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 | 1,598 | 91.71 | 1,465 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,798 | 76.25 | 1,371 | 28 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,571 | 74.22 | 1,166 | 50 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,321 | 60.94 | 805 | 125 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,430 | 118.50 | 1,695 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,357 | 107.27 | 1,456 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,158 | 86.53 | 1,002 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,245 | 78.00 | 971 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,452 | 135.00 | 1,960 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,458 | 128.42 | 1,872 | 66 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,420 | 111.29 | 1,580 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,282 | 91.05 | 1,167 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,325 | 143.75 | 1,905 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,291 | 138.20 | 1,784 | 15 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,214 | 119.77 | 1,454 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,414 | 147.04 | 2,079 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,323 | 140.00 | 1,852 | 44 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,156 | 123.16 | 1,424 | 8thin |
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 | 1,156 | 123.16/cwt | 120.00–131.50 | 1,424 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,323 | 140.00/cwt | 135.50–144.50 | 1,852 | 44 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,414 | 147.04/cwt | 147.00–147.50 | 2,079 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,214 | 119.77/cwt | 115.00–124.00 | 1,454 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,291 | 138.20/cwt | 131.00–140.00 | 1,784 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,325 | 143.75/cwt | 143.75–143.75 | 1,905 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,453 | 78.36/cwt | 74.00–80.00 | 1,139 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,466 | 92.74/cwt | 87.00–96.50 | 1,360 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,845 | 101.36/cwt | 98.00–105.00 | 1,870 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,266 | 49.41/cwt | 44.00–54.00 | 626 | 27 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,292 | 59.23/cwt | 55.00–65.50 | 765 | 54 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,389 | 70.12/cwt | 66.00–76.00 | 974 | 44 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,410 | 91.32/cwt | 91.00–92.00 | 1,288 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,513 | 83.07/cwt | 82.00–84.00 | 1,257 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,566 | 74.28/cwt | 70.00–79.50 | 1,163 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,663 | 66.96/cwt | 62.00–69.00 | 1,114 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,800 | 80.11/cwt | 76.50–86.50 | 1,442 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,865 | 71.77/cwt | 65.00–75.00 | 1,339 | 17 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,158 | 86.53/cwt | 86.00–87.00 | 1,002 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,245 | 78.00/cwt | 78.00–78.00 | 971 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,357 | 107.27/cwt | 100.00–112.50 | 1,456 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,430 | 118.50/cwt | 118.50–118.50 | 1,695 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,282 | 91.05/cwt | 89.00–95.00 | 1,167 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,420 | 111.29/cwt | 105.00–118.00 | 1,580 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,452 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,960 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,458 | 128.42/cwt | 120.00–130.75 | 1,872 | 66 |
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.