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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Nov 26
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
289 head
196 vs last sale 485 68 vs year ago 357 · 19.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
197 head
22 vs last sale 175 79 vs year ago 118 · +66.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not covered last week.

NOTE: Effective 12/10/25 the Shipshewana Livestock Auction is changing their auction times to the following:

9:00AM - Hay

9:30AM - Feeder Pigs/Fat Hogs

10:00AM - Dairy Heifers/Dairy Cows/Feeder Cattle/Veal Cattle/Sheep/Goats (in this order)

4:00PM - Butcher Bulls/Fat Cattle/Cows

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
BullsLow1,787186.283,3289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770168.002,9741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311147.251,9307thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,158125.061,4493thin
Dairy BullsHigh1,533153.002,3463thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,476142.612,10524
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,876140.572,63710
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,252119.241,49245
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,401195.932,7455thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387182.002,5242thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,482221.623,28420
SteersChoiceAverage1,434220.473,16227

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/A91$84394
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A74$7798

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Dairy Bulls1,870177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,3101
Bulls2,240172.04/cwt170.00–174.003,8542
Bulls1,585196.68/cwt195.00–198.003,1172
Bulls1,686187.81/cwt183.00–192.003,1665
Dairy Bulls1,660158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,6231
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10084820.33/head500.00–1,500.0082049
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–150107818.58/head525.00–1,000.0081927
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–150112919.40/head700.00–1,100.009193
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100751,423.33/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4232
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100831,219.26/head875.00–1,475.001,21911
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10078198.79/head100.00–250.001994
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10095550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10070567.14/head400.00–700.005675
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,203117.89/cwt112.00–121.001,41813
CowsLean 85-90%1,215134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6281
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,920126.17/cwt122.00–130.502,4222
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,840142.04/cwt137.50–146.002,6146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,443158.48/cwt155.00–161.002,2872
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,159107.57/cwt100.00–110.001,24712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229144.69/cwt140.00–150.001,7784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8561
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,508133.78/cwt131.00–137.502,0176
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,338150.82/cwt149.00–154.002,0184
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,938150.58/cwt148.00–153.502,9182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,9741
SteersChoice1,434220.47/cwt214.00–223.003,16227
HeifersChoice1,482221.62/cwt221.25–222.003,28420
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,387182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,5242
CowsLean 85-90%1,130120.59/cwt119.00–122.001,3632
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,502144.04/cwt138.00–148.002,16314
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,339127.11/cwt123.00–133.001,70220
Dairy SteersChoice1,401195.93/cwt189.50–199.502,7455
Dairy Bulls1,070124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3271

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.