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 | — | High | 1,562 | 101.94 | 1,593 | 21 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,733 | 81.02 | 1,404 | 37 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,502 | 78.05 | 1,172 | 64 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,220 | 64.56 | 788 | 89 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,447 | 119.75 | 1,733 | 18 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,404 | 109.67 | 1,540 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 95.00 | 1,287 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,500 | 88.00 | 1,320 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,210 | 135.00 | 1,634 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,498 | 123.39 | 1,848 | 76 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,380 | 116.62 | 1,609 | 21 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,274 | 100.85 | 1,285 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,302 | 145.00 | 1,888 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,175 | 139.18 | 1,635 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,189 | 124.55 | 1,481 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,135 | 99.53 | 1,130 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,465 | 146.00 | 2,139 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,221 | 136.86 | 1,671 | 10 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,093 | 125.35 | 1,370 | 4thin |
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 | 1,093 | 125.35/cwt | 122.00–130.00 | 1,370 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,221 | 136.86/cwt | 132.00–142.00 | 1,671 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,465 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 2,139 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,135 | 99.53/cwt | 99.00–100.00 | 1,130 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,175 | 139.18/cwt | 134.00–143.00 | 1,635 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,189 | 124.55/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,481 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,302 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,888 | 14 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,232 | 87.69/cwt | 85.00–89.00 | 1,080 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,577 | 98.87/cwt | 95.00–102.50 | 1,559 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,668 | 111.11/cwt | 105.00–115.00 | 1,853 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,073 | 48.96/cwt | 44.00–54.00 | 525 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,168 | 61.44/cwt | 55.00–66.00 | 718 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,304 | 71.26/cwt | 66.50–76.50 | 929 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,368 | 86.66/cwt | 85.50–89.00 | 1,186 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,436 | 95.61/cwt | 89.00–100.00 | 1,373 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,499 | 78.63/cwt | 75.00–84.00 | 1,179 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,564 | 72.36/cwt | 70.00–74.00 | 1,132 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,764 | 81.22/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 1,433 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,827 | 74.01/cwt | 70.00–76.50 | 1,352 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,355 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,287 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 109.67/cwt | 103.50–112.00 | 1,540 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,447 | 119.75/cwt | 119.75–119.75 | 1,733 | 18 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,500 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 1,320 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,210 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,634 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,274 | 100.85/cwt | 98.00–105.00 | 1,285 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,380 | 116.62/cwt | 112.00–119.25 | 1,609 | 21 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,498 | 123.39/cwt | 120.50–130.00 | 1,848 | 76 |
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.