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 | 1,563 | 77.73 | 1,215 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,672 | 56.74 | 949 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,444 | 54.50 | 787 | 44 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,270 | 45.30 | 575 | 82 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,410 | 102.00 | 1,438 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,403 | 91.72 | 1,287 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,378 | 81.54 | 1,124 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,457 | 107.80 | 1,571 | 39 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 97.70 | 1,238 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,185 | 78.54 | 931 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,370 | 132.00 | 1,808 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,160 | 121.65 | 1,411 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,125 | 109.53 | 1,232 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,098 | 92.37 | 1,014 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,359 | 132.07 | 1,795 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,296 | 126.19 | 1,635 | 48 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,167 | 112.25 | 1,310 | 9thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,215 | 103.78 | 1,261 | 4thin |
Every lot
23 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 | 1,167 | 112.25/cwt | 110.00–119.00 | 1,310 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,215 | 103.78/cwt | 100.00–107.00 | 1,261 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,296 | 126.19/cwt | 120.00–129.50 | 1,635 | 48 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,359 | 132.07/cwt | 131.50–133.00 | 1,795 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,098 | 92.37/cwt | 90.00–95.00 | 1,014 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,125 | 109.53/cwt | 109.00–110.00 | 1,232 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,160 | 121.65/cwt | 117.00–126.00 | 1,411 | 27 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,370 | 132.00/cwt | 132.00–132.00 | 1,808 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,336 | 69.15/cwt | 63.00–73.00 | 924 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,758 | 83.76/cwt | 82.00–85.00 | 1,473 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,920 | 96.50/cwt | 96.50–96.50 | 1,853 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,169 | 34.52/cwt | 29.00–39.00 | 404 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,256 | 45.56/cwt | 40.50–50.00 | 572 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,374 | 53.41/cwt | 50.50–57.00 | 734 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,442 | 54.93/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 792 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,475 | 48.69/cwt | 48.00–49.00 | 718 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,672 | 56.74/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 949 | 26 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,378 | 81.54/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,124 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,403 | 91.72/cwt | 90.00–92.00 | 1,287 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,410 | 102.00/cwt | 102.00–102.00 | 1,438 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,185 | 78.54/cwt | 75.00–82.00 | 931 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,267 | 97.70/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,238 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,457 | 107.80/cwt | 103.50–112.00 | 1,571 | 39 |
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.