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 | 1,539 | 112.52 | 1,731 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,636 | 99.32 | 1,625 | 34 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,429 | 90.93 | 1,300 | 51 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,165 | 70.91 | 826 | 66 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,369 | 124.97 | 1,711 | 26 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,565 | 109.75 | 1,718 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,245 | 97.62 | 1,215 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,235 | 139.00 | 1,717 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,480 | 130.81 | 1,936 | 27 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,405 | 120.46 | 1,692 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,150 | 110.44 | 1,270 | 10 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,241 | 150.25 | 1,865 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,215 | 145.10 | 1,763 | 42 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,095 | 128.45 | 1,407 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,172 | 112.96 | 1,324 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,376 | 153.00 | 2,105 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,247 | 145.56 | 1,815 | 41 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,193 | 137.01 | 1,635 | 2thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,058 | 114.09 | 1,207 | 2thin |
Every lot
27 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 | 1,058 | 114.09/cwt | 112.00–116.00 | 1,207 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,193 | 137.01/cwt | 136.00–138.00 | 1,635 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,247 | 145.56/cwt | 141.50–152.75 | 1,815 | 41 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,376 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 2,105 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,095 | 128.45/cwt | 124.00–135.00 | 1,407 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,172 | 112.96/cwt | 111.00–114.00 | 1,324 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,215 | 145.10/cwt | 139.50–148.00 | 1,763 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,241 | 150.25/cwt | 150.25–150.25 | 1,865 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,484 | 112.81/cwt | 108.00–118.00 | 1,674 | 14 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,611 | 105.19/cwt | 103.00–107.00 | 1,695 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,775 | 125.11/cwt | 123.50–126.00 | 2,221 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,115 | 70.38/cwt | 65.00–76.00 | 785 | 28 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,155 | 57.20/cwt | 52.00–63.00 | 661 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,233 | 80.50/cwt | 76.50–87.00 | 993 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,309 | 82.59/cwt | 80.00–85.00 | 1,081 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,451 | 90.84/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,318 | 31 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,467 | 98.02/cwt | 97.00–99.50 | 1,438 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,596 | 110.11/cwt | 107.00–116.50 | 1,757 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,614 | 99.94/cwt | 94.50–105.50 | 1,613 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,736 | 89.68/cwt | 85.00–93.50 | 1,557 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,245 | 97.62/cwt | 95.00–101.00 | 1,215 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,369 | 124.97/cwt | 120.00–127.10 | 1,711 | 26 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,565 | 109.75/cwt | 109.50–110.00 | 1,718 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,150 | 110.44/cwt | 107.00–112.00 | 1,270 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,235 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,717 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,405 | 120.46/cwt | 114.00–125.50 | 1,692 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,480 | 130.81/cwt | 127.25–136.00 | 1,936 | 27 |
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.