Sale reports / Indiana / Shipshewana Livestock Auction / 2026-08-12

Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Aug 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970
Receipts
478 head
75 vs last sale 403 38 vs year ago 440 · +8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 3.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers were 23.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 4.00 lower and Holstein slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 6.00 lower and Holstein slaughter bulls were 18.00 higher. Choice/prime slaughter lambs were mostly 8.00 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,507222.503,3532thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,286214.002,7525thin
BullsAverage1,624227.153,6899thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250168.902,11111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,762160.152,8223thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,165140.971,6436thin
Dairy BullsHigh1,545216.283,3429thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,516158.282,40023
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,882142.722,6864thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,313139.061,82658
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,527212.213,24028
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,133203.312,3046thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,561232.003,6223thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,484224.343,3297thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,515214.693,25347
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,266234.002,9625thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,128222.702,51217
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,396241.003,36411
SteersChoiceAverage1,288232.592,99640
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,461225.753,2986thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls1,590227.59/cwt225.00–230.003,6192
Bulls1,914239.08/cwt237.00–242.004,5764
Bulls1,260210.95/cwt207.00–217.002,6583
Dairy Bulls1,773237.48/cwt237.00–238.004,2112
Dairy Bulls1,350203.89/cwt200.00–207.002,7535
Dairy Bulls1,805226.04/cwt225.00–227.004,0802
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,196138.49/cwt133.00–143.001,65623
CowsLean 85-90%1,135118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3391
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%2,015105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,1161
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%1,838155.29/cwt150.00–158.002,8543
CowsLean 85-90%983156.06/cwt151.00–161.001,5342
CowsLean 85-90%1,297138.57/cwt132.00–143.001,7973
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,247124.74/cwt120.00–130.001,55613
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,475148.11/cwt144.00–154.002,18522
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,612155.01/cwt149.50–158.002,49911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283170.59/cwt165.00–175.002,1892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,360199.54/cwt198.00–201.002,7142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,209159.66/cwt157.00–163.001,9307
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,762160.15/cwt156.00–162.002,8223
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,428161.28/cwt159.00–169.002,30312
Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,133203.31/cwt202.00–204.002,3046
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,561232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,6223
SteersChoice and Prime1,396241.00/cwt241.00–241.003,36411
HeifersChoice and Prime1,266234.00/cwt234.00–234.002,9625
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,507222.50/cwt222.50–222.503,3532
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,515214.69/cwt210.00–217.003,25347
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,286214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,7525
SteersSelect and Choice1,461225.75/cwt225.75–225.753,2986
SteersChoice1,288232.59/cwt227.00–236.002,99640
HeifersChoice1,128222.70/cwt221.00–227.002,51217
Dairy SteersChoice1,484224.34/cwt222.75–228.003,3297
Dairy HeifersChoice1,527212.21/cwt208.50–215.253,24028

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.