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 | 1,573 | 99.16 | 1,560 | 9thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,791 | 82.08 | 1,470 | 24 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,525 | 81.61 | 1,244 | 79 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,299 | 66.14 | 859 | 139 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,290 | 149.50 | 1,929 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,492 | 130.95 | 1,954 | 48 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 116.21 | 1,575 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,475 | 145.50 | 2,146 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,514 | 131.98 | 1,998 | 65 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,436 | 123.07 | 1,767 | 41 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,177 | 110.16 | 1,297 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,655 | 156.00 | 2,582 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,310 | 145.50 | 1,906 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,479 | 158.69 | 2,347 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,372 | 150.43 | 2,064 | 35 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,436 | 137.58 | 1,976 | 8thin |
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 |
|---|
| Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,372 | 150.43/cwt | 143.00–155.00 | 2,064 | 35 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,436 | 137.58/cwt | 131.00–141.00 | 1,976 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,479 | 158.69/cwt | 157.50–160.00 | 2,347 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,310 | 145.50/cwt | 138.00–146.75 | 1,906 | 15 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,655 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 2,582 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,513 | 97.81/cwt | 91.00–100.00 | 1,480 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,050 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 2,255 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,136 | 52.27/cwt | 47.00–57.50 | 594 | 28 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,239 | 64.15/cwt | 58.00–68.00 | 795 | 43 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,384 | 91.02/cwt | 89.00–92.50 | 1,260 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,404 | 73.11/cwt | 68.50–78.50 | 1,026 | 68 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,417 | 101.20/cwt | 94.00–106.00 | 1,434 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,530 | 81.33/cwt | 76.50–86.50 | 1,244 | 70 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,610 | 74.69/cwt | 71.50–76.00 | 1,203 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,812 | 85.37/cwt | 80.00–91.50 | 1,547 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,874 | 73.87/cwt | 69.00–79.50 | 1,384 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,290 | 149.50/cwt | 149.50–149.50 | 1,929 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,355 | 116.21/cwt | 113.00–119.50 | 1,575 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,492 | 130.95/cwt | 123.50–132.85 | 1,954 | 48 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,177 | 110.16/cwt | 103.00–113.00 | 1,297 | 14 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,436 | 123.07/cwt | 116.00–127.00 | 1,767 | 41 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,475 | 145.50/cwt | 145.50–145.50 | 2,146 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,514 | 131.98/cwt | 128.00–140.00 | 1,998 | 65 |
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.