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 | 1,624 | 106.88 | 1,736 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,649 | 85.96 | 1,417 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,519 | 80.95 | 1,230 | 54 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,322 | 68.09 | 900 | 124 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,314 | 128.02 | 1,682 | 15 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,363 | 119.66 | 1,631 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,597 | 139.50 | 2,228 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,467 | 129.19 | 1,895 | 55 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,371 | 116.53 | 1,598 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,397 | 150.00 | 2,096 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,273 | 140.63 | 1,790 | 17 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,117 | 128.99 | 1,441 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,460 | 154.50 | 2,256 | 12 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,349 | 144.09 | 1,944 | 28 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,303 | 133.55 | 1,740 | 31 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,220 | 112.14 | 1,368 | 2thin |
Every lot
23 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 | 1,220 | 112.14/cwt | 110.00–115.00 | 1,368 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,303 | 133.55/cwt | 127.50–139.00 | 1,740 | 31 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,349 | 144.09/cwt | 141.00–153.00 | 1,944 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,460 | 154.50/cwt | 154.50–154.50 | 2,256 | 12 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,117 | 128.99/cwt | 124.00–134.00 | 1,441 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,273 | 140.63/cwt | 137.50–146.75 | 1,790 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,397 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,096 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,438 | 97.24/cwt | 92.00–102.00 | 1,398 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,713 | 111.29/cwt | 105.50–117.50 | 1,906 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,035 | 129.50/cwt | 129.50–129.50 | 2,635 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,159 | 55.31/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 641 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,281 | 66.19/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 848 | 54 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,436 | 75.66/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 1,086 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,463 | 100.19/cwt | 98.00–103.00 | 1,466 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,475 | 89.76/cwt | 86.00–96.00 | 1,324 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,507 | 81.67/cwt | 78.50–86.50 | 1,231 | 47 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,600 | 76.10/cwt | 75.00–77.00 | 1,218 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,929 | 77.79/cwt | 73.50–81.50 | 1,501 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,314 | 128.02/cwt | 122.00–131.50 | 1,682 | 15 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,363 | 119.66/cwt | 119.00–120.00 | 1,631 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,371 | 116.53/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,598 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,467 | 129.19/cwt | 123.00–132.50 | 1,895 | 55 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,597 | 139.50/cwt | 139.50–139.50 | 2,228 | 2 |
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.