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 | 1,723 | 88.93 | 1,532 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,684 | 58.43 | 984 | 42 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,377 | 55.80 | 769 | 69 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,214 | 45.25 | 549 | 104 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 107.68 | 1,584 | 19 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 94.57 | 1,225 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,310 | 82.80 | 1,085 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,464 | 110.63 | 1,620 | 46 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,468 | 104.20 | 1,530 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,222 | 94.74 | 1,158 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,183 | 122.90 | 1,454 | 78 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,309 | 108.76 | 1,424 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,505 | 136.00 | 2,047 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,329 | 127.72 | 1,697 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,199 | 117.74 | 1,412 | 27 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,379 | 106.65 | 1,471 | 17 |
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 | 1,199 | 117.74/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,412 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,329 | 127.72/cwt | 123.00–133.00 | 1,697 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,379 | 106.65/cwt | 100.00–109.75 | 1,471 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,505 | 136.00/cwt | 136.00–136.00 | 2,047 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,183 | 122.90/cwt | 117.00–127.00 | 1,454 | 78 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,309 | 108.76/cwt | 105.00–115.00 | 1,424 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,651 | 89.64/cwt | 86.50–93.50 | 1,480 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,710 | 80.60/cwt | 79.00–83.00 | 1,378 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,851 | 96.12/cwt | 94.00–98.50 | 1,779 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,109 | 34.50/cwt | 29.00–38.00 | 383 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,213 | 53.78/cwt | 51.50–56.00 | 652 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,259 | 46.20/cwt | 41.00–51.00 | 582 | 56 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,308 | 50.55/cwt | 48.00–52.00 | 661 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,340 | 68.53/cwt | 68.00–69.00 | 918 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,385 | 55.90/cwt | 49.00–59.00 | 774 | 56 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,404 | 63.09/cwt | 60.00–67.00 | 886 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,635 | 51.35/cwt | 50.50–52.00 | 840 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,706 | 58.46/cwt | 54.00–64.00 | 997 | 37 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,295 | 94.57/cwt | 88.00–98.00 | 1,225 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,310 | 82.80/cwt | 79.00–87.00 | 1,085 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,471 | 107.68/cwt | 103.50–111.00 | 1,584 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,222 | 94.74/cwt | 92.00–97.00 | 1,158 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,464 | 110.63/cwt | 109.00–119.00 | 1,620 | 46 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,468 | 104.20/cwt | 98.00–108.00 | 1,530 | 20 |
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.