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 | 1,669 | 108.04 | 1,803 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,682 | 90.76 | 1,527 | 29 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,464 | 84.94 | 1,243 | 70 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,232 | 68.10 | 839 | 119 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,408 | 124.94 | 1,759 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,570 | 133.00 | 2,088 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,476 | 128.96 | 1,903 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,298 | 115.18 | 1,495 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,358 | 100.35 | 1,363 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,341 | 142.34 | 1,909 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,181 | 133.04 | 1,571 | 18 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 120.73 | 1,396 | 8thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,418 | 148.22 | 2,102 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,286 | 139.31 | 1,792 | 56 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,263 | 129.66 | 1,638 | 27 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,164 | 114.00 | 1,327 | 5thin |
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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,164 | 114.00/cwt | 109.00–119.00 | 1,327 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,263 | 129.66/cwt | 123.00–132.50 | 1,638 | 27 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,286 | 139.31/cwt | 134.75–146.00 | 1,792 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,418 | 148.22/cwt | 147.00–149.50 | 2,102 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,156 | 120.73/cwt | 115.00–125.00 | 1,396 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,181 | 133.04/cwt | 127.50–139.50 | 1,571 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,341 | 142.34/cwt | 142.00–143.50 | 1,909 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,537 | 106.06/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 1,630 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,545 | 96.56/cwt | 95.50–97.50 | 1,492 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,854 | 114.94/cwt | 111.00–117.50 | 2,131 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,109 | 55.87/cwt | 50.00–60.00 | 620 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,217 | 67.50/cwt | 61.00–71.50 | 821 | 54 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,263 | 90.43/cwt | 90.00–91.00 | 1,142 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,323 | 76.06/cwt | 72.00–82.50 | 1,006 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,464 | 84.95/cwt | 80.00–89.50 | 1,244 | 66 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,495 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,570 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,653 | 79.24/cwt | 79.00–79.50 | 1,310 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,663 | 91.27/cwt | 88.00–97.00 | 1,518 | 25 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,905 | 81.72/cwt | 78.50–86.50 | 1,557 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,408 | 124.94/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,759 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,298 | 115.18/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,495 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,358 | 100.35/cwt | 95.50–105.00 | 1,363 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,476 | 128.96/cwt | 122.00–131.35 | 1,903 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,570 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 2,088 | 1 |
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.