Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 15.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 10.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 14.00 higher and no comparison is available on Holstein slaughter heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were 23.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 16.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 12.00 higher with good demand. No comparison is 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 $344.08/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −30.01 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$344.08

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−124.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	344.08	1,858	13thin

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 sale13 hd

344.08

—

IN average1 barns · 13 hd

344.08

+0.00

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−124.96

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−30.01

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	—	Low	1,702	190.69	3,245	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,457	167.90	2,447	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	164.95	3,077	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,323	146.15	1,933	17
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	2,610	166.00	4,333	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,387	146.51	2,032	17
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,854	131.87	2,444	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	122.75	1,587	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,788	180.00	3,218	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	216.13	3,318	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,480	199.40	2,951	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	245.47	3,338	40
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,274	230.87	2,941	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	245.94	3,382	53
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,313	232.50	3,053	7thin

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	—	93	$1,031	45
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	115	$375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	340.78/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,653	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	168	186.72/cwt	180.00–195.00	314	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	267.56/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,458	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	222	176.32/cwt	165.00–200.00	391	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	104	974.81/head	800.00–1,150.00	975	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	85	1,033.35/head	800.00–1,600.00	1,033	24
Bulls	—	—	1,510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	199.53/cwt	199.00–200.00	3,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,541	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,840	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	441	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	346.06/cwt	317.50–357.50	1,855	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	386.60/cwt	360.00–407.50	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,495	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,969	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	131.48/cwt	128.00–134.50	2,492	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	122.59/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,562	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,426	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,148	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	139.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,938	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	157.64/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,185	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,862	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	163.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,339	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	150.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,042	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,351	130.71/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,766	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,519	178.31/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,709	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,274	230.87/cwt	230.50–231.00	2,941	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,788	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,218	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	166.74/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,433	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,535	216.13/cwt	215.50–216.75	3,318	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	145.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,892	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	109.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,338	11
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	245.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	3,382	53
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	245.47/cwt	242.00–250.50	3,338	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,003	161.92/cwt	158.00–166.50	3,243	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,719	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,480	199.40/cwt	195.50–205.00	2,951	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,313	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,053	7
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	4,333	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	93	1,536.49/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,536	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	115	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	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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