Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jan 7
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
566 head
251 vs last sale 315 160 vs year ago 406 · +39.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
160 head
38 vs last sale 122 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 6.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower. Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady to 1.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly steady to 4.00 lower but in good demand this week. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

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
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,126196.002,2074thin
BullsHigh1,722192.603,31611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,358157.702,1424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,747153.622,6833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,371126.021,7275thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,695180.003,0511thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,464145.802,13419
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,896136.212,58211
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,359124.071,68789
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,507197.652,97910
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200189.002,26810
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,477204.133,01530
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,575198.503,1263thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,423236.453,36582
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,401223.383,1309thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,428232.903,32656
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470224.433,29912

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/A94$1,019133
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A77$8938

Every lot, as filed

37 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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,401223.38/cwt221.50–224.503,1309
HeifersChoice1,423236.45/cwt230.00–239.003,36582
CowsLean 85-90%1,248118.24/cwt117.00–120.001,4763
CowsLean 85-90%1,555137.69/cwt135.00–140.002,1412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,770165.93/cwt162.00–170.002,9372
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,455155.84/cwt153.00–162.002,2674
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,575198.50/cwt198.50–198.503,1263
Dairy SteersChoice1,477204.13/cwt202.50–209.503,01530
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,200189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,26810
Dairy HeifersChoice1,507197.65/cwt192.00–200.502,97910
SteersSelect and Choice1,470224.43/cwt223.50–225.503,29912
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,483135.03/cwt130.00–140.002,00229
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,918135.34/cwt130.00–140.002,5967
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,441144.53/cwt141.00–151.002,08311
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,535139.26/cwt138.00–140.002,1384
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2501
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,875141.96/cwt141.00–143.002,6623
Dairy Bulls1,695180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0511
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,126196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,2074
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,386124.11/cwt119.00–129.001,72030
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,213113.45/cwt108.00–118.001,37630
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,113146.91/cwt146.00–148.001,6352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,603168.49/cwt168.00–169.002,7012
Bulls1,735205.18/cwt200.00–210.003,5605
Bulls1,533173.70/cwt173.00–175.002,6632
Bulls1,800186.33/cwt184.00–194.003,3544
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10087965.38/head850.00–1,050.009653
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10080400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–5045300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100771,182.61/head900.00–1,450.001,1833
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501101,049.47/head850.00–1,375.001,04943
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100851,002.00/head425.00–1,675.001,00279
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10083365.15/head250.00–450.003652
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100831,154.50/head750.00–1,600.001,1556
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501151,180.80/head1,075.00–1,350.001,1813
SteersChoice1,428232.90/cwt228.00–236.503,32656

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.