Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NEXT AUCTION: Friday, December 26, 2025 (Closed Wednesday, December 24, 2025 for Holiday)

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −101.59 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$272.50

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−171.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	272.50	1,499	2thin

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 sale2 hd

272.50

—

IN average1 barns · 2 hd

272.50

+0.00

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−171.60

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−101.59

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,342	209.00	2,805	2thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,711	195.87	3,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,045	162.00	3,313	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	153.88	2,092	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	129.17	1,514	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,700	178.21	3,030	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	152.05	2,271	34
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,824	149.72	2,731	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,280	124.68	1,596	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	197.00	2,703	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,240	219.00	2,716	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,527	205.99	3,145	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,336	191.36	2,557	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,470	235.50	3,462	56
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	247.00	3,149	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,442	236.55	3,411	28
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	222.96	2,943	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	$948	58
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	90	$711	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,675	$2,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 Bulls	—	—	1,798	177.90/cwt	177.00–179.00	3,199	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,425	159.89/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,278	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,828	196.99/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,601	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	151.77/cwt	147.50–154.00	2,820	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	154.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,301	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	167.24/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,316	4
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,944	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,494	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	195	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	468	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	136.43/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,836	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	222.96/cwt	220.00–225.50	2,943	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,372	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,703	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,336	191.36/cwt	189.50–194.00	2,557	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,527	205.99/cwt	199.50–209.00	3,145	18
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,240	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,716	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,534	144.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,209	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,045	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	138.75/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,579	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	87	1,081.73/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,082	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	105	647.62/head	500.00–875.00	648	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	87	903.64/head	650.00–1,075.00	904	34
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	80	529.06/head	450.00–600.00	529	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	184.40/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,411	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	201.82/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,269	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	164.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,241	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,857	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	155.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,208	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	125.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,636	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,264	11
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,342	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,805	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	938.90/head	800.00–1,100.00	939	16
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	80	1,319.06/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,319	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	70	65.00/head	65.00–65.00	65	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	105	1,288.10/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	223	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	535	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	282	211.48/cwt	190.00–225.00	596	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	325	170.23/cwt	160.00–180.00	553	4
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	200–250	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,752	8
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	200–250	231	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	427	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	373	226.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	845	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	268	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	603	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	323	224.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,470	235.50/cwt	233.50–243.00	3,462	56
Steers	Choice	—	1,442	236.55/cwt	233.00–242.00	3,411	28
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	3,149	2

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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