Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower and Holstein slaughter heifers were 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 lower based on a limited comparison while Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were in good demand this week with the holiday and were 20.00-36.00 higher. No comparison 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 $320.00/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −54.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$320.00

8 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−150.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	320.00	1,680	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

320.00

—

IN average1 barns · 8 hd

320.00

+0.00

National average5 barns · 476 hd

470.12

−150.12

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−54.09

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	157.20	2,188	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	121.76	1,416	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,418	152.01	2,156	23
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,863	134.75	2,510	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,338	128.17	1,715	47
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,496	204.75	3,063	38
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,566	205.85	3,224	58
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,399	186.80	2,613	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,357	234.02	3,176	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	218.71	2,708	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,438	234.56	3,373	38
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,311	225.45	2,956	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	—	92	$895	62
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	72	$616	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,590	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Select and Choice	—	1,311	225.45/cwt	225.00–226.00	2,956	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,438	234.56/cwt	227.00–236.25	3,373	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	218.71/cwt	218.00–221.00	2,708	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	138.49/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,939	15
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,587	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	146.53/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,092	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	158.36/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,236	8
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,419	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,367	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	128.48/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,741	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,459	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,357	234.02/cwt	229.00–236.25	3,176	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,543	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	167.08/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	150.62/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,045	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	61	466.84/head	425.00–500.00	467	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	77	853.26/head	750.00–1,000.00	853	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	83	806.94/head	375.00–1,250.00	807	31
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	106	957.30/head	750.00–1,200.00	957	22
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	84	1,042.16/head	775.00–1,250.00	1,042	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,050.00/head	850.00–1,250.00	1,050	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	326	202.18/cwt	195.00–210.00	659	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	202.91/cwt	185.00–220.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3-4	1000–1050	1,010	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,439	1
Bulls	Large 3	850–900	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,399	186.80/cwt	186.50–187.00	2,613	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,566	205.85/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,224	58
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,496	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	3,063	38

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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