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 | 1,723 | 107.20 | 1,847 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,747 | 82.53 | 1,442 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,478 | 76.39 | 1,129 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,262 | 66.95 | 845 | 95 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,584 | 125.00 | 1,980 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,506 | 115.40 | 1,738 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,478 | 108.66 | 1,606 | 6thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,148 | 85.00 | 976 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,445 | 134.00 | 1,936 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,462 | 122.40 | 1,789 | 127 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,372 | 110.29 | 1,513 | 25 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,235 | 95.52 | 1,180 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,310 | 145.00 | 1,900 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,250 | 140.81 | 1,760 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,252 | 124.21 | 1,555 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,514 | 149.50 | 2,263 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,438 | 143.36 | 2,062 | 25 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,389 | 130.10 | 1,807 | 23 |
Every lot
26 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 | 1,389 | 130.10/cwt | 125.00–135.00 | 1,807 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,438 | 143.36/cwt | 138.00–147.00 | 2,062 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,514 | 149.50/cwt | 149.00–150.00 | 2,263 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,250 | 140.81/cwt | 134.00–144.00 | 1,760 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,252 | 124.21/cwt | 120.00–129.00 | 1,555 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,310 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,900 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,634 | 98.73/cwt | 94.00–103.50 | 1,613 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 107.70/cwt | 104.00–114.00 | 1,820 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,020 | 125.61/cwt | 124.00–128.00 | 2,537 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 956 | 51.96/cwt | 48.00–57.00 | 497 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,241 | 64.06/cwt | 58.50–68.50 | 795 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,317 | 81.78/cwt | 80.50–83.00 | 1,077 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,329 | 72.05/cwt | 69.00–79.00 | 958 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,488 | 76.21/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,134 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,515 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 1,030 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,608 | 84.13/cwt | 79.50–88.00 | 1,353 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,871 | 75.54/cwt | 74.00–77.50 | 1,413 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,988 | 90.93/cwt | 90.00–92.00 | 1,808 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,148 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 976 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,478 | 108.66/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,606 | 6 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,506 | 115.40/cwt | 112.00–122.00 | 1,738 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,584 | 125.00/cwt | 125.00–125.00 | 1,980 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,235 | 95.52/cwt | 90.00–101.00 | 1,180 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,372 | 110.29/cwt | 104.00–115.50 | 1,513 | 25 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,445 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 1,936 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,462 | 122.40/cwt | 118.00–128.00 | 1,789 | 127 |
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.