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 | 1,781 | 116.43 | 2,073 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,766 | 89.39 | 1,578 | 45 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,526 | 83.47 | 1,274 | 72 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,261 | 66.62 | 840 | 97 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,290 | 118.00 | 1,522 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,185 | 100.23 | 1,188 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,163 | 94.80 | 1,103 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,215 | 89.00 | 1,081 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,630 | 137.00 | 2,233 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,494 | 123.87 | 1,851 | 47 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,332 | 112.37 | 1,497 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,228 | 99.70 | 1,224 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,378 | 147.21 | 2,029 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,335 | 138.68 | 1,851 | 72 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 122.67 | 1,547 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,204 | 107.92 | 1,299 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,348 | 147.97 | 1,995 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,304 | 140.11 | 1,827 | 54 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,152 | 124.53 | 1,435 | 5thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,017 | 109.04 | 1,109 | 8thin |
Every lot
28 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 | 1,017 | 109.04/cwt | 107.50–116.50 | 1,109 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,152 | 124.53/cwt | 119.50–129.00 | 1,435 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,304 | 140.11/cwt | 135.00–144.50 | 1,827 | 54 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,348 | 147.97/cwt | 147.75–149.00 | 1,995 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,204 | 107.92/cwt | 100.00–113.00 | 1,299 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,261 | 122.67/cwt | 114.00–128.00 | 1,547 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,335 | 138.68/cwt | 132.00–143.50 | 1,851 | 72 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,378 | 147.21/cwt | 146.50–148.00 | 2,029 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,754 | 116.15/cwt | 110.00–122.00 | 2,037 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,788 | 102.65/cwt | 94.00–106.00 | 1,835 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,846 | 130.97/cwt | 125.00–138.00 | 2,418 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,150 | 51.87/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 597 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,232 | 64.95/cwt | 57.00–69.50 | 800 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,332 | 74.36/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 990 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,358 | 103.18/cwt | 100.50–107.00 | 1,401 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,513 | 84.41/cwt | 80.00–89.50 | 1,277 | 53 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,523 | 92.21/cwt | 90.00–94.00 | 1,404 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,580 | 75.63/cwt | 70.00–79.00 | 1,195 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,755 | 91.11/cwt | 85.00–97.00 | 1,599 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,882 | 80.95/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 1,523 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,228 | 99.70/cwt | 95.00–105.00 | 1,224 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,332 | 112.37/cwt | 106.00–116.00 | 1,497 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,494 | 123.87/cwt | 117.00–128.00 | 1,851 | 47 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,630 | 137.00/cwt | 137.00–137.00 | 2,233 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,163 | 94.80/cwt | 93.00–97.50 | 1,103 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,185 | 100.23/cwt | 99.50–101.00 | 1,188 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,215 | 89.00/cwt | 89.00–89.00 | 1,081 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,290 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,522 | 1 |
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.