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 | 1,620 | 73.60 | 1,192 | 33 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,395 | 68.00 | 948 | 60 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,184 | 55.39 | 656 | 79 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,470 | 113.50 | 1,668 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,340 | 111.25 | 1,491 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,361 | 99.75 | 1,358 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,525 | 114.90 | 1,752 | 58 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,304 | 139.00 | 1,813 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,305 | 129.47 | 1,690 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,283 | 99.87 | 1,281 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,551 | 145.75 | 2,261 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,438 | 138.16 | 1,987 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,267 | 124.52 | 1,578 | 8thin |
Every lot
19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,267 | 124.52/cwt | 122.00–127.00 | 1,578 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,438 | 138.16/cwt | 133.00–143.00 | 1,987 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,551 | 145.75/cwt | 145.75–145.75 | 2,261 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,283 | 99.87/cwt | 96.00–106.00 | 1,281 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,304 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,813 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,305 | 129.47/cwt | 124.50–133.50 | 1,690 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,123 | 42.73/cwt | 37.00–47.00 | 480 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,182 | 54.32/cwt | 48.00–58.00 | 642 | 30 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,221 | 63.77/cwt | 59.00–69.00 | 779 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,363 | 73.02/cwt | 71.00–76.00 | 995 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,372 | 55.51/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 762 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,413 | 67.24/cwt | 61.00–71.00 | 950 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,553 | 67.87/cwt | 66.50–68.50 | 1,054 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,600 | 73.05/cwt | 69.00–77.00 | 1,169 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,770 | 80.83/cwt | 79.00–84.50 | 1,431 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,340 | 111.25/cwt | 111.25–111.25 | 1,491 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,361 | 99.75/cwt | 99.75–99.75 | 1,358 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,470 | 113.50/cwt | 113.50–113.50 | 1,668 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,525 | 114.90/cwt | 113.00–118.00 | 1,752 | 58 |
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.