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 | 1,855 | 88.02 | 1,633 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,620 | 62.97 | 1,020 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,453 | 56.98 | 828 | 27 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,202 | 43.89 | 527 | 76 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,306 | 106.68 | 1,393 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,300 | 96.95 | 1,260 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,257 | 83.39 | 1,048 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,477 | 109.33 | 1,615 | 67 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,455 | 122.91 | 1,788 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,266 | 114.74 | 1,453 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,198 | 105.01 | 1,258 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,246 | 95.27 | 1,187 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,493 | 121.00 | 1,807 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,318 | 115.72 | 1,525 | 75 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,248 | 107.81 | 1,345 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,337 | 97.08 | 1,298 | 12 |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,248 | 107.81/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 1,345 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,318 | 115.72/cwt | 111.00–119.50 | 1,525 | 75 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,337 | 97.08/cwt | 97.00–98.00 | 1,298 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,493 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,807 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,198 | 105.01/cwt | 103.00–106.50 | 1,258 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,246 | 95.27/cwt | 91.00–96.00 | 1,187 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,266 | 114.74/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,453 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,455 | 122.91/cwt | 122.50–124.00 | 1,788 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,428 | 74.81/cwt | 73.00–76.50 | 1,068 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,889 | 87.64/cwt | 83.00–91.50 | 1,656 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,038 | 97.95/cwt | 96.00–100.00 | 1,996 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,163 | 36.16/cwt | 30.00–40.00 | 421 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,197 | 45.59/cwt | 40.50–50.50 | 546 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,301 | 53.54/cwt | 52.00–57.00 | 697 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,412 | 62.62/cwt | 62.00–63.00 | 884 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,446 | 56.91/cwt | 53.00–61.50 | 823 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,512 | 73.78/cwt | 69.50–77.00 | 1,116 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,590 | 49.29/cwt | 48.00–50.50 | 784 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,612 | 63.04/cwt | 58.00–67.50 | 1,016 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,728 | 56.09/cwt | 53.00–59.00 | 969 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,257 | 83.39/cwt | 82.00–85.50 | 1,048 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,300 | 96.95/cwt | 95.00–99.00 | 1,260 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,306 | 106.68/cwt | 104.00–108.00 | 1,393 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,477 | 109.33/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,615 | 67 |
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.