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 | 1,630 | 109.69 | 1,788 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,599 | 85.85 | 1,373 | 17 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,428 | 80.13 | 1,144 | 41 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,278 | 65.94 | 842 | 92 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,423 | 122.13 | 1,738 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,255 | 113.00 | 1,418 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,430 | 135.00 | 1,931 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,424 | 129.21 | 1,840 | 85 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,311 | 109.45 | 1,435 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,562 | 95.94 | 1,499 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,300 | 148.00 | 1,924 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,256 | 134.91 | 1,694 | 34 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,201 | 121.29 | 1,457 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,120 | 104.44 | 1,170 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,462 | 149.50 | 2,186 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,378 | 140.73 | 1,939 | 61 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,371 | 130.70 | 1,792 | 19 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,215 | 113.15 | 1,375 | 2thin |
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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,215 | 113.15/cwt | 112.00–114.00 | 1,375 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,371 | 130.70/cwt | 124.00–134.50 | 1,792 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,378 | 140.73/cwt | 136.00–146.00 | 1,939 | 61 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,462 | 149.50/cwt | 149.50–149.50 | 2,186 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,120 | 104.44/cwt | 103.00–106.00 | 1,170 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,201 | 121.29/cwt | 115.00–126.00 | 1,457 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,256 | 134.91/cwt | 128.00–139.00 | 1,694 | 34 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,300 | 148.00/cwt | 148.00–148.00 | 1,924 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,533 | 103.83/cwt | 100.00–110.00 | 1,592 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,665 | 118.30/cwt | 117.50–120.00 | 1,970 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,105 | 99.00/cwt | 99.00–99.00 | 2,084 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,146 | 54.03/cwt | 47.00–57.00 | 619 | 17 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,254 | 64.51/cwt | 58.00–68.00 | 809 | 41 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,372 | 73.62/cwt | 68.50–78.50 | 1,010 | 34 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,396 | 80.59/cwt | 77.00–85.50 | 1,125 | 34 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,458 | 97.39/cwt | 95.00–99.00 | 1,420 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,535 | 88.00/cwt | 88.00–88.00 | 1,351 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,602 | 73.87/cwt | 71.50–75.00 | 1,183 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,615 | 83.87/cwt | 80.00–89.50 | 1,355 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,820 | 77.00/cwt | 77.00–77.00 | 1,401 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,255 | 113.00/cwt | 113.00–113.00 | 1,418 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,423 | 122.13/cwt | 118.50–126.00 | 1,738 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,311 | 109.45/cwt | 105.00–116.00 | 1,435 | 13 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,424 | 129.21/cwt | 125.00–133.25 | 1,840 | 85 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,430 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,931 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,562 | 95.94/cwt | 94.00–98.50 | 1,499 | 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.