Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter Holstein cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 20.00 lower based on a limited comparison and Holstein slaughter bulls were mostly steady based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly steady 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 $278.36/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −95.73 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$278.36

8 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−140.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	278.36	1,489	8thin

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 sale8 hd

278.36

—

IN average1 barns · 8 hd

278.36

+0.00

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−140.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−95.73

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	1,703	172.18	2,933	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	149.71	1,962	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,855	148.41	2,753	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	125.73	1,485	15
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,375	172.00	2,365	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	144.68	2,072	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,805	135.05	2,438	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,273	118.82	1,513	67
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,522	215.00	3,272	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,562	209.96	3,280	47
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,493	239.75	3,579	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,362	237.29	3,232	60
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	219.30	2,401	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,379	238.00	3,282	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,455	233.92	3,404	43

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	$881	99
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	79	$756	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	176.58/cwt	173.00–182.50	2,163	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	70	282.74/head	200.00–325.00	283	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	79	861.24/head	300.00–1,500.00	861	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,060	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,193	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	84	1,195.83/head	800.00–1,500.00	1,196	5
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	80	773.13/head	625.00–1,050.00	773	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	103	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	110	931.72/head	525.00–1,400.00	932	23
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	76	752.07/head	450.00–1,150.00	752	8
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	100–150	100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,924	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,138	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	287.10/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,315	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	326.80/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.50/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	275.31/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	833	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,232	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,349	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,716	27
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	117.70/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,468	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	139.87/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,864	9
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	149.07/cwt	147.00–151.00	2,631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,888	149.02/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,813	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	154.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,219	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	142.68/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,067	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,783	134.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,397	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,878	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	151.30/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,999	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,952	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,562	209.96/cwt	204.75–211.00	3,280	47
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	219.30/cwt	217.50–222.00	2,401	5
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,522	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	125.01/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,424	8
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,379	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	3,282	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,362	237.29/cwt	232.00–239.00	3,232	60
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	135.45/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,493	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	3,579	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	233.92/cwt	228.50–237.50	3,404	43
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	159.63/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	169.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,937	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	185.43/cwt	180.00–191.00	3,236	5

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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