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 | — | Average | 1,804 | 93.63 | 1,689 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,650 | 66.42 | 1,096 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,399 | 58.12 | 813 | 71 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,173 | 48.20 | 566 | 64 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,331 | 89.02 | 1,185 | 26 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,688 | 71.93 | 1,214 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,448 | 96.04 | 1,391 | 98 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,362 | 89.28 | 1,216 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,173 | 76.24 | 894 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,530 | 112.50 | 1,721 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,281 | 107.19 | 1,373 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,221 | 95.72 | 1,169 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,370 | 116.66 | 1,598 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,396 | 109.25 | 1,525 | 35 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,196 | 100.61 | 1,203 | 24 |
Every lot
21 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 | 1,196 | 100.61/cwt | 95.00–104.50 | 1,203 | 24 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,370 | 116.66/cwt | 116.00–117.00 | 1,598 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,396 | 109.25/cwt | 105.00–115.00 | 1,525 | 35 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,221 | 95.72/cwt | 94.00–96.50 | 1,169 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,281 | 107.19/cwt | 98.00–109.50 | 1,373 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,530 | 112.50/cwt | 112.50–112.50 | 1,721 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,804 | 93.63/cwt | 86.00–96.00 | 1,689 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,069 | 35.23/cwt | 30.00–40.00 | 377 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,159 | 56.19/cwt | 54.00–61.50 | 651 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,214 | 49.91/cwt | 44.50–53.50 | 606 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,384 | 50.76/cwt | 48.00–53.00 | 703 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,388 | 64.22/cwt | 60.00–67.00 | 891 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,405 | 58.13/cwt | 54.00–64.00 | 817 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,618 | 65.95/cwt | 62.00–70.00 | 1,067 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,693 | 55.91/cwt | 54.00–57.00 | 947 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,738 | 73.34/cwt | 71.50–75.50 | 1,275 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,331 | 89.02/cwt | 87.50–90.00 | 1,185 | 26 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,688 | 71.93/cwt | 68.50–75.00 | 1,214 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,173 | 76.24/cwt | 69.50–79.00 | 894 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,362 | 89.28/cwt | 87.00–90.00 | 1,216 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,448 | 96.04/cwt | 92.25–100.00 | 1,391 | 98 |
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.