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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,693 | 58.46 | 990 | 37 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,404 | 55.66 | 781 | 78 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,182 | 43.13 | 510 | 97 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,433 | 103.85 | 1,488 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,212 | 89.15 | 1,080 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 106.75 | 1,509 | 49 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,275 | 91.87 | 1,171 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,317 | 128.00 | 1,686 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,268 | 123.87 | 1,571 | 37 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,161 | 112.41 | 1,305 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,025 | 97.52 | 1,000 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,580 | 139.00 | 2,196 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 130.50 | 1,818 | 31 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,273 | 117.90 | 1,501 | 21 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,284 | 109.13 | 1,401 | 4thin |
Every lot
21 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 | 1,273 | 117.90/cwt | 114.00–123.00 | 1,501 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,284 | 109.13/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,401 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,393 | 130.50/cwt | 125.00–135.00 | 1,818 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,580 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 2,196 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,025 | 97.52/cwt | 93.00–103.00 | 1,000 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,161 | 112.41/cwt | 106.00–116.00 | 1,305 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,268 | 123.87/cwt | 117.00–127.00 | 1,571 | 37 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,317 | 128.00/cwt | 128.00–128.00 | 1,686 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,143 | 42.78/cwt | 38.00–47.50 | 489 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,150 | 32.29/cwt | 27.00–37.00 | 371 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,281 | 52.56/cwt | 48.50–57.00 | 673 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,396 | 47.16/cwt | 45.00–50.00 | 658 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,403 | 55.99/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 786 | 64 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,420 | 63.53/cwt | 61.00–67.00 | 902 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,623 | 66.25/cwt | 66.00–66.50 | 1,075 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,696 | 58.91/cwt | 55.00–65.00 | 999 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,706 | 51.04/cwt | 50.00–54.00 | 871 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,212 | 89.15/cwt | 86.50–94.00 | 1,080 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,433 | 103.85/cwt | 100.00–106.50 | 1,488 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,275 | 91.87/cwt | 90.00–96.00 | 1,171 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 106.75/cwt | 102.00–110.50 | 1,509 | 49 |
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.