Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 15.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 6.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 8.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 15.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 18.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 4.00 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 $308.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.34 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$308.75

6 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−120.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	308.75	1,677	6thin

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 sale6 hd

308.75

—

IN average1 barns · 6 hd

308.75

+0.00

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−120.97

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−65.34

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	—	High	1,736	186.53	3,238	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	161.00	2,777	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	150.97	2,091	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,259	123.99	1,561	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	2,165	178.51	3,865	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,835	145.52	2,671	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	143.29	2,066	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,323	124.08	1,641	57
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	217.50	3,095	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,427	196.00	2,797	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,481	212.00	3,140	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,543	206.01	3,179	63
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,439	196.65	2,830	19
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,391	235.67	3,278	70
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,194	244.00	2,913	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,332	227.85	3,035	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,287	224.14	2,885	5thin

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	—	94	$924	195
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	88	$861	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,056	$1,550	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	876.65/head	400.00–1,475.00	877	72
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	85	1,047.69/head	600.00–1,500.00	1,048	7
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	78	870.16/head	575.00–1,425.00	870	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	150–200	155	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	85	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	84	930.44/head	350.00–1,550.00	930	110
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,380.00/head	950.00–1,500.00	1,380	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	103	735.48/head	500.00–1,100.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	467	206.88/cwt	195.00–209.00	966	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	316	206.81/cwt	205.00–212.50	654	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	225	168.72/cwt	140.00–195.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	650–700	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	550–600	583	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	153.99/cwt	152.00–157.50	2,250	5
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	144.94/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,051	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,983	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,562	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	107.83/cwt	102.50–112.50	1,354	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,374	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,793	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	119.73/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,485	13
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	113.70/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,438	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,287	224.14/cwt	224.00–224.25	2,885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	134.88/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,391	235.67/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,278	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	138.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,043	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,857	140.73/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,613	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	149.35/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,089	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	156.59/cwt	153.50–159.00	2,792	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,427	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,797	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,481	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	127.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,531	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,543	206.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	3,179	63
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	135.63/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,994	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,332	227.85/cwt	225.00–235.50	3,035	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	162.65/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,111	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,439	196.65/cwt	193.50–198.00	2,830	19
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,194	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,913	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	3,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	203.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,447	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	170.49/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,789	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	189.95/cwt	185.00–194.00	3,544	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	2,423	171.27/cwt	168.00–175.00	4,150	2

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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