Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $188.28/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$188.28

3 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−321.15 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	417	188.28	785	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

188.28

—

IN average1 barns · 3 hd

188.28

+0.00

National average169 barns · 8,777 hd

509.43

−321.15

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	1,739	207.12	3,602	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	159.95	2,390	4thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,845	190.05	3,507	9thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,798	157.95	2,840	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	150.54	2,189	29
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,303	126.06	1,642	32
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	207.09	3,179	29
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,374	235.66	3,238	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	235.75	3,324	19

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	—	94	$913	76
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	83	$343	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,300	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	151.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,241	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	142.43/cwt	136.00–146.50	2,135	14
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,755	172.97/cwt	169.00–178.00	3,036	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,833	209.64/cwt	206.00–213.00	3,843	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,919	193.07/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,705	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	235.75/cwt	233.00–244.00	3,324	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	162.89/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,497	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,520	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	157.95/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	196.79/cwt	191.00–203.00	3,450	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,751	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	75	189.17/head	175.00–200.00	189	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	88	906.60/head	700.00–1,150.00	907	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	108	1,054.17/head	600.00–1,275.00	1,054	32
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	82	800.15/head	400.00–1,420.00	800	40
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	115	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	272	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	367	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	750–800	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	3
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	195	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	283	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	850–900	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	188.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,535	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,733	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	132.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,785	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	121.43/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,489	15
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	165.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,212	7
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,535	207.09/cwt	202.50–210.50	3,179	29
Heifers	Choice	—	1,374	235.66/cwt	230.00–239.00	3,238	23

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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