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Shipshewana Livestock Auction

Name: Shipshewana Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Shipshewana, Indiana · Wed, Oct 14

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1970

← Sep 30Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 334 vs last sale 260▲ 237 vs year ago 357 · +66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 332▼ 64 vs year ago 436 · −14.7%

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

202 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 208▲ 202 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.57/cwt on 18 head, down $20.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −25.22 against this barn's trailing median of $369.79.

Average price

$344.57

▼ 20.92 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$67.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.54

vs IN average

−87.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	352.02	1,903	16thin
Small and Medium 1	580	285.00	1,653	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.02/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

344.57

—

IN average2 barns · 20 hd

326.03

+18.54

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−87.72

This barn, trailing median4 sales

369.79

−25.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $412.55, low $344.57, median $369.79 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,773	191.58	3,397	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	130.57	1,861	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	106.77	1,284	2thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,729	177.92	3,076	16
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,469	122.57	1,800	29
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,905	117.47	2,238	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,272	108.81	1,384	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,455	187.45	2,727	13
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,420	162.00	2,300	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	202.40	3,020	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,576	195.73	3,085	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,416	226.25	3,204	8thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,402	222.93	3,125	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,354	211.22	2,860	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,363	220.84	3,010	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	212.00	2,796	5thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

1 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Non Graded	88	952.52/cwt	82

Every lot, as filed

56 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	795	2
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	360.14/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,732	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	346.41/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,774	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	356.38/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,006	9
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	347.06/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,169	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	345.24/cwt	322.50–357.50	2,317	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	341.06/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,435	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,449	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,693	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,282	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,594	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,319	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,796	5
Steers	—	Choice	1,363	220.84/cwt	219.50–221.50	3,010	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,354	211.22/cwt	210.75–212.50	2,860	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,402	222.93/cwt	217.50–224.75	3,125	29
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,416	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	3,204	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	183.65/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,907	192.27/cwt	188.00–196.00	3,667	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	106.77/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,284	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,565	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	130.13/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,897	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,401	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,516	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,708	183.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,133	8
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,782	173.49/cwt	168.00–176.00	3,092	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	95.14/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,092	6
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	139.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,774	3
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	107.13/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,372	9
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,333	117.64/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,568	11
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	125.79/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,816	9
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	117.89/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,787	17
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,905	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,238	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,492	202.40/cwt	200.25–209.50	3,020	8
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,576	195.73/cwt	194.00–196.50	3,085	13
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,300	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,455	187.45/cwt	186.25–189.00	2,727	13
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–60	Non Graded	53	642.86/cwt	500.00–800.00	341	2
Bulls	60–70	Non Graded	63	478.00/cwt	400.00–550.00	301	2
Bulls	60–70	Non GradedJersey	63	233.00/cwt	125.00–350.00	147	2
Bulls	60–70	Non GradedBeef Cross	65	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	455	1
Bulls	70–80	Non Graded	75	875.00/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	656	3
Bulls	70–80	Non GradedBeef Cross	75	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	638	1
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedJersey	80	525.00/cwt	400.00–650.00	420	2
Bulls	80–90	Non GradedBeef Cross	82	1,034.45/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	848	5
Bulls	80–90	Non Graded	83	1,052.05/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	873	16
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedCrossbred	90	875.00/cwt	800.00–950.00	788	2
Bulls	90–100	Non GradedBeef Cross	92	1,092.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,005	3
Bulls	90–100	Non Graded	92	985.43/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	907	25
Bulls	100–110	Non Graded	101	1,015.40/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	1,026	15
Bulls	100–110	Non GradedBeef Cross	103	1,124.39/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,158	2
Bulls	110–120	Non Graded	110	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,128	1

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.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN

Wed Oct 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 260Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 372Last week 332Year ago 436

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 202Last week 208Year ago 0

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,782	168.00–176.00	173.49
8	—	1,708	180.00–187.00	183.41
1	—	1,525	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	188.00–196.00	192.27
2	—	1,438	182.00–185.00	183.65
1	—	1,775	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,293	121.00	121.00
3	—	1,458	128.00–132.50	130.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	103.00–110.00	106.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,333	113.00–123.00	117.64
9	—	1,281	102.00–112.50	107.13
6	—	1,148	90.00–100.00	95.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	115.00–120.00	117.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	138.00–140.00	139.39
9	—	1,444	122.00–131.00	125.79
17	—	1,516	112.50–120.00	117.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,492	200.25–209.50	202.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,576	194.00–196.50	195.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	219.50–221.50	220.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	210.75–212.50	211.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	226.25	226.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,402	217.50–224.75	222.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,455	186.25–189.00	187.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,420	162.00	162.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–60	53	500.00–800.00	642.86
2	60–70	63	400.00–550.00	478.00
3	70–80	75	750.00–1,000.00	875.00
16	80–90	83	900.00–1,125.00	1,052.05
25	90–100	92	600.00–1,100.00	985.43
15	100–110	101	900.00–1,125.00	1,015.40
1	110–120	110	1,025.00	1,025.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	65	700.00	700.00
1	70–80	75	850.00	850.00
5	80–90	82	975.00–1,125.00	1,034.45
3	90–100	92	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,092.73
2	100–110	103	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
2	60–70	63	125.00–350.00	233.00
2	80–90	80	400.00–650.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non Graded · Crossbred$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	90	800.00–950.00	875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
12	450–500	481	345.00–385.00	360.14
7	500–550	512	335.00–355.00	346.41
9	550–600	563	355.00–357.50	356.38
19	600–650	625	345.00–350.00	347.06
16	650–700	671	322.50–357.50	345.24
25	700–750	714	332.50–347.50	341.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	580	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	352.50	352.50
4	450–500	477	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	702	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	449	355.00	355.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.