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 | 1,487 | 96.45 | 1,434 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,699 | 74.73 | 1,269 | 16 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,461 | 69.99 | 1,023 | 43 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,291 | 58.73 | 758 | 124 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,445 | 127.00 | 1,835 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,350 | 118.22 | 1,596 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,270 | 98.74 | 1,254 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,265 | 78.54 | 994 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,595 | 133.00 | 2,121 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,565 | 125.55 | 1,965 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,467 | 109.35 | 1,604 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,300 | 89.50 | 1,164 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,305 | 155.50 | 2,029 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,216 | 145.02 | 1,763 | 23 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,340 | 132.14 | 1,771 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,282 | 116.50 | 1,494 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,605 | 156.00 | 2,504 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,315 | 152.50 | 2,005 | 46 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,304 | 137.05 | 1,787 | 33 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,270 | 120.09 | 1,525 | 2thin |
Every lot
28 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 | 1,270 | 120.09/cwt | 118.00–122.00 | 1,525 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,304 | 137.05/cwt | 129.50–141.00 | 1,787 | 33 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,315 | 152.50/cwt | 144.00–155.00 | 2,005 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,605 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 2,504 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,216 | 145.02/cwt | 138.50–148.75 | 1,763 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,282 | 116.50/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 1,494 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,305 | 155.50/cwt | 155.50–155.50 | 2,029 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,340 | 132.14/cwt | 130.00–135.00 | 1,771 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,324 | 84.71/cwt | 79.50–87.00 | 1,122 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,523 | 98.60/cwt | 94.00–104.00 | 1,502 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,648 | 110.23/cwt | 110.00–110.50 | 1,817 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,212 | 46.68/cwt | 43.00–50.00 | 566 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,266 | 57.65/cwt | 52.00–62.50 | 730 | 82 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,380 | 65.27/cwt | 63.00–69.00 | 901 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,442 | 70.09/cwt | 65.50–75.00 | 1,011 | 36 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,511 | 63.68/cwt | 62.00–64.50 | 962 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,565 | 82.54/cwt | 81.50–87.00 | 1,292 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,623 | 77.23/cwt | 76.50–78.00 | 1,253 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,673 | 74.35/cwt | 70.00–80.00 | 1,244 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,990 | 62.73/cwt | 61.00–64.00 | 1,248 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,265 | 78.54/cwt | 74.00–83.00 | 994 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,270 | 98.74/cwt | 96.00–100.00 | 1,254 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,350 | 118.22/cwt | 112.00–123.50 | 1,596 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,445 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,835 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,300 | 89.50/cwt | 89.50–89.50 | 1,164 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,467 | 109.35/cwt | 109.00–110.00 | 1,604 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,565 | 125.55/cwt | 120.00–128.50 | 1,965 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,595 | 133.00/cwt | 133.00–133.00 | 2,121 | 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.