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 | 1,605 | 87.23 | 1,401 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,472 | 83.41 | 1,228 | 33 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,196 | 67.74 | 810 | 64 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,299 | 115.10 | 1,495 | 6thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,185 | 92.17 | 1,092 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,185 | 84.26 | 998 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,470 | 123.56 | 1,816 | 54 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,336 | 112.96 | 1,509 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,170 | 99.66 | 1,166 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,380 | 145.00 | 2,001 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,140 | 135.00 | 1,539 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,130 | 126.84 | 1,433 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,320 | 107.73 | 1,422 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,477 | 155.86 | 2,302 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,386 | 147.39 | 2,043 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,277 | 134.98 | 1,724 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,287 | 126.70 | 1,631 | 9thin |
Every lot
22 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 and Choice | 1,277 | 134.98/cwt | 130.00–140.00 | 1,724 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,287 | 126.70/cwt | 121.00–129.50 | 1,631 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,386 | 147.39/cwt | 142.00–153.00 | 2,043 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,477 | 155.86/cwt | 155.00–156.00 | 2,302 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,130 | 126.84/cwt | 123.00–129.00 | 1,433 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,140 | 135.00/cwt | 130.00–140.50 | 1,539 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,320 | 107.73/cwt | 105.00–110.00 | 1,422 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,380 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 2,001 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,023 | 50.02/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 512 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,136 | 63.11/cwt | 57.00–68.00 | 717 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,264 | 74.01/cwt | 69.00–79.00 | 935 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,453 | 82.84/cwt | 77.50–87.50 | 1,204 | 28 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,561 | 90.54/cwt | 88.00–95.00 | 1,413 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,563 | 89.07/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,392 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,640 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 1,164 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,745 | 81.20/cwt | 77.00–84.50 | 1,417 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,170 | 99.66/cwt | 96.00–105.00 | 1,166 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,336 | 112.96/cwt | 107.00–115.00 | 1,509 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,470 | 123.56/cwt | 116.00–125.85 | 1,816 | 54 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 92.17/cwt | 87.00–97.00 | 1,092 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,185 | 84.26/cwt | 83.00–86.00 | 998 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,299 | 115.10/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 1,495 | 6 |
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.