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 | 1,656 | 87.50 | 1,449 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,500 | 79.94 | 1,199 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,235 | 66.50 | 821 | 89 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 114.00 | 1,539 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,384 | 102.19 | 1,414 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,110 | 90.00 | 999 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 123.34 | 1,843 | 60 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,200 | 111.24 | 1,335 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,250 | 85.00 | 1,063 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,351 | 145.52 | 1,966 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,265 | 137.73 | 1,742 | 52 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,244 | 117.81 | 1,466 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,196 | 106.40 | 1,273 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,413 | 145.33 | 2,054 | 20 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,305 | 137.06 | 1,789 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,324 | 126.80 | 1,679 | 28 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,195 | 99.00 | 1,183 | 1thin |
Every lot
23 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 | 1,195 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 | 1,183 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,305 | 137.06/cwt | 133.75–144.00 | 1,789 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,324 | 126.80/cwt | 119.00–132.00 | 1,679 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,413 | 145.33/cwt | 145.00–146.00 | 2,054 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,196 | 106.40/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 1,273 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,244 | 117.81/cwt | 112.00–125.00 | 1,466 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,265 | 137.73/cwt | 130.00–142.00 | 1,742 | 52 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,351 | 145.52/cwt | 143.00–145.75 | 1,966 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,204 | 50.98/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 614 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,217 | 62.52/cwt | 56.50–67.50 | 761 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,257 | 73.42/cwt | 68.00–78.50 | 923 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,453 | 72.22/cwt | 70.00–74.00 | 1,049 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,466 | 101.48/cwt | 98.00–108.00 | 1,488 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,498 | 80.24/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 1,202 | 36 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,575 | 87.07/cwt | 85.00–91.50 | 1,371 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,597 | 90.16/cwt | 86.00–96.00 | 1,440 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,749 | 81.86/cwt | 75.50–85.50 | 1,432 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,110 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 999 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,350 | 114.00/cwt | 110.00–118.00 | 1,539 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,384 | 102.19/cwt | 100.00–105.00 | 1,414 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,200 | 111.24/cwt | 104.00–114.00 | 1,335 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,250 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,063 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,494 | 123.34/cwt | 117.00–125.50 | 1,843 | 60 |
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.