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 | 1,912 | 105.99 | 2,026 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,641 | 84.07 | 1,380 | 40 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,449 | 75.00 | 1,087 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,246 | 65.11 | 811 | 82 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,405 | 121.86 | 1,712 | 5thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,466 | 105.60 | 1,548 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,408 | 92.64 | 1,304 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,218 | 78.16 | 952 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,527 | 125.44 | 1,915 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,478 | 121.20 | 1,791 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,422 | 111.35 | 1,583 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,265 | 97.71 | 1,236 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,422 | 150.84 | 2,145 | 25 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,354 | 141.54 | 1,916 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,170 | 129.30 | 1,513 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,438 | 117.61 | 1,691 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,464 | 152.32 | 2,230 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 144.37 | 2,011 | 22 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,430 | 134.19 | 1,919 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,437 | 122.59 | 1,762 | 3thin |
Every lot
28 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 | — | Choice | 1,393 | 144.37/cwt | 139.00–148.50 | 2,011 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,430 | 134.19/cwt | 133.00–137.00 | 1,919 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,437 | 122.59/cwt | 120.50–124.00 | 1,762 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,464 | 152.32/cwt | 150.00–153.75 | 2,230 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,170 | 129.30/cwt | 124.50–133.50 | 1,513 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,354 | 141.54/cwt | 137.00–146.00 | 1,916 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,422 | 150.84/cwt | 149.00–153.75 | 2,145 | 25 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,438 | 117.61/cwt | 112.50–121.50 | 1,691 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,744 | 104.92/cwt | 102.00–112.00 | 1,830 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,943 | 125.17/cwt | 121.00–128.50 | 2,432 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,383 | 90.04/cwt | 85.00–94.00 | 2,146 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,177 | 53.57/cwt | 46.00–56.00 | 631 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,254 | 64.00/cwt | 58.00–68.50 | 803 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,255 | 71.71/cwt | 69.00–78.00 | 900 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,443 | 75.02/cwt | 69.00–79.00 | 1,083 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,449 | 81.98/cwt | 80.00–84.00 | 1,188 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,540 | 60.70/cwt | 57.50–64.00 | 935 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,585 | 91.16/cwt | 90.00–92.50 | 1,445 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,637 | 84.17/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,378 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,718 | 77.94/cwt | 77.50–79.00 | 1,339 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,265 | 97.71/cwt | 94.00–103.00 | 1,236 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,422 | 111.35/cwt | 105.00–115.00 | 1,583 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,478 | 121.20/cwt | 116.00–124.00 | 1,791 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,527 | 125.44/cwt | 125.00–129.00 | 1,915 | 23 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,218 | 78.16/cwt | 74.50–81.00 | 952 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,405 | 121.86/cwt | 120.00–124.50 | 1,712 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,408 | 92.64/cwt | 86.50–95.50 | 1,304 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,466 | 105.60/cwt | 102.00–110.50 | 1,548 | 4 |
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.