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 | 1,930 | 107.10 | 2,067 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,720 | 81.34 | 1,399 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,406 | 76.47 | 1,075 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,222 | 62.39 | 763 | 87 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,355 | 117.00 | 1,585 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,580 | 99.75 | 1,576 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,262 | 78.95 | 996 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,050 | 64.13 | 673 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,383 | 137.55 | 1,902 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,419 | 128.31 | 1,821 | 42 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 116.66 | 1,511 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,347 | 106.60 | 1,436 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,200 | 140.44 | 1,685 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,300 | 146.64 | 1,906 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,270 | 140.74 | 1,787 | 30 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,281 | 126.75 | 1,624 | 7thin |
Every lot
24 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 | 1,270 | 140.74/cwt | 134.00–145.00 | 1,787 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,281 | 126.75/cwt | 122.00–133.00 | 1,624 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,300 | 146.64/cwt | 146.00–147.00 | 1,906 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,200 | 140.44/cwt | 135.00–144.50 | 1,685 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,497 | 93.71/cwt | 86.00–96.00 | 1,403 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,023 | 107.16/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 2,168 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,041 | 115.05/cwt | 112.00–118.50 | 2,348 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,167 | 50.48/cwt | 45.00–55.00 | 589 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,196 | 61.98/cwt | 57.00–67.50 | 741 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,275 | 84.25/cwt | 83.50–85.00 | 1,074 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,320 | 71.43/cwt | 68.00–78.00 | 943 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,410 | 76.76/cwt | 73.00–82.00 | 1,082 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,430 | 69.54/cwt | 69.00–70.00 | 994 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,603 | 92.21/cwt | 91.00–93.00 | 1,478 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,708 | 83.11/cwt | 77.00–88.00 | 1,420 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,814 | 70.61/cwt | 67.00–72.00 | 1,281 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,050 | 64.13/cwt | 60.00–68.00 | 673 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,262 | 78.95/cwt | 75.00–81.50 | 996 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,355 | 117.00/cwt | 117.00–117.00 | 1,585 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,580 | 99.75/cwt | 98.00–102.00 | 1,576 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,295 | 116.66/cwt | 113.00–121.00 | 1,511 | 23 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,347 | 106.60/cwt | 104.00–108.00 | 1,436 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,383 | 137.55/cwt | 135.00–141.00 | 1,902 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,419 | 128.31/cwt | 124.00–133.50 | 1,821 | 42 |
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.