Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 7.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 5.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 12.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 9.00 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 $302.50/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −71.59 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$302.50

3 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−120.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	302.50	1,637	3thin

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

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

302.50

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

302.50

+0.00

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−120.15

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−71.59

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,547	192.48	2,978	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,768	171.90	3,040	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	153.20	2,062	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,303	126.71	1,651	5thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,612	183.83	2,963	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	146.91	2,017	31
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,827	142.46	2,603	3thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,211	124.17	1,504	46
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	194.50	2,515	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,256	233.00	2,926	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,497	206.06	3,085	44
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,364	199.09	2,716	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,346	233.25	3,140	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,239	227.24	2,816	22
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,530	238.00	3,641	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,380	232.07	3,203	42
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,259	222.86	2,806	23

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	—	91	$857	117
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$573	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,112	$2,350	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	139.36/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,922	10
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	110	971.51/head	600.00–1,400.00	972	34
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	150–200	150	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	115	596.74/head	300.00–950.00	597	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	65	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	83	1,471.50/head	1,225.00–1,650.00	1,472	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	83	793.16/head	200.00–1,600.00	793	79
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	644	263.75/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,699	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	782	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,916	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	861	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	173	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	640	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	65	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	328.54/cwt	255.00–342.50	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	329.42/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	141.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,020	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	112.59/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,300	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	134.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,735	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	124.92/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,497	22
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,853	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,530	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,814	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	137.19/cwt	133.50–141.00	2,480	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,346	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	3,140	9
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	148.87/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,016	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,380	232.07/cwt	228.00–237.00	3,203	42
Bulls	—	—	1,592	191.47/cwt	187.00–198.00	3,048	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	163.41/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,116	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	133.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	150.44/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,017	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,256	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,926	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,400	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,765	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,497	206.06/cwt	200.00–210.50	3,085	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,995	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,239	227.24/cwt	224.50–232.00	2,816	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	183.47/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,174	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,259	222.86/cwt	218.00–226.00	2,806	23
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,981	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,364	199.09/cwt	198.50–199.50	2,716	5
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,204	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	160.29/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,353	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,515	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,332	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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