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 | 1,929 | 88.59 | 1,709 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,671 | 72.79 | 1,216 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,380 | 65.37 | 902 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,225 | 53.41 | 654 | 69 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,385 | 107.50 | 1,489 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,353 | 101.19 | 1,369 | 31 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 89.25 | 1,138 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,165 | 74.29 | 865 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,792 | 109.00 | 1,953 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 105.25 | 1,552 | 58 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,486 | 94.22 | 1,400 | 23 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,290 | 123.50 | 1,593 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,216 | 117.81 | 1,433 | 76 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,157 | 93.71 | 1,084 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,424 | 126.50 | 1,801 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,257 | 119.73 | 1,505 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,305 | 110.76 | 1,445 | 3thin |
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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,257 | 119.73/cwt | 114.50–124.50 | 1,505 | 55 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,305 | 110.76/cwt | 107.00–113.00 | 1,445 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,424 | 126.50/cwt | 126.50–126.50 | 1,801 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,157 | 93.71/cwt | 90.00–98.00 | 1,084 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,216 | 117.81/cwt | 112.00–122.00 | 1,433 | 76 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,290 | 123.50/cwt | 123.50–123.50 | 1,593 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,769 | 76.26/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,349 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,973 | 90.52/cwt | 86.00–95.00 | 1,786 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,068 | 99.96/cwt | 96.50–104.50 | 2,067 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,196 | 59.40/cwt | 57.50–64.00 | 710 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,203 | 43.38/cwt | 38.00–46.50 | 522 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,239 | 53.07/cwt | 47.00–57.00 | 658 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,377 | 65.05/cwt | 60.00–69.50 | 896 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,388 | 57.32/cwt | 55.00–59.00 | 796 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,389 | 71.64/cwt | 70.50–73.50 | 995 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,565 | 82.12/cwt | 78.00–88.00 | 1,285 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,683 | 71.69/cwt | 67.00–77.00 | 1,207 | 17 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,165 | 74.29/cwt | 70.00–78.00 | 865 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,275 | 89.25/cwt | 85.00–91.00 | 1,138 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,353 | 101.19/cwt | 94.00–103.00 | 1,369 | 31 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,385 | 107.50/cwt | 107.50–107.50 | 1,489 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,475 | 105.25/cwt | 99.00–108.75 | 1,552 | 58 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,486 | 94.22/cwt | 91.00–97.00 | 1,400 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,792 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,953 | 2 |
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.