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 | — | Low | 1,803 | 112.69 | 2,032 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,619 | 86.66 | 1,403 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,480 | 82.29 | 1,218 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,275 | 67.45 | 860 | 129 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,665 | 128.50 | 2,140 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,358 | 118.31 | 1,607 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,538 | 102.07 | 1,570 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,416 | 149.50 | 2,117 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,486 | 130.20 | 1,935 | 30 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,366 | 119.00 | 1,626 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,262 | 110.39 | 1,393 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,230 | 145.00 | 1,784 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,197 | 136.31 | 1,632 | 10 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,125 | 125.15 | 1,408 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,095 | 114.11 | 1,250 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,464 | 158.00 | 2,313 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,316 | 149.12 | 1,962 | 23 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 133.97 | 1,664 | 12 |
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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,242 | 133.97/cwt | 128.00–139.50 | 1,664 | 12 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,316 | 149.12/cwt | 142.00–153.50 | 1,962 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,464 | 158.00/cwt | 158.00–158.00 | 2,313 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,095 | 114.11/cwt | 113.00–115.00 | 1,250 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,125 | 125.15/cwt | 123.00–127.00 | 1,408 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,197 | 136.31/cwt | 132.00–140.00 | 1,632 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,230 | 145.00/cwt | 145.00–145.00 | 1,784 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,255 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,293 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,826 | 110.73/cwt | 107.00–117.00 | 2,022 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,950 | 128.31/cwt | 127.50–129.00 | 2,502 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,127 | 54.65/cwt | 48.50–59.00 | 616 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,253 | 65.70/cwt | 60.00–70.50 | 823 | 57 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,320 | 87.00/cwt | 87.00–87.00 | 1,148 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,371 | 75.50/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 1,035 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,373 | 96.46/cwt | 94.00–101.00 | 1,324 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,432 | 77.46/cwt | 72.00–79.50 | 1,109 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,502 | 82.81/cwt | 80.00–86.00 | 1,244 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,573 | 87.49/cwt | 83.00–93.00 | 1,376 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,015 | 74.16/cwt | 70.00–77.50 | 1,494 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,262 | 110.39/cwt | 105.50–113.50 | 1,393 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,366 | 119.00/cwt | 115.00–126.00 | 1,626 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,416 | 149.50/cwt | 149.50–149.50 | 2,117 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,486 | 130.20/cwt | 128.00–139.50 | 1,935 | 30 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,358 | 118.31/cwt | 117.00–121.50 | 1,607 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,538 | 102.07/cwt | 99.00–105.00 | 1,570 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,665 | 128.50/cwt | 128.50–128.50 | 2,140 | 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.