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 | 1,548 | 98.35 | 1,523 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,636 | 76.93 | 1,258 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,279 | 70.05 | 896 | 40 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,198 | 56.76 | 680 | 53 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,420 | 98.35 | 1,397 | 31 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 88.74 | 1,096 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,226 | 75.00 | 920 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,259 | 115.00 | 1,448 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,473 | 107.05 | 1,577 | 92 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,502 | 99.94 | 1,501 | 21 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,210 | 120.00 | 1,452 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,168 | 115.15 | 1,345 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,172 | 105.00 | 1,231 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,249 | 87.88 | 1,098 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,256 | 128.09 | 1,609 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,272 | 120.57 | 1,534 | 53 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,162 | 105.37 | 1,224 | 3thin |
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 | 1,162 | 105.37/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 1,224 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,256 | 128.09/cwt | 127.50–129.00 | 1,609 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,272 | 120.57/cwt | 117.00–126.00 | 1,534 | 53 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,168 | 115.15/cwt | 111.00–117.00 | 1,345 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,172 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,231 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,210 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 1,452 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,249 | 87.88/cwt | 82.00–92.00 | 1,098 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,400 | 86.76/cwt | 82.50–89.00 | 1,215 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,514 | 98.03/cwt | 94.00–103.00 | 1,484 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,800 | 110.88/cwt | 107.00–114.00 | 1,996 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,134 | 44.81/cwt | 42.00–49.00 | 508 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,145 | 63.48/cwt | 61.00–67.00 | 727 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,148 | 61.92/cwt | 59.00–64.00 | 711 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,232 | 56.64/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 698 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,272 | 68.69/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 874 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,333 | 74.95/cwt | 72.00–78.00 | 999 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,583 | 81.93/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 1,297 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,663 | 74.27/cwt | 69.00–79.00 | 1,235 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,775 | 65.00/cwt | 65.00–65.00 | 1,154 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,226 | 75.00/cwt | 73.00–79.00 | 920 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,235 | 88.74/cwt | 85.00–91.00 | 1,096 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,420 | 98.35/cwt | 94.50–103.50 | 1,397 | 31 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,259 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,448 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,473 | 107.05/cwt | 102.50–112.50 | 1,577 | 92 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,502 | 99.94/cwt | 93.00–102.00 | 1,501 | 21 |
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.