Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because the auction was not covered last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 200–300 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

200–300 lb steers averaged $499.27/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$499.27

6 head · 269 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 200–300 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	269	499.27	1,344	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 200–300 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

499.27

—

IN average1 barns · 6 hd

499.27

+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	—	Low	1,753	227.54	3,989	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	172.74	2,353	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,779	161.63	2,875	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	148.84	1,792	11
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,683	199.10	3,352	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,450	164.68	2,388	36
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,848	152.90	2,825	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,336	137.75	1,841	38
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,572	210.00	3,301	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,582	233.50	3,694	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	223.07	3,420	36
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,539	211.96	3,262	14
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,414	259.50	3,669	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	254.15	3,240	18
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,525	260.25	3,969	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,466	257.75	3,779	34

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	$1,336	76
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	98	$1,243	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,198	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Small and Medium 3-4	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	135	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	614	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	155	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	434	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	495.12/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	169	438.93/cwt	410.00–475.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,453	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	192.45/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,825	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,582	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	3,694	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,533	223.07/cwt	222.00–231.00	3,420	36
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,527	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	158.85/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,272	20
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,447	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,868	211.96/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,959	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	179.50/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,414	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,554	167.43/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,602	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,388	145.81/cwt	141.00–151.50	2,024	15
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	135.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,802	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	151.91/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,890	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	165.72/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,184	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	180.66/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,574	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	214.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,721	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	5,522	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	231.32/cwt	226.00–235.00	3,831	4
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	93	1,435.95/head	1,400.00–1,470.00	1,436	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	85	1,264.54/head	800.00–1,600.00	1,265	44
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	105	1,427.06/head	1,275.00–1,900.00	1,427	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	80	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	87	1,707.17/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,707	7
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	50–100	85	1,185.29/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,185	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AAyshire	100–150	110	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	120	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	85	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	100–150	120	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	616	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,786	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	800–850	805	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,731	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,383	195.80/cwt	194.00–197.50	2,708	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	125.35/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,558	7
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	149.81/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,764	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,861	162.44/cwt	161.00–166.00	3,023	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,414	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	3,669	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	254.15/cwt	249.50–258.50	3,240	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,499	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,572	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,301	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,539	211.96/cwt	210.00–215.50	3,262	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	157.27/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,925	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,525	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	3,969	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,466	257.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	3,779	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,764	167.88/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,961	4

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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