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 | 1,565 | 110.31 | 1,726 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,625 | 94.62 | 1,538 | 41 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,381 | 86.97 | 1,201 | 44 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,199 | 68.12 | 817 | 57 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,480 | 108.00 | 1,598 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,280 | 96.35 | 1,233 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,370 | 133.65 | 1,831 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,441 | 125.28 | 1,805 | 47 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,282 | 113.93 | 1,461 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,222 | 99.69 | 1,218 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,394 | 148.23 | 2,066 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,221 | 138.69 | 1,693 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 972 | 124.99 | 1,215 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,059 | 111.33 | 1,179 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,260 | 146.00 | 1,840 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,283 | 140.18 | 1,799 | 54 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,449 | 131.50 | 1,905 | 10 |
Every lot
25 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 | — | Choice and Prime | 1,260 | 146.00/cwt | 146.00–146.00 | 1,840 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,283 | 140.18/cwt | 135.00–145.50 | 1,799 | 54 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,449 | 131.50/cwt | 125.00–132.50 | 1,905 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 972 | 124.99/cwt | 119.00–130.00 | 1,215 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,059 | 111.33/cwt | 104.00–114.00 | 1,179 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,221 | 138.69/cwt | 132.00–144.75 | 1,693 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,394 | 148.23/cwt | 146.00–149.00 | 2,066 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,180 | 97.13/cwt | 95.00–100.00 | 1,146 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,554 | 109.69/cwt | 105.00–116.00 | 1,705 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,013 | 127.19/cwt | 125.00–129.50 | 2,560 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,131 | 55.63/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 629 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,180 | 66.44/cwt | 61.00–72.00 | 784 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,259 | 77.17/cwt | 73.00–83.50 | 972 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,332 | 93.91/cwt | 93.00–99.00 | 1,251 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,390 | 86.17/cwt | 82.50–92.50 | 1,198 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,421 | 79.77/cwt | 74.00–82.00 | 1,134 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,423 | 104.57/cwt | 102.00–108.00 | 1,488 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,637 | 95.32/cwt | 90.50–100.00 | 1,560 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,717 | 86.91/cwt | 79.50–89.50 | 1,492 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,280 | 96.35/cwt | 96.00–97.00 | 1,233 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,480 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,598 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,222 | 99.69/cwt | 97.00–104.50 | 1,218 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,282 | 113.93/cwt | 108.00–118.00 | 1,461 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,370 | 133.65/cwt | 132.00–134.50 | 1,831 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 125.28/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,805 | 47 |
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.