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 | 1,392 | 110.24 | 1,534 | 16 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,647 | 95.51 | 1,573 | 37 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,476 | 87.95 | 1,298 | 56 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,261 | 72.10 | 909 | 95 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,292 | 122.97 | 1,589 | 34 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,185 | 110.63 | 1,311 | 8thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,195 | 92.00 | 1,099 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,401 | 138.08 | 1,935 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,415 | 129.65 | 1,835 | 41 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,339 | 117.14 | 1,569 | 26 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,579 | 108.65 | 1,716 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,175 | 146.75 | 1,724 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,177 | 139.66 | 1,644 | 36 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,122 | 127.78 | 1,434 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,248 | 105.71 | 1,319 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,498 | 159.93 | 2,396 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,329 | 148.81 | 1,978 | 56 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,183 | 138.45 | 1,638 | 21 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,117 | 118.12 | 1,319 | 5thin |
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 | 1,117 | 118.12/cwt | 117.00–119.50 | 1,319 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,183 | 138.45/cwt | 134.00–143.00 | 1,638 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,329 | 148.81/cwt | 144.00–157.50 | 1,978 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,498 | 159.93/cwt | 159.00–160.00 | 2,396 | 13 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,122 | 127.78/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 1,434 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,175 | 146.75/cwt | 146.75–146.75 | 1,724 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,177 | 139.66/cwt | 134.50–144.00 | 1,644 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,248 | 105.71/cwt | 101.00–111.00 | 1,319 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,080 | 90.66/cwt | 87.00–94.00 | 979 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,314 | 105.30/cwt | 99.00–110.00 | 1,384 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,528 | 118.83/cwt | 115.00–123.00 | 1,816 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,156 | 58.79/cwt | 55.00–63.00 | 680 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,275 | 71.05/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 906 | 47 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,288 | 79.64/cwt | 75.50–84.00 | 1,026 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,405 | 79.42/cwt | 79.00–80.00 | 1,116 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,431 | 103.40/cwt | 100.00–108.00 | 1,480 | 11 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,478 | 87.60/cwt | 83.00–92.00 | 1,295 | 45 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,493 | 93.12/cwt | 92.50–95.00 | 1,390 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,692 | 94.05/cwt | 90.00–99.00 | 1,591 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,995 | 81.84/cwt | 78.00–86.00 | 1,633 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 110.63/cwt | 109.00–112.50 | 1,311 | 8 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,195 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,099 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,292 | 122.97/cwt | 115.50–125.00 | 1,589 | 34 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,339 | 117.14/cwt | 112.50–122.00 | 1,569 | 26 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,401 | 138.08/cwt | 136.00–141.50 | 1,935 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,415 | 129.65/cwt | 123.50–133.85 | 1,835 | 41 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,579 | 108.65/cwt | 102.00–110.00 | 1,716 | 6 |
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.