Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available this week but good demand was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $405.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$405.00

2 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−59.45

vs IN average

−56.95 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	405.00	1,912	2thin

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 sale2 hd

405.00

—

IN average2 barns · 74 hd

464.45

−59.45

National average166 barns · 7,046 hd

461.95

−56.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	93	$1,465	117
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	86	$1,609	11

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,757	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	84	1,780.93/head	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,781	15
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	107	1,435.23/head	1,225.00–1,825.00	1,435	39
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	84	1,359.18/head	800.00–2,000.00	1,359	54
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	82	1,773.98/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,774	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	89	1,325.35/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	103	1,704.03/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,704	9

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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