Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-06-03

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
38 vs last sale 337 299 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
356 head
81 vs last sale 275 211 vs year ago 567 · 37.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
25 vs last sale 28 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
173 head
14 vs last sale 187 22 vs year ago 151 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 13.00 higher this week. Slaughter cows were 10.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 1.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 15.00-21.00 higher with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 100–200 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
100–200 lb steers averaged $490.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$490.00
1 head · 175 lb average
Value per head Derived
$858
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs IN average

What quality paid 100–200 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1175490.008581thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 100–200 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
490.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
490.00
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,465260.003,8092thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,140211.002,4056thin
BullsAverage1,742229.093,99110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,417170.692,41815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,930162.813,1423thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,186147.631,7514thin
Dairy BullsHigh1,573216.703,4084thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,458162.162,36421
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,935159.603,0876thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,275142.241,81430
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,466244.003,5777thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,480236.273,4979thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,479226.203,34518
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,392269.003,74416
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335267.013,56542
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,382270.003,73115
SteersChoiceAverage1,336264.213,53013
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338254.503,4054thin

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/A91$1,10588
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A75$61710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,440$2,2501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,275$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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/ABrown Swiss50–10085300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10070400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10083991.77/head400.00–1,525.0099252
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100861,517.03/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5174
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501091,539.12/head1,400.00–1,675.001,5396
Bulls1,720229.52/cwt226.00–234.003,9486
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100851,625.00/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6252
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350332210.00/cwt210.00–210.006972
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300255285.00/cwt285.00–285.007271
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450425221.98/cwt210.00–235.009433
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10072365.22/head300.00–500.003658
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501051,237.67/head1,025.00–1,650.001,23824
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200175490.00/cwt490.00–490.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 11,2753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4941
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1631
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,202140.01/cwt135.00–145.001,68315
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,148130.32/cwt127.00–133.001,4965
CowsLean 85-90%985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,930162.81/cwt159.00–165.003,1423
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,502164.87/cwt161.00–171.002,4766
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,113179.68/cwt176.00–183.002,0002
Dairy SteersChoice1,480236.27/cwt231.00–240.003,4979
SteersChoice1,336264.21/cwt260.00–268.003,53013
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,815179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,533159.54/cwt157.00–161.502,4464
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,449151.54/cwt148.00–156.002,19610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,403178.74/cwt175.00–184.002,5086
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,466244.00/cwt244.00–244.003,5777
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340169.96/cwt165.00–175.002,2775
CowsLean 85-90%1,395153.26/cwt152.50–154.002,1382
CowsLean 85-90%970164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5911
HeifersChoice1,335267.01/cwt258.00–268.503,56542
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,962160.39/cwt158.00–164.003,1473
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,953148.71/cwt147.00–150.502,9042
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,491158.21/cwt157.00–160.002,35913
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,140211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,4056
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,479226.20/cwt221.50–229.003,34518
SteersSelect and Choice1,338254.50/cwt254.50–254.503,4054
Dairy Bulls1,838232.64/cwt229.00–237.004,2762
Dairy Bulls1,570219.00/cwt219.00–219.003,4381
SteersChoice and Prime1,382270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,73115
HeifersChoice and Prime1,392269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,74416
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,465260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,8092
Dairy Bulls1,045182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,9071
Bulls1,773215.11/cwt212.50–221.003,8142
Bulls1,778241.78/cwt238.00–245.004,2992

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.