Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $160.00/cwt on 1 head, down $173.00 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −166.63 against this barn's trailing median of $326.63.

Average price

$160.00

▼ 173.00 vs prior sale

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−191.58 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	785	160.00	1,256	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

160.00

—

IN average1 barns · 1 hd

160.00

+0.00

National average118 barns · 4,770 hd

351.58

−191.58

This barn, trailing median2 sales

326.63

−166.63

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,248	245.50	3,064	6thin
Bulls	—	High	1,842	232.20	4,277	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	181.02	2,520	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,772	172.15	3,050	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	153.17	1,713	3thin
Dairy Bulls	—	High	1,363	201.35	2,743	6thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	163.14	2,385	40
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,805	163.14	2,945	4thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,256	141.91	1,783	56
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,640	240.00	3,936	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,500	236.16	3,542	38
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,512	225.90	3,416	31
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,322	265.00	3,503	10
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,327	258.17	3,426	55
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,417	263.00	3,727	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,379	257.24	3,547	35
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,353	246.00	3,328	4thin

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	—	86	$1,079	93
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	85	$841	10

Every lot, as filed

43 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 Bulls	—	—	1,585	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	4,125	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	78	341.13/head	300.00–375.00	341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	221.51/cwt	216.00–226.00	3,666	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	76	598.08/head	375.00–875.00	598	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	100–150	103	886.59/head	850.00–925.00	887	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	83	1,281.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,510.00/head	1,500.00–1,530.00	1,510	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	81	1,058.97/head	500.00–1,525.00	1,059	69
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	1,141.33/head	950.00–1,275.00	1,141	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	160	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	320	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	90	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	139.85/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,713	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,426	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	157.76/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,866	2
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,648	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,428	202.25/cwt	197.00–207.00	2,888	3
Bulls	—	—	2,125	233.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	4,972	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,327	258.17/cwt	255.00–262.00	3,426	55
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,936	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,153	190.18/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,193	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,417	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	3,727	7
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,322	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,503	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,564	167.04/cwt	161.00–171.50	2,613	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	179.89/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,360	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,353	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	3,328	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,500	236.16/cwt	229.00–238.50	3,542	38
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,248	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	3,064	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,772	172.15/cwt	166.00–176.00	3,050	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,043	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,512	225.90/cwt	220.25–227.50	3,416	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	197.50/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	172.02/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,248	10
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	3,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	182.27/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,668	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	156.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,178	19
Steers	Choice	—	1,379	257.24/cwt	251.00–260.00	3,547	35
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	149.09/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,940	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	130.08/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,604	9

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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