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 | 1,650 | 113.87 | 1,879 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,668 | 86.85 | 1,449 | 35 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,417 | 79.93 | 1,133 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,213 | 66.46 | 806 | 74 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,460 | 121.00 | 1,767 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,488 | 111.73 | 1,663 | 5thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,405 | 101.07 | 1,420 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,255 | 94.68 | 1,188 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,560 | 135.00 | 2,106 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,471 | 124.19 | 1,827 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,383 | 116.47 | 1,611 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,410 | 100.92 | 1,423 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,445 | 148.10 | 2,140 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,251 | 138.13 | 1,728 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,184 | 123.85 | 1,466 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,105 | 96.72 | 1,069 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,468 | 155.47 | 2,282 | 18 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,347 | 146.15 | 1,969 | 52 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,257 | 135.36 | 1,701 | 17 |
Every lot
27 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 | 1,257 | 135.36/cwt | 129.00–139.50 | 1,701 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,347 | 146.15/cwt | 140.00–152.00 | 1,969 | 52 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,468 | 155.47/cwt | 155.00–155.50 | 2,282 | 18 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,105 | 96.72/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,069 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,184 | 123.85/cwt | 118.00–130.00 | 1,466 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,251 | 138.13/cwt | 131.00–142.00 | 1,728 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,445 | 148.10/cwt | 145.50–149.00 | 2,140 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,350 | 98.27/cwt | 95.00–102.00 | 1,327 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,693 | 124.63/cwt | 121.00–130.00 | 2,110 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,899 | 116.55/cwt | 112.00–119.50 | 2,213 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,090 | 48.44/cwt | 45.00–53.00 | 528 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,194 | 61.41/cwt | 57.00–66.00 | 733 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,239 | 71.61/cwt | 67.00–77.00 | 887 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,306 | 70.47/cwt | 65.00–74.50 | 920 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,420 | 80.34/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 1,141 | 34 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,510 | 92.31/cwt | 90.50–94.00 | 1,394 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,514 | 87.39/cwt | 85.50–90.00 | 1,323 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,684 | 86.41/cwt | 80.50–90.00 | 1,455 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,907 | 77.75/cwt | 76.00–80.00 | 1,483 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,255 | 94.68/cwt | 93.00–97.00 | 1,188 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,405 | 101.07/cwt | 100.00–102.00 | 1,420 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,460 | 121.00/cwt | 121.00–121.00 | 1,767 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,488 | 111.73/cwt | 108.00–115.00 | 1,663 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,383 | 116.47/cwt | 113.00–119.00 | 1,611 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,410 | 100.92/cwt | 100.00–102.00 | 1,423 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,471 | 124.19/cwt | 121.00–130.50 | 1,827 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,560 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,106 | 1 |
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.