Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were 10.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 higher and no comparison is available on slaughter Holstein heifers because of light receipts. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter cows were 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 7.00 based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were 5.00 lower. No comparison is 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 $300.00/cwt on 1 head, down $71.92 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −74.09 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$300.00

▼ 71.92 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−187.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

300.00

+0.00

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−187.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−74.09

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,898	193.48	3,671	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	160.67	2,804	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,498	156.41	2,343	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,733	176.50	3,058	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	153.47	2,127	26
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,968	151.13	2,973	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,359	128.02	1,740	62
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,200	191.00	2,292	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	219.41	3,241	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,504	200.84	3,021	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,393	242.55	3,379	56
Steers	Choice	Average	1,483	238.55	3,538	34
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,344	228.37	3,069	13

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	—	91	$1,311	70
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	82	$1,175	10

Every lot, as filed

36 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 Heifers	Choice	—	1,200	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,393	242.55/cwt	233.00–247.50	3,379	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,064	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,110	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,344	228.37/cwt	225.00–232.75	3,069	13
Steers	Choice	—	1,483	238.55/cwt	234.00–243.00	3,538	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,343	126.14/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,694	30
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,812	1
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,101	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	146.13/cwt	143.50–149.50	2,062	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,504	200.84/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,021	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,477	219.41/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,241	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	168.95/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,396	3
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	157.25/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,123	11
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,745	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,862	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,251	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	138.61/cwt	132.50–142.00	1,968	20
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.50	1,492	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,970	151.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,990	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	157.81/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,318	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,920	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	173.95/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,575	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	55	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	108	1,347.31/head	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,347	18
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	84	1,309.15/head	800.00–1,825.00	1,309	43
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	77	1,199.46/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,199	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	100	1,033.33/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,033	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	113	1,512.78/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	67	285.63/head	225.00–325.00	286	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	89	1,832.04/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,832	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	599	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,138	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	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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