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 | 1,823 | 99.05 | 1,806 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,613 | 74.94 | 1,209 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,370 | 67.88 | 930 | 68 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,187 | 54.33 | 645 | 72 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,275 | 112.50 | 1,434 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,483 | 103.55 | 1,536 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 91.95 | 1,246 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,174 | 72.72 | 854 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,400 | 114.00 | 1,596 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,454 | 105.35 | 1,532 | 133 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,437 | 94.25 | 1,354 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 83.54 | 1,053 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,455 | 125.50 | 1,826 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,176 | 117.88 | 1,386 | 61 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,235 | 109.47 | 1,352 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,238 | 91.38 | 1,131 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,401 | 128.50 | 1,800 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,302 | 121.17 | 1,578 | 84 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,248 | 113.97 | 1,422 | 18 |
Every lot
27 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 | 1,248 | 113.97/cwt | 108.00–117.00 | 1,422 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,302 | 121.17/cwt | 116.00–126.00 | 1,578 | 84 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,401 | 128.50/cwt | 127.00–130.00 | 1,800 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,176 | 117.88/cwt | 112.50–122.50 | 1,386 | 61 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,235 | 109.47/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,352 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,238 | 91.38/cwt | 91.00–92.00 | 1,131 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,455 | 125.50/cwt | 125.50–125.50 | 1,826 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,812 | 88.31/cwt | 84.50–91.50 | 1,600 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,828 | 108.92/cwt | 106.00–116.00 | 1,991 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,829 | 99.93/cwt | 96.00–105.00 | 1,828 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,132 | 51.50/cwt | 46.50–56.50 | 583 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,198 | 41.22/cwt | 36.00–45.50 | 494 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,210 | 59.94/cwt | 57.00–64.50 | 725 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,322 | 74.65/cwt | 72.50–77.50 | 987 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,369 | 59.96/cwt | 58.50–61.00 | 821 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,382 | 66.91/cwt | 62.00–71.00 | 925 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,490 | 82.84/cwt | 81.00–85.50 | 1,234 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,628 | 75.21/cwt | 70.00–79.50 | 1,224 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,665 | 65.76/cwt | 63.00–69.00 | 1,095 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,174 | 72.72/cwt | 69.00–77.00 | 854 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,275 | 112.50/cwt | 112.50–112.50 | 1,434 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,355 | 91.95/cwt | 89.00–96.00 | 1,246 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,483 | 103.55/cwt | 98.00–108.00 | 1,536 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,260 | 83.54/cwt | 82.00–85.00 | 1,053 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,400 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,596 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,437 | 94.25/cwt | 88.00–97.00 | 1,354 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,454 | 105.35/cwt | 100.00–112.00 | 1,532 | 133 |
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.