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 | 1,565 | 105.69 | 1,654 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,673 | 79.91 | 1,337 | 40 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,445 | 73.68 | 1,065 | 46 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,247 | 61.02 | 761 | 63 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,215 | 117.00 | 1,422 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,250 | 104.67 | 1,308 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,348 | 131.18 | 1,768 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 119.00 | 1,735 | 118 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 107.82 | 1,396 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,370 | 99.04 | 1,357 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,249 | 143.59 | 1,793 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,260 | 128.19 | 1,615 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 109.36 | 1,372 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,193 | 92.38 | 1,102 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,412 | 160.14 | 2,261 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,355 | 151.19 | 2,049 | 36 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,123 | 140.40 | 1,577 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,439 | 123.08 | 1,771 | 15 |
Every lot
25 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 | 1,123 | 140.40/cwt | 138.00–142.00 | 1,577 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,355 | 151.19/cwt | 144.00–153.50 | 2,049 | 36 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,412 | 160.14/cwt | 156.00–162.50 | 2,261 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,439 | 123.08/cwt | 121.50–128.00 | 1,771 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,193 | 92.38/cwt | 88.50–96.00 | 1,102 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,249 | 143.59/cwt | 139.00–147.50 | 1,793 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,255 | 109.36/cwt | 100.00–118.00 | 1,372 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,260 | 128.19/cwt | 125.00–129.50 | 1,615 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,565 | 111.70/cwt | 105.00–114.50 | 1,748 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,566 | 98.17/cwt | 93.00–103.50 | 1,537 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,150 | 80.64/cwt | 79.00–82.50 | 927 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,234 | 56.99/cwt | 52.00–62.00 | 703 | 29 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,244 | 44.67/cwt | 40.00–49.00 | 556 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,261 | 67.09/cwt | 62.50–72.50 | 846 | 30 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,452 | 66.04/cwt | 65.00–67.00 | 959 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,459 | 73.90/cwt | 68.00–78.00 | 1,078 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,637 | 83.84/cwt | 80.50–89.50 | 1,372 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,687 | 77.28/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,304 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,888 | 67.53/cwt | 66.00–69.00 | 1,275 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,295 | 107.82/cwt | 103.00–112.00 | 1,396 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,348 | 131.18/cwt | 129.00–132.00 | 1,768 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,370 | 99.04/cwt | 94.00–101.00 | 1,357 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,458 | 119.00/cwt | 113.00–123.50 | 1,735 | 118 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,215 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,422 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,250 | 104.67/cwt | 104.00–105.00 | 1,308 | 3 |
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.