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 | 1,462 | 94.28 | 1,379 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,557 | 68.36 | 1,064 | 60 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,792 | 68.35 | 1,225 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,360 | 58.23 | 792 | 139 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,575 | 118.00 | 1,859 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,299 | 108.65 | 1,411 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,273 | 92.22 | 1,174 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,093 | 79.29 | 867 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,475 | 134.00 | 1,977 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,489 | 129.18 | 1,923 | 79 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,523 | 115.24 | 1,755 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,324 | 83.72 | 1,108 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,320 | 140.24 | 1,851 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,242 | 137.08 | 1,703 | 32 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,209 | 121.17 | 1,465 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,452 | 107.21 | 1,557 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,500 | 156.00 | 2,340 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,406 | 141.69 | 1,992 | 32 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,159 | 124.14 | 1,439 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,280 | 112.43 | 1,439 | 2thin |
Every lot
27 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 and Choice | 1,159 | 124.14/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,439 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,280 | 112.43/cwt | 110.00–114.00 | 1,439 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,406 | 141.69/cwt | 134.50–147.00 | 1,992 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,500 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 2,340 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,209 | 121.17/cwt | 116.00–124.00 | 1,465 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,242 | 137.08/cwt | 128.00–139.75 | 1,703 | 32 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,320 | 140.24/cwt | 140.00–140.50 | 1,851 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,452 | 107.21/cwt | 100.00–111.00 | 1,557 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,361 | 85.02/cwt | 80.00–89.50 | 1,157 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,513 | 97.61/cwt | 93.50–101.00 | 1,477 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,565 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,784 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,247 | 48.14/cwt | 42.00–52.50 | 600 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,352 | 57.81/cwt | 53.00–63.00 | 782 | 60 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,453 | 66.01/cwt | 63.50–73.50 | 959 | 46 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,491 | 62.66/cwt | 62.00–63.00 | 934 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,515 | 74.92/cwt | 73.00–79.00 | 1,135 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,565 | 68.29/cwt | 63.50–72.00 | 1,069 | 52 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,790 | 68.79/cwt | 63.00–73.50 | 1,231 | 19 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,830 | 60.00/cwt | 60.00–60.00 | 1,098 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,093 | 79.29/cwt | 76.00–83.00 | 867 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,273 | 92.22/cwt | 91.00–93.50 | 1,174 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,299 | 108.65/cwt | 105.50–112.50 | 1,411 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,575 | 118.00/cwt | 118.00–118.00 | 1,859 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,324 | 83.72/cwt | 76.00–88.50 | 1,108 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,475 | 134.00/cwt | 134.00–134.00 | 1,977 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,489 | 129.18/cwt | 121.00–130.50 | 1,923 | 79 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,523 | 115.24/cwt | 113.50–118.00 | 1,755 | 5 |
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.