Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-05-27

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, May 27
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
21 vs last sale 316 337 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
275 head
39 vs last sale 314 80 vs year ago 355 · 22.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
2 vs last sale 30 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
187 head
46 vs last sale 141 73 vs year ago 114 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There are no comparisons available as the auction was not covered last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $370.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$370.00
1 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+75.00
vs IN average
54.54 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1695370.002,5721thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
370.00
IN average2 barns · 2 hd
295.00
+75.00
National average111 barns · 4,985 hd
424.54
−54.54
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
BullsAverage1,775224.003,9767thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,336175.982,35222
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,900170.003,2302thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,276153.571,9594thin
Dairy BullsLow1,529214.623,2814thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%High1,475163.932,41832
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,886156.212,94711
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,261144.131,81724
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,456240.503,5025thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,472233.403,43626
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470224.243,2965thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,355259.503,5164thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,301253.543,29915
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,361270.213,6785thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,362266.363,62815
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,328257.003,4133thin

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/A93$1,178111
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A94$1,4084thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$3,3006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,9733thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501061,404.19/head1,000.00–1,750.001,4047
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10071379.82/head200.00–500.003804
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100871,543.99/head1,000.00–2,250.001,54415
Bulls1,788226.19/cwt224.00–229.004,0443
Bulls1,178209.51/cwt205.00–214.002,4682
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100901,360.65/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250223271.69/cwt240.00–290.006063
Dairy SteersLarge 3150–200163245.00/cwt245.00–245.003994
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350338244.95/cwt240.00–255.008283
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501071,201.26/head900.00–1,550.001,20139
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100831,072.92/head500.00–1,750.001,07346
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700695370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,4103,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0833,158.78/head2,800.00–3,450.003,1592
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3006
BullsMedium and Large 11,205205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4701
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000955206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9673
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200162390.00/cwt390.00–390.006324
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,434174.86/cwt172.00–182.502,5076
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,456165.25/cwt160.00–170.002,40615
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,795163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,9261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,865182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,3941
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225128.91/cwt125.00–131.001,5794
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,470224.24/cwt223.00–226.003,2965
HeifersChoice1,301253.54/cwt248.00–257.003,29915
SteersSelect and Choice1,328257.00/cwt257.00–257.003,4133
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,456240.50/cwt240.50–240.503,5025
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300176.05/cwt171.00–181.002,28911
SteersChoice1,362266.36/cwt262.00–268.503,62815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,935158.00/cwt158.00–158.003,0571
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,820135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4571
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,225151.32/cwt147.00–156.001,85411
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,523156.18/cwt150.00–159.502,37911
CowsLean 85-90%910139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2651
Dairy Bulls1,235205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5321
Bulls2,353235.19/cwt230.00–240.005,5342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328167.16/cwt162.00–170.002,2207
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,904157.81/cwt152.00–161.003,0059
CowsLean 85-90%1,398158.42/cwt158.00–159.002,2153
SteersChoice and Prime1,361270.21/cwt270.00–270.503,6785
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,321142.10/cwt135.00–145.001,8779
Dairy SteersChoice1,472233.40/cwt227.00–237.503,43626
Dairy Bulls1,627217.82/cwt213.00–222.003,5443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,451191.24/cwt187.50–197.502,7754
HeifersChoice and Prime1,355259.50/cwt259.50–259.503,5164

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.