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 | — | Low | 1,724 | 115.49 | 1,991 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,561 | 92.61 | 1,446 | 38 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,443 | 83.18 | 1,200 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,179 | 68.05 | 802 | 66 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 113.64 | 1,547 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,228 | 97.03 | 1,192 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,428 | 134.82 | 1,925 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,438 | 124.30 | 1,787 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,319 | 118.06 | 1,557 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,228 | 106.67 | 1,310 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,468 | 149.00 | 2,187 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,240 | 141.89 | 1,759 | 27 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 126.32 | 1,595 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,350 | 104.37 | 1,409 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,608 | 153.00 | 2,460 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,356 | 143.43 | 1,945 | 37 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 134.97 | 1,768 | 19 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,223 | 109.32 | 1,337 | 4thin |
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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,223 | 109.32/cwt | 108.00–110.00 | 1,337 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,310 | 134.97/cwt | 125.00–137.50 | 1,768 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,356 | 143.43/cwt | 139.00–150.00 | 1,945 | 37 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,608 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 2,460 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,240 | 141.89/cwt | 136.00–144.50 | 1,759 | 27 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,263 | 126.32/cwt | 121.00–130.00 | 1,595 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,350 | 104.37/cwt | 103.50–106.00 | 1,409 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,468 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 2,187 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,271 | 104.85/cwt | 99.50–109.00 | 1,333 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,894 | 117.12/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 2,218 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,035 | 131.07/cwt | 128.50–133.00 | 2,667 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,110 | 54.86/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 609 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,179 | 67.22/cwt | 62.00–71.00 | 793 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,217 | 76.11/cwt | 72.00–82.00 | 926 | 27 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,408 | 103.87/cwt | 100.00–109.00 | 1,462 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,417 | 91.66/cwt | 90.00–94.00 | 1,299 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,435 | 83.10/cwt | 79.00–89.00 | 1,192 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,506 | 76.56/cwt | 72.00–78.00 | 1,153 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,545 | 93.83/cwt | 89.00–99.00 | 1,450 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,641 | 86.63/cwt | 79.00–88.50 | 1,422 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,228 | 97.03/cwt | 95.00–99.00 | 1,192 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,361 | 113.64/cwt | 107.50–117.00 | 1,547 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,228 | 106.67/cwt | 105.00–108.00 | 1,310 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,319 | 118.06/cwt | 111.00–119.75 | 1,557 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,428 | 134.82/cwt | 134.00–135.00 | 1,925 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,438 | 124.30/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,787 | 45 |
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.