Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2025-09-24

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Sep 24
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
42 vs last sale 311 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
551 head
13 vs last sale 538 13 vs year ago 564 · 2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
188 head
12 vs last sale 176 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 5.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 10.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher both on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter cows were 2.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 4.00 higher with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 24.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.
Average price
$350.00
3 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
67.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518350.001,8133thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
427404381358median 374.0902/1102/1103/1105/0605/06
Steers 500–600 lb: high $412.55, low $371.92, median $374.09 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
350.00
IN average1 barns · 3 hd
350.00
+0.00
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−67.09
This barn, trailing median3 sales
374.09
−24.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,338226.003,0244thin
BullsAverage1,861181.813,3845thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,384159.412,20617
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,251133.691,67212
Dairy BullsAverage1,975186.003,6741thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,783158.752,8302thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,477145.082,14326
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,308122.451,60259
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,281196.262,5145thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,493204.013,04634
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,227241.002,9572thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,349235.153,17259
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,170223.412,6146thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,208238.502,8815thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,373235.643,235107

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Baby Bull CalvesN/A90$815123
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A85$1,0485
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,075$2,0353thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,338226.00/cwt226.00–226.003,0244
Bulls1,912179.35/cwt175.00–182.003,4293
Bulls2,200201.00/cwt201.00–201.004,4221
Dairy Bulls1,975186.00/cwt186.00–186.003,6741
HeifersSelect and Choice1,170223.41/cwt221.00–226.002,6146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,425151.45/cwt145.00–155.002,1586
Bulls1,370170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3291
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,364129.05/cwt125.00–135.001,76031
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,256119.83/cwt114.00–124.001,50518
HeifersChoice and Prime1,227241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,9572
HeifersChoice1,349235.15/cwt228.00–237.003,17259
Dairy HeifersChoice1,281196.26/cwt193.50–201.002,5145
Dairy SteersChoice1,493204.01/cwt200.00–206.753,04634
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,229106.72/cwt103.00–113.001,31210
SteersChoice and Prime1,208238.50/cwt238.50–238.502,8815
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,780151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,6881
CowsLean 85-90%1,212124.12/cwt119.00–127.501,5043
CowsLean 85-90%1,286134.49/cwt130.00–140.001,7306
SteersChoice1,373235.64/cwt230.00–237.503,235107
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,499144.92/cwt141.00–151.002,17211
CowsLean 85-90%1,218141.65/cwt141.00–143.001,7253
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,481156.17/cwt155.00–160.002,3136
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,447137.87/cwt136.00–140.001,9959
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,785166.50/cwt166.50–166.502,9721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373160.85/cwt158.00–167.002,2088
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332171.49/cwt170.00–174.002,2843
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,100205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2551
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0532
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9125
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0091
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600574342.34/cwt325.00–365.001,9654
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950905195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7651
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615277.05/cwt250.00–305.001,7042
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5414
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0752,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0353
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,090200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4273
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8973
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8133
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750726280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0334
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ABeef Cross50–100851,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150109961.46/head500.00–1,350.0096135
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10083748.87/head300.00–1,575.0074979
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950925185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7111
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10085922.43/head625.00–1,100.009224
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10072166.74/head120.00–250.001673
Baby Bull CalvesN/ABeef Cross50–100831,655.68/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6564
Baby Bull CalvesN/A0–5045150.00/head100.00–200.001502

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.