Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.45/cwt on 7 head, down $68.64 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −68.64 against this barn's trailing median of $374.09.

Average price

$305.45

▼ 68.64 vs prior sale

7 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs IN average

−113.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	305.45	1,698	7thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $412.55, low $371.92, median $374.09 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

305.45

—

IN average1 barns · 7 hd

305.45

+0.00

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−113.59

This barn, trailing median3 sales

374.09

−68.64

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
Bulls	—	High	1,485	239.70	3,560	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	181.90	2,615	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	162.75	1,929	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,859	160.69	2,988	6thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,397	214.47	2,997	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	166.98	2,428	43
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,856	159.05	2,952	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,266	144.74	1,832	49
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,647	228.89	3,770	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	218.25	3,256	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,474	208.96	3,080	12
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,365	239.50	3,269	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	236.74	3,054	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,417	224.00	3,174	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,175	241.00	2,832	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,316	236.72	3,115	39

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	—	93	$907	83
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	77	$690	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 Steers	Large 3	550–600	567	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,332	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	50–100	78	417.74/head	350.00–500.00	418	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	50–100	77	689.67/head	575.00–825.00	690	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	50–100	85	909.59/head	500.00–1,400.00	910	47
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	100–150	109	942.29/head	750.00–1,275.00	942	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	333	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	666	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	492	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	984	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	50–100	87	847.13/head	750.00–1,025.00	847	5
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	100–150	100	1,000.00/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	305.45/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	2,424.45/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,424	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,889	157.03/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,061	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	158.90/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,253	10
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	175.22/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,514	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,486	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,586	190.89/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,028	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	183.40/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,535	12
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	166.66/cwt	165.00–168.50	3,167	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	166.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,462	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	139.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,621	12
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,556	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	162.75/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,929	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,492	218.25/cwt	215.00–223.50	3,256	42
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,474	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,080	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,417	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,174	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,647	228.89/cwt	226.00–233.00	3,770	10
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,311	150.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,973	31
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,838	156.01/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,867	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,365	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	3,269	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,175	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,832	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,316	236.72/cwt	230.00–240.50	3,115	39
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	236.74/cwt	230.00–238.50	3,054	42
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,442	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,738	233.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	4,058	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	258.35/cwt	255.00–260.00	4,180	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	239.08/cwt	235.00–245.00	3,653	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,113	207.70/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,312	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	222.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,726	3

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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