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 | 1,845 | 101.18 | 1,867 | 2thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,636 | 68.47 | 1,120 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,365 | 59.98 | 819 | 44 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,159 | 45.01 | 522 | 63 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,365 | 97.20 | 1,327 | 7thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,252 | 87.59 | 1,097 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,152 | 80.45 | 927 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,223 | 115.00 | 1,406 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,405 | 106.54 | 1,497 | 73 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,389 | 97.14 | 1,349 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,280 | 84.60 | 1,083 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,376 | 124.00 | 1,706 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,178 | 117.20 | 1,381 | 29 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,470 | 131.00 | 1,926 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,278 | 122.16 | 1,561 | 33 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,305 | 117.00 | 1,527 | 7thin |
Every lot
22 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,278 | 122.16/cwt | 119.75–129.50 | 1,561 | 33 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,305 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,527 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,470 | 131.00/cwt | 131.00–131.00 | 1,926 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,178 | 117.20/cwt | 113.50–121.50 | 1,381 | 29 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,376 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 1,706 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,845 | 101.18/cwt | 98.00–106.00 | 1,867 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,101 | 36.75/cwt | 30.00–40.00 | 405 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,173 | 46.50/cwt | 41.00–50.50 | 545 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,203 | 52.80/cwt | 51.00–55.00 | 635 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,346 | 67.23/cwt | 66.50–68.00 | 905 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,358 | 59.75/cwt | 54.50–64.50 | 811 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,472 | 53.22/cwt | 51.50–54.50 | 783 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,603 | 68.13/cwt | 63.50–71.50 | 1,092 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,710 | 76.12/cwt | 74.00–81.00 | 1,302 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,835 | 56.79/cwt | 56.00–57.50 | 1,042 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,223 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,406 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,280 | 84.60/cwt | 82.50–90.00 | 1,083 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,389 | 97.14/cwt | 92.00–101.00 | 1,349 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,405 | 106.54/cwt | 102.75–112.50 | 1,497 | 73 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,152 | 80.45/cwt | 78.00–81.00 | 927 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,252 | 87.59/cwt | 83.50–91.00 | 1,097 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,365 | 97.20/cwt | 92.00–100.00 | 1,327 | 7 |
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.