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 | — | High | 1,811 | 81.19 | 1,470 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,611 | 55.03 | 887 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,383 | 50.03 | 692 | 65 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,158 | 39.20 | 454 | 62 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,288 | 84.52 | 1,089 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,391 | 74.73 | 1,039 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,240 | 60.17 | 746 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,617 | 93.85 | 1,518 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,466 | 89.75 | 1,316 | 70 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,395 | 81.91 | 1,143 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,161 | 69.80 | 810 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,190 | 102.00 | 1,214 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,166 | 96.81 | 1,129 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,300 | 85.98 | 1,118 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,522 | 106.00 | 1,613 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,288 | 102.44 | 1,319 | 128 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,269 | 91.74 | 1,164 | 5thin |
Every lot
25 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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,269 | 91.74/cwt | 89.00–95.50 | 1,164 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,288 | 102.44/cwt | 96.00–105.75 | 1,319 | 128 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,522 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,613 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,166 | 96.81/cwt | 91.00–99.50 | 1,129 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,190 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,214 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,300 | 85.98/cwt | 85.00–87.00 | 1,118 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,654 | 82.60/cwt | 80.00–87.50 | 1,366 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 89.85/cwt | 89.00–91.00 | 1,568 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,502 | 66.90/cwt | 61.00–71.00 | 1,674 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,096 | 31.45/cwt | 27.00–37.00 | 345 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,174 | 42.07/cwt | 38.00–47.50 | 494 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,262 | 42.10/cwt | 40.00–44.50 | 531 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,283 | 49.61/cwt | 48.50–52.00 | 636 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,386 | 50.18/cwt | 45.00–54.00 | 695 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,471 | 56.06/cwt | 55.00–58.50 | 825 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,585 | 55.48/cwt | 50.50–60.00 | 879 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,598 | 63.24/cwt | 60.50–66.00 | 1,011 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,748 | 47.88/cwt | 45.00–50.00 | 837 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,161 | 69.80/cwt | 67.00–72.00 | 810 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,395 | 81.91/cwt | 80.00–83.00 | 1,143 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 89.75/cwt | 85.50–92.25 | 1,316 | 70 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,617 | 93.85/cwt | 93.85–93.85 | 1,518 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,240 | 60.17/cwt | 59.50–61.00 | 746 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,288 | 84.52/cwt | 79.00–89.00 | 1,089 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,391 | 74.73/cwt | 74.00–76.00 | 1,039 | 4 |
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.