Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,593 | 79.37 | 1,264 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,561 | 54.75 | 854 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,303 | 51.37 | 669 | 26 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,131 | 39.96 | 452 | 47 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,561 | 90.00 | 1,405 | 6thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,460 | 78.65 | 1,148 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,315 | 63.04 | 829 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,274 | 54.26 | 691 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,490 | 91.88 | 1,369 | 86 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,304 | 81.37 | 1,061 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,187 | 105.75 | 1,255 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,265 | 99.39 | 1,257 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,414 | 87.12 | 1,232 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,313 | 108.75 | 1,428 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,283 | 104.50 | 1,341 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,296 | 91.53 | 1,186 | 4thin |
Every lot
24 lots · USDA AMS · Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, INNothing 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,283 | 104.50/cwt | 98.00–107.00 | 1,341 | 55 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,296 | 91.53/cwt | 88.00–95.50 | 1,186 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,313 | 108.75/cwt | 108.75–108.75 | 1,428 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,187 | 105.75/cwt | 105.75–105.75 | 1,255 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,265 | 99.39/cwt | 95.00–103.00 | 1,257 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,414 | 87.12/cwt | 85.00–89.50 | 1,232 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,378 | 63.01/cwt | 61.00–66.00 | 868 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,588 | 77.27/cwt | 73.00–83.00 | 1,227 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,708 | 90.69/cwt | 85.00–94.00 | 1,549 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,093 | 31.56/cwt | 25.00–35.00 | 345 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,123 | 42.90/cwt | 37.00–47.00 | 482 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,140 | 46.78/cwt | 46.50–47.00 | 533 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,236 | 51.13/cwt | 49.00–54.50 | 632 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,302 | 51.14/cwt | 48.00–55.00 | 666 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,415 | 56.05/cwt | 55.00–58.00 | 793 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,557 | 56.74/cwt | 51.00–61.00 | 883 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,559 | 45.33/cwt | 40.00–48.50 | 707 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,578 | 63.75/cwt | 61.50–66.00 | 1,006 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,274 | 54.26/cwt | 54.00–57.50 | 691 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,315 | 63.04/cwt | 60.00–66.50 | 829 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,460 | 78.65/cwt | 74.50–83.50 | 1,148 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,561 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,405 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,304 | 81.37/cwt | 75.00–84.00 | 1,061 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,490 | 91.88/cwt | 86.00–94.50 | 1,369 | 86 |
This sale against other markets
Indiana weighted averagesOne 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.