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 | 1,674 | 97.21 | 1,627 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,734 | 71.26 | 1,235 | 35 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,465 | 66.32 | 972 | 59 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,221 | 54.52 | 666 | 88 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,430 | 115.00 | 1,645 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,420 | 109.68 | 1,557 | 20 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,332 | 98.90 | 1,317 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,485 | 114.05 | 1,694 | 61 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,244 | 99.98 | 1,244 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,355 | 89.88 | 1,218 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,475 | 139.50 | 2,058 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,432 | 136.98 | 1,962 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 121.25 | 1,553 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,141 | 113.40 | 1,294 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,558 | 145.81 | 2,272 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,409 | 134.52 | 1,895 | 20 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 127.39 | 1,726 | 31 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,382 | 118.80 | 1,642 | 7thin |
Every lot
26 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,355 | 127.39/cwt | 123.50–133.00 | 1,726 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,382 | 118.80/cwt | 112.00–122.00 | 1,642 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,409 | 134.52/cwt | 131.00–141.00 | 1,895 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,558 | 145.81/cwt | 144.50–147.00 | 2,272 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,141 | 113.40/cwt | 108.00–116.00 | 1,294 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,281 | 121.25/cwt | 118.00–128.00 | 1,553 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,432 | 136.98/cwt | 129.00–139.00 | 1,962 | 32 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,475 | 139.50/cwt | 139.50–139.50 | 2,058 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,485 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 1,173 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,625 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,788 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,721 | 98.30/cwt | 93.00–102.00 | 1,692 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,096 | 38.34/cwt | 34.00–44.00 | 420 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,221 | 51.31/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 626 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,241 | 59.99/cwt | 55.50–65.00 | 744 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,407 | 74.19/cwt | 72.00–78.00 | 1,044 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,465 | 66.04/cwt | 61.00–71.00 | 967 | 51 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,565 | 57.94/cwt | 57.00–60.00 | 907 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,595 | 80.88/cwt | 78.00–88.00 | 1,290 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,720 | 71.42/cwt | 67.00–77.00 | 1,228 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,842 | 65.55/cwt | 65.00–66.50 | 1,207 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,332 | 98.90/cwt | 92.00–102.00 | 1,317 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,420 | 109.68/cwt | 103.00–113.50 | 1,557 | 20 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,430 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,645 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,244 | 99.98/cwt | 96.00–105.50 | 1,244 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,355 | 89.88/cwt | 89.00–91.00 | 1,218 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,485 | 114.05/cwt | 106.50–116.50 | 1,694 | 61 |
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.