,844	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,345	226.15/cwt	225.00–229.00	3,042	9
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	196.02/cwt	194.00–198.50	2,883	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	164.07/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,348	8
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	245.48/cwt	240.75–248.00	3,343	41
Steers	Choice	—	1,355	241.11/cwt	235.50–246.00	3,267	33
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,430	211.98/cwt	209.50–214.50	3,031	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,551	204.30/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,169	36
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	132.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,925	7
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	118.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,484	19
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,387	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,454	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,284	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	3,165	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	231.75/cwt	228.00–237.00	3,233	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,457	231.21/cwt	230.00–233.00	3,369	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	117.37/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	175.63/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,122	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	138.96/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,783	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	152.85/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,187	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	139.77/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	130.56/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,649	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	128.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,687	26
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	106.93/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,188	14
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,793	147.67/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,648	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	158.94/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	276.92/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	299.58/cwt	287.50–325.00	2,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	258.16/cwt	220.00–295.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	268.24/cwt	237.50–300.00	2,060	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	518	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,425	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	498	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,096	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,881	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	79	946.44/head	300.00–1,500.00	946	86
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	66	702.36/head	525.00–900.00	702	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,005.88/head	600.00–1,400.00	1,006	34
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	50–100	80	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	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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