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 | — | Low | 1,717 | 88.56 | 1,520 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,734 | 66.79 | 1,158 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,436 | 64.02 | 919 | 71 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,200 | 51.64 | 620 | 74 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,481 | 109.48 | 1,621 | 17 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,482 | 90.59 | 1,343 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,321 | 119.00 | 1,572 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,498 | 112.35 | 1,683 | 77 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,234 | 101.03 | 1,247 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,444 | 82.68 | 1,194 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,348 | 137.50 | 1,854 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,314 | 131.59 | 1,729 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,270 | 121.75 | 1,546 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,470 | 138.50 | 2,036 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,395 | 133.52 | 1,863 | 59 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,403 | 121.34 | 1,702 | 18 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,278 | 110.87 | 1,417 | 2thin |
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 | 1,278 | 110.87/cwt | 108.00–113.50 | 1,417 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,395 | 133.52/cwt | 128.00–138.00 | 1,863 | 59 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,403 | 121.34/cwt | 117.00–127.00 | 1,702 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,470 | 138.50/cwt | 138.50–138.50 | 2,036 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,270 | 121.75/cwt | 119.50–124.00 | 1,546 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,314 | 131.59/cwt | 126.00–134.50 | 1,729 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,348 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 1,854 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,640 | 104.00/cwt | 104.00–104.00 | 1,706 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,677 | 90.20/cwt | 85.00–93.50 | 1,513 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,835 | 79.58/cwt | 79.00–80.00 | 1,460 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,065 | 36.17/cwt | 31.00–41.00 | 385 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,153 | 48.83/cwt | 43.00–53.50 | 563 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,268 | 58.15/cwt | 54.00–64.00 | 737 | 40 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,433 | 63.88/cwt | 58.00–68.00 | 915 | 69 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,523 | 68.72/cwt | 68.50–69.00 | 1,047 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,620 | 73.85/cwt | 72.50–75.50 | 1,196 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,747 | 65.96/cwt | 62.00–72.00 | 1,152 | 34 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,481 | 109.48/cwt | 102.00–110.00 | 1,621 | 17 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,482 | 90.59/cwt | 87.00–93.00 | 1,343 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,234 | 101.03/cwt | 97.50–105.00 | 1,247 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,321 | 119.00/cwt | 119.00–119.00 | 1,572 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,444 | 82.68/cwt | 76.00–84.00 | 1,194 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,498 | 112.35/cwt | 107.50–116.00 | 1,683 | 77 |
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.