Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Dairy Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Jun 24
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Feeder Cattle receipts
274 head
37 vs last sale 237 274 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
452 head
52 vs last sale 400 50 vs year ago 402 · +12.4%
Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts
125 head
11 vs last sale 136 42 vs year ago 167 · 25.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 8.00 higher and Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter heifers were 14.00

higher and slaughter Holstein cows were 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher and Holstein slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 9.00 higher and Holstein slaughter bulls were 14.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly steady to 1.00 lower 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 $120.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$120.00
1 head · 150 lb average
Value per head Derived
$180
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 2150120.001801thin
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
120.00
IN average1 barns · 1 hd
120.00
+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
BullsLow1,693238.124,03111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,740174.503,0362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,524169.402,5825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,331151.282,0144thin
Dairy BullsLow1,820214.443,9039thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,425164.342,34222
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,869160.342,9964thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,339141.421,89432
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,453226.613,29312
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,587240.003,8095thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,592232.633,70336
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,486226.213,36110
HeifersChoiceAverage1,347263.503,54951
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,200248.072,9776thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,381269.003,7154thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,395262.613,66361
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,343251.363,37623

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/A104$1,24878
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A77$81511

Every lot, as filed

47 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,790182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,2581
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,477154.66/cwt151.00–159.002,2849
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,399165.68/cwt161.00–170.002,3187
SteersChoice and Prime1,381269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,7154
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,486226.21/cwt223.00–227.503,36110
HeifersSelect and Choice1,200248.07/cwt247.50–249.002,9776
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,473147.58/cwt144.00–153.002,17416
Bulls1,860225.74/cwt224.00–228.004,1994
Bulls1,685252.97/cwt249.00–256.004,2632
Baby Bull CalvesN/A100–1501051,275.06/head1,050.00–1,650.001,27520
Baby Heifer CalvesN/AJersey50–10070600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A50–10075863.89/head750.00–975.008643
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A0–5045275.00/head250.00–300.002752
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501051,496.43/head1,350.00–1,700.001,4965
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred50–10073872.41/head800.00–950.008722
Baby Heifer CalvesN/ACrossbred100–1501151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Baby Bull CalvesN/AJersey50–10075275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Baby Bull CalvesN/AAyshire50–10075400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Baby Heifer CalvesN/A100–1501001,100.00/head925.00–1,275.001,1002
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred1000–10501,0001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Baby Bull CalvesN/ACrossbred50–100881,438.52/head1,200.00–1,600.001,4399
Baby Bull CalvesN/A50–100871,199.30/head675.00–1,600.001,19941
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2150–200150120.00/cwt120.00–120.001801
BullsLarge 31150–12001,18090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0621
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,810178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,2221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,8221
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,192137.56/cwt130.00–140.001,64014
CowsLean 85-90%1,690137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,3151
CowsLean 85-90%1,315161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1171
Dairy SteersChoice1,592232.63/cwt229.00–239.003,70336
HeifersChoice1,347263.50/cwt256.00–266.503,54951
SteersChoice1,395262.61/cwt260.00–267.003,66361
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,378177.29/cwt172.00–180.002,4436
CowsLean 85-90%1,160153.56/cwt149.00–158.001,7812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,665159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,6471
SteersSelect and Choice1,343251.36/cwt244.00–253.003,37623
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,888154.45/cwt151.50–156.002,9163
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,298119.10/cwt117.50–120.001,5462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,680180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,425169.33/cwt166.00–176.002,4133
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,587240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,8095
Dairy HeifersChoice1,453226.61/cwt219.00–227.253,29312
Dairy Bulls2,066204.44/cwt200.00–210.004,2244
Dairy Bulls1,582217.32/cwt217.00–218.003,4383
Dairy Bulls1,685230.10/cwt229.00–231.003,8772
Bulls1,562242.08/cwt234.00–244.003,7815

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.