Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 10
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Slaughter Cattle receipts
518 head
162 vs last sale 356 14 vs year ago 504 · +2.8%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
162 head
11 vs last sale 173 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were mostly steady and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter Beef/Dairy steers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows were 5.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 16.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 12.00 lower with good demand. No comparison available on slaughter kids due to a limited comparison, but good demand was noted.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,484254.033,7709thin
BullsLow1,787214.183,8287thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,835181.003,3211thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,382168.912,33415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,243145.991,8157thin
Dairy BullsAverage1,260203.522,5656thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,452159.502,31542
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,846154.632,8555thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Low1,262139.451,76044
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,546239.003,6954thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,522233.263,55062
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,408224.273,15822
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,306267.003,48714
HeifersChoiceAverage1,306264.823,45934
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,488269.004,0033thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,385263.493,64951

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$91999
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A85$7254thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Dairy Bulls1,235205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,5321
Dairy Bulls1,052187.28/cwt181.00–191.001,9703
Dairy Bulls1,585227.14/cwt225.00–229.003,6002
Bulls1,800191.60/cwt191.00–192.003,4492
Bulls1,728238.21/cwt233.00–244.004,1162
Bulls1,818213.22/cwt208.00–217.003,8763
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501091,121.22/head650.00–1,575.001,12124
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10050150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100951,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100921,293.41/head700.00–1,700.001,2936
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501111,172.42/head1,000.00–1,500.001,1727
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10070300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10071217.98/head150.00–300.002184
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–10082813.99/head300.00–1,300.0081458
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,830168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,0741
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,850151.29/cwt150.00–153.002,7994
CowsLean 85-90%1,320133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,7561
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,455150.83/cwt146.00–153.002,1957
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,454158.23/cwt154.00–164.502,30127
CowsLean 85-90%1,320152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0062
SteersChoice and Prime1,488269.00/cwt269.00–269.004,0033
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,835181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,3211
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,372123.13/cwt120.00–126.001,6895
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,293145.81/cwt141.00–151.501,88522
CowsLean 85-90%1,186146.23/cwt141.00–149.001,7344
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,441171.37/cwt167.00–176.002,4698
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351174.37/cwt171.00–177.002,3564
CowsBoner 80-85%1,425155.35/cwt151.00–160.002,2146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,354180.80/cwt179.00–184.002,4485
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,189136.02/cwt130.00–140.001,61717
HeifersChoice1,306264.82/cwt256.00–266.003,45934
HeifersChoice and Prime1,306267.00/cwt267.00–267.003,48714
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,484254.03/cwt249.00–255.503,7709
Dairy SteersChoice1,522233.26/cwt228.00–238.753,55062
SteersChoice1,385263.49/cwt257.00–267.503,64951
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,546239.00/cwt239.00–239.003,6954
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,408224.27/cwt218.50–227.003,15822

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.