Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as 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 $371.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −2.17 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$371.92

13 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$60.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−106.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	390.55	2,168	9thin
Small and Medium 2	597	330.00	1,970	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.55/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale13 hd

371.92

—

IN average1 barns · 13 hd

371.92

+0.00

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−106.47

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−2.17

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	1,400	229.50	3,213	3thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,749	196.52	3,436	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	179.00	3,222	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,523	166.57	2,537	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,314	138.77	1,823	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,409	182.17	2,567	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,501	152.89	2,295	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,913	152.54	2,918	14
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,305	126.13	1,646	50
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	203.61	3,111	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,403	237.34	3,330	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	237.77	3,636	51

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	$1,026	86
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	87	$535	7

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,623	180.38/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,928	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	3,213	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	137.11/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,861	19
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,584	16
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,970	152.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	3,005	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	172.88/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,503	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	157.04/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,368	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,877	162.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	3,047	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	136.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,531	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,361	182.50/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,484	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,601	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	147.28/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,212	16
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	114.58/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,452	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,427	143.62/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	161.97/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,413	9
Bulls	—	—	1,503	195.72/cwt	192.00–199.00	2,942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	179.03/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.50	4,002	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	69	311.82/head	250.00–375.00	312	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	75	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,178.48/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,178	30
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	75	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	115	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	128	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	82	943.35/head	300.00–1,725.00	943	51
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	150–200	185	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	80	1,337.50/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	390.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	597	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	546	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,966	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,528	203.61/cwt	196.50–207.00	3,111	21
Heifers	Choice	—	1,403	237.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	3,330	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,529	237.77/cwt	234.75–240.75	3,636	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	126.38/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,870	1

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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