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 | 1,674 | 117.34 | 1,965 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,580 | 96.13 | 1,519 | 49 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,428 | 87.23 | 1,246 | 68 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,240 | 72.33 | 897 | 93 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,200 | 137.00 | 1,644 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,308 | 111.13 | 1,454 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,630 | 135.25 | 2,205 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,480 | 129.44 | 1,916 | 75 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 118.82 | 1,590 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,233 | 110.19 | 1,359 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,137 | 149.00 | 1,694 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,158 | 143.33 | 1,660 | 34 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,155 | 132.76 | 1,533 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,187 | 105.96 | 1,258 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,315 | 156.25 | 2,055 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,279 | 148.38 | 1,898 | 53 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,164 | 138.59 | 1,613 | 17 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,300 | 120.11 | 1,561 | 9thin |
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 and Choice | 1,164 | 138.59/cwt | 132.00–143.00 | 1,613 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,279 | 148.38/cwt | 144.00–155.25 | 1,898 | 53 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,300 | 120.11/cwt | 120.00–121.00 | 1,561 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,315 | 156.25/cwt | 156.25–156.25 | 2,055 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,137 | 149.00/cwt | 149.00–149.00 | 1,694 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,155 | 132.76/cwt | 129.00–135.00 | 1,533 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,158 | 143.33/cwt | 139.00–147.25 | 1,660 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,187 | 105.96/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 1,258 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,624 | 119.61/cwt | 113.00–125.00 | 1,942 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,655 | 132.87/cwt | 127.00–138.00 | 2,199 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,789 | 101.16/cwt | 95.00–108.00 | 1,810 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,132 | 59.24/cwt | 55.00–64.00 | 671 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,245 | 71.53/cwt | 65.00–75.50 | 891 | 35 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,288 | 79.42/cwt | 76.00–86.00 | 1,023 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,408 | 85.83/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,208 | 51 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,416 | 108.86/cwt | 106.50–115.00 | 1,541 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,467 | 93.74/cwt | 90.00–98.00 | 1,375 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,538 | 97.24/cwt | 94.00–104.00 | 1,496 | 27 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,648 | 74.27/cwt | 73.50–75.00 | 1,224 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,713 | 89.48/cwt | 84.50–93.50 | 1,533 | 16 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,200 | 137.00/cwt | 137.00–137.00 | 1,644 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,308 | 111.13/cwt | 110.00–113.00 | 1,454 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,233 | 110.19/cwt | 109.00–111.00 | 1,359 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,338 | 118.82/cwt | 112.00–123.00 | 1,590 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,480 | 129.44/cwt | 124.00–135.00 | 1,916 | 75 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,630 | 135.25/cwt | 135.25–135.25 | 2,205 | 3 |
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.