Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.01/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $381.01.

Average price

$381.01

10 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$85.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−44.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	398.14	2,131	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	312.50	1,766	2thin

One grade step is worth $85.64/cwt here — about $365 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

381.01

—

IN average1 barns · 10 hd

381.01

+0.00

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−44.18

This barn, trailing median1 sales

381.01

+0.00

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	1,759	217.50	3,825	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,880	190.00	3,572	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,450	176.07	2,553	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,335	138.99	1,855	7thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,702	206.50	3,514	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	161.32	2,207	31
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,825	152.50	2,783	8thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,350	138.04	1,864	54
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,425	222.26	3,167	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,471	213.56	3,141	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,486	241.64	3,591	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,443	244.98	3,535	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	232.00	3,457	2thin

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	$1,442	69
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	84	$1,556	4thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$2,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	150–200	155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	326	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	164.12/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,171	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,425	222.26/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,167	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,471	213.56/cwt	207.00–216.30	3,141	18
Steers	Choice	—	1,443	244.98/cwt	241.00–248.50	3,535	21
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,568	205.22/cwt	203.00–208.00	3,218	2
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,550	195.39/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,029	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	126.65/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,698	13
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	137.18/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,822	24
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,388	147.95/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,054	17
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	175.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,546	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	167.95/cwt	160.00–176.00	3,079	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,824	150.74/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,749	4
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,892	214.75/cwt	213.00–216.00	4,063	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,622	189.68/cwt	186.00–193.00	3,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	367.84/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	354.32/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	360.69/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	367.55/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	433.10/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	399.19/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	393.13/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,553	214.71/cwt	213.00–218.00	3,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	170.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,173	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	149.38/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,572	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,486	241.64/cwt	237.50–243.50	3,591	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	138.05/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,794	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	140.55/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,558	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	153.91/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,119	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	107	1,663.55/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,664	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	87	1,814.66/head	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,815	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	100–150	100	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	86	1,398.98/head	900.00–1,850.00	1,399	40
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	73	1,362.07/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,362	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	106	1,371.64/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,372	18
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	95	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	230.69/cwt	224.00–234.00	4,365	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	188.72/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,271	2

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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