Shipshewana Livestock  - ( Shipshewana, IN )  - April 15, 2026

Indianapolis, IN Thu Apr, 16 2026 Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, IN Weighted Average Report for 4/15/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 822 921 489 Slaughter Cattle 440 483 414 Feeder Cattle 290 323 0 Replacement Dairy Cattle 87 113 75 Replacement Cattle 5 2 0 Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 2.00 lower and Holstein slaughter steers were 8.00 higher. Slaughter heifers were 17.00 higher and Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady and slaughter Holstein cows were 11.00 lower. 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. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 330 330 500.00 500.00 1 360 360 400.00 400.00 1 400 400 440.00 440.00 3 498 498 450.00 450.00 5 735 735 383.00 383.00 7 753-788 773 360.00-385.00 374.56 1 805 805 350.00 350.00 1 865 865 310.00 310.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 532 532 340.00 340.00 2 620 620 305.00 305.00 1 675 675 360.00 360.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 465 465 320.00 320.00 3 543 543 340.00 340.00 4 641 641 382.50 382.50 5 687 687 377.50 377.50 7 782 782 327.50 327.50 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 698 698 325.00 325.00 Dairy Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 503 503 417.50 417.50 2 785 785 325.00 325.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1390 1390 251.00 251.00 Choice and Prime 37 1260-1571 1392 236.00-246.50 241.09 Choice 5 1321-1537 1407 229.00-233.50 230.97 Select and Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1216-1618 1344 225.00-235.50 231.70 Select and Choice 20 1392-1402 1396 252.50 252.50 Choice and Prime 27 1243-1488 1427 247.50-251.50 250.82 Choice Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1285-2010 1563 223.00-230.00 226.69 8 1654-1835 1677 241.00-243.00 242.73 High Dressing 1 1940 1940 221.00 221.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 930 930 100.00 100.00 Low Dressing, Lean 4 940-1490 1144 155.00-160.00 157.55 Lean 4 975-1530 1250 157.00-167.00 162.27 Low Dressing, Boner 3 1205-1390 1318 169.00-179.00 173.45 Boner 6 1060-1560 1331 180.00-190.00 184.98 High Dressing, Boner 1 1670 1670 172.00 172.00 Breaker 1 1730 1730 160.00 160.00 Low Dressing, Breaker 1 1905 1905 185.00 185.00 High Dressing, Breaker Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1506 1506 236.50 236.50 Choice Slaughter Dairy Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1625-2465 1943 201.00-211.00 206.52 Slaughter Dairy Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 820-1490 1132 130.00-140.00 134.64 Lean 7 975-1380 1251 120.00-129.00 123.85 Low Dressing, Lean 19 910-1630 1319 141.00-151.00 146.02 High Dressing, Lean 14 1005-1635 1365 149.00-158.00 154.55 Low Dressing, Boner 17 1125-1710 1474 159.00-169.00 163.09 Boner 5 1360-1685 1514 170.00-178.00 172.99 High Dressing, Boner 1 1820 1820 141.00 141.00 Low Dressing, Breaker 7 1750-2145 1856 150.00-160.00 155.06 Breaker Slaughter Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 1363-1527 1418 218.00-223.00 221.20 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1421 1421 229.50 229.50 Choice and Prime 27 1105-1553 1425 223.00-227.00 225.32 Choice 17 1192-1595 1473 210.00-215.00 211.80 Select and Choice Baby Bull Calves Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 50-70 60 375.00-500.00 427.08 Jersey 1 75 75 400.00 400.00 Guernsey 32 65-95 85 900.00-1,975.00 1,358.73 2 90-95 93 1,800.00-1,850.00 1,825.68 Crossbred 1 100 100 1,975.00 1,975.00 Crossbred 22 100-120 105 1,200.00-1,675.00 1,406.66 Baby Heifer Calves Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 60-70 65 725.00-1,250.00 967.31 Crossbred 2 80-85 83 725.00-875.00 797.73 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1285 1285 3,100.00 3,100.00 Young, 1st Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1120 1120 3,000.00 3,000.00 (<2 yrs), 2nd Stage 1 1280 1280 2,900.00 2,900.00 (<2 yrs), 1st Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1452 1452 3,600.00 3,600.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf