Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Feb 18
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
50 vs last sale 250 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
384 head
1 vs last sale 383 84 vs year ago 300 · +28.0%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
123 head
14 vs last sale 109 42 vs year ago 81 · +51.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 5.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 10.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 13.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 20.00 higher with good demand. 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 $350.00/cwt on 1 head, down $21.92 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 24.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.
Average price
$350.00
21.92 vs prior sale
1 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average
137.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515350.001,8031thin
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
427404381358median 374.0902/1102/1103/1105/0605/06
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 sale1 hd
350.00
IN average2 barns · 2 hd
350.00
+0.00
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−137.35
This barn, trailing median3 sales
374.09
−24.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,599197.673,1609thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,942159.333,0943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236155.111,9187thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,221130.391,5924thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,785191.683,4225thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,454155.102,25537
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,843145.992,6908thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,301129.051,67941
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,333218.002,9063thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,475208.773,07916
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,566200.853,1457thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,443240.003,46310
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,098225.002,4713thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,442241.753,4867thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,475235.613,47544

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/A90$1,02972
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A88$8876

Every lot, as filed

52 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%2,215161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,5661
HeifersSelect and Choice1,098225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4713
Dairy Bulls1,998196.39/cwt195.00–198.003,9242
Dairy Bulls1,660214.00/cwt214.00–214.003,5521
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,790126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2551
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800138.35/cwt135.00–141.002,4903
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,372138.40/cwt134.00–143.001,89913
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,227116.74/cwt112.50–120.001,4329
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,460156.06/cwt152.00–161.002,27821
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,407148.60/cwt145.00–151.002,09111
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,288128.49/cwt123.00–132.501,65519
Dairy Bulls1,635175.80/cwt172.00–180.002,8742
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,888156.71/cwt154.00–160.002,9594
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,531165.37/cwt164.00–169.002,5325
HeifersChoice1,443240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,46310
SteersChoice and Prime1,442241.75/cwt241.75–241.753,4867
SteersChoice1,475235.61/cwt232.75–236.253,47544
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,566200.85/cwt200.00–202.003,1457
Dairy SteersChoice1,475208.77/cwt206.50–215.003,07916
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,333218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,9063
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,0171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238155.36/cwt150.00–159.001,9235
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,5871
CowsLean 85-90%1,228137.19/cwt135.00–139.001,6853
CowsLean 85-90%1,200110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,850170.00/cwt170.00–170.003,1451
Bulls1,548188.79/cwt186.00–192.002,9222
Bulls1,980215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,2571
Bulls1,552197.74/cwt194.00–203.003,0696
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A150–200150475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10065250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501071,207.64/head1,000.00–1,425.001,20828
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10080945.61/head425.00–1,675.0094635
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10070835.71/head550.00–1,050.008362
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,463.24/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4632
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100831,419.00/head1,150.00–1,575.001,4193
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10060249.17/head225.00–275.002495
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800797215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7142
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2241
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950905186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6831
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300271225.00/cwt225.00–225.006103
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900880255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2441
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,060200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1201
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950922210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9362

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.