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 | — | High | 1,877 | 104.68 | 1,965 | 20 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,470 | 75.82 | 1,115 | 53 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,966 | 73.87 | 1,453 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,288 | 62.29 | 802 | 114 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,479 | 132.23 | 1,956 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,483 | 128.24 | 1,902 | 27 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,525 | 118.34 | 1,805 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,197 | 99.81 | 1,195 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,210 | 143.00 | 1,730 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,504 | 133.95 | 2,015 | 38 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,430 | 125.55 | 1,795 | 42 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,244 | 108.77 | 1,353 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,465 | 156.60 | 2,294 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,291 | 147.14 | 1,900 | 44 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,375 | 113.16 | 1,556 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,505 | 159.63 | 2,402 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 148.49 | 2,068 | 42 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,434 | 132.89 | 1,906 | 8thin |
Every lot
25 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 | 1,393 | 148.49/cwt | 140.00–154.75 | 2,068 | 42 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,434 | 132.89/cwt | 128.00–139.00 | 1,906 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,505 | 159.63/cwt | 157.50–165.00 | 2,402 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,291 | 147.14/cwt | 140.00–151.25 | 1,900 | 44 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,375 | 113.16/cwt | 109.00–118.00 | 1,556 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,465 | 156.60/cwt | 155.00–157.00 | 2,294 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,805 | 102.83/cwt | 100.00–109.00 | 1,856 | 13 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,973 | 116.39/cwt | 115.00–117.00 | 2,296 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,060 | 97.06/cwt | 94.50–99.00 | 1,999 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,129 | 49.03/cwt | 44.00–53.50 | 554 | 14 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,208 | 59.14/cwt | 54.00–64.00 | 714 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,412 | 69.15/cwt | 65.00–74.00 | 976 | 50 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,436 | 76.71/cwt | 73.00–83.00 | 1,102 | 38 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,523 | 84.67/cwt | 84.00–85.00 | 1,290 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,565 | 70.80/cwt | 66.50–72.50 | 1,108 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,930 | 80.50/cwt | 80.50–80.50 | 1,554 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,971 | 73.04/cwt | 68.00–77.50 | 1,440 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,210 | 143.00/cwt | 143.00–143.00 | 1,730 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,244 | 108.77/cwt | 104.00–115.00 | 1,353 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,430 | 125.55/cwt | 117.00–129.00 | 1,795 | 42 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,504 | 133.95/cwt | 130.75–142.00 | 2,015 | 38 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,197 | 99.81/cwt | 99.00–101.00 | 1,195 | 6 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,479 | 132.23/cwt | 132.10–133.50 | 1,956 | 10 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,483 | 128.24/cwt | 121.00–131.50 | 1,902 | 27 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,525 | 118.34/cwt | 115.00–120.00 | 1,805 | 4 |
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.