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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,594 | 101.51 | 1,618 | 30 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,471 | 89.11 | 1,310 | 60 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,204 | 74.49 | 897 | 82 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,404 | 129.83 | 1,823 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,350 | 117.09 | 1,581 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,725 | 139.50 | 2,406 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,448 | 132.55 | 1,919 | 73 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,432 | 126.24 | 1,808 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,160 | 108.35 | 1,257 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,246 | 151.50 | 1,888 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,210 | 145.33 | 1,758 | 16 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,175 | 135.39 | 1,591 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,427 | 160.00 | 2,283 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,249 | 151.18 | 1,888 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,288 | 139.38 | 1,795 | 22 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,240 | 122.65 | 1,521 | 4thin |
Every lot
22 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 | 1,240 | 122.65/cwt | 118.00–128.00 | 1,521 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,249 | 151.18/cwt | 144.00–156.25 | 1,888 | 58 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,288 | 139.38/cwt | 133.00–142.50 | 1,795 | 22 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,427 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,283 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,175 | 135.39/cwt | 134.00–137.00 | 1,591 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,210 | 145.33/cwt | 139.00–148.00 | 1,758 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,246 | 151.50/cwt | 151.50–151.50 | 1,888 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,042 | 62.20/cwt | 59.00–65.00 | 648 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,175 | 73.08/cwt | 67.00–77.00 | 859 | 46 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,308 | 80.98/cwt | 78.00–87.50 | 1,059 | 27 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,390 | 80.84/cwt | 75.00–84.50 | 1,124 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,462 | 89.26/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,305 | 42 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,555 | 93.79/cwt | 90.50–99.00 | 1,458 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,556 | 111.24/cwt | 108.50–115.00 | 1,731 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,562 | 100.39/cwt | 96.50–106.50 | 1,568 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,676 | 90.87/cwt | 85.00–95.00 | 1,523 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,160 | 108.35/cwt | 105.00–112.00 | 1,257 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,432 | 126.24/cwt | 123.00–128.00 | 1,808 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,448 | 132.55/cwt | 129.00–139.00 | 1,919 | 73 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,725 | 139.50/cwt | 139.50–139.50 | 2,406 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,350 | 117.09/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 1,581 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,404 | 129.83/cwt | 129.00–132.00 | 1,823 | 8 |
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.