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 | 1,947 | 113.35 | 2,207 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,711 | 86.24 | 1,475 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,506 | 82.44 | 1,241 | 91 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,210 | 67.71 | 819 | 68 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,514 | 129.92 | 1,967 | 9thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,232 | 117.76 | 1,451 | 3thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,098 | 94.08 | 1,033 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,573 | 140.00 | 2,202 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,562 | 134.97 | 2,108 | 86 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,336 | 126.76 | 1,694 | 29 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,288 | 104.15 | 1,341 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,268 | 159.00 | 2,016 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,105 | 140.31 | 1,550 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 120.68 | 1,527 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,041 | 99.88 | 1,040 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,380 | 171.50 | 2,367 | 4thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,402 | 165.23 | 2,317 | 33 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 152.73 | 2,044 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,295 | 134.68 | 1,744 | 2thin |
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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,295 | 134.68/cwt | 132.00–139.00 | 1,744 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,338 | 152.73/cwt | 148.00–155.00 | 2,044 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,380 | 171.50/cwt | 171.50–171.50 | 2,367 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,402 | 165.23/cwt | 160.00–169.00 | 2,317 | 33 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,041 | 99.88/cwt | 96.00–104.00 | 1,040 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,105 | 140.31/cwt | 134.00–147.00 | 1,550 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,265 | 120.68/cwt | 117.00–125.00 | 1,527 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,268 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,016 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,832 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,908 | 122.13/cwt | 117.00–127.50 | 2,330 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,003 | 111.50/cwt | 110.00–113.00 | 2,233 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,157 | 65.64/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 759 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,165 | 54.60/cwt | 50.00–59.00 | 636 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,293 | 75.30/cwt | 71.00–78.50 | 974 | 26 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,489 | 89.96/cwt | 87.50–93.00 | 1,340 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,503 | 82.26/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 1,236 | 85 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,660 | 75.00/cwt | 75.00–75.00 | 1,245 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,686 | 88.04/cwt | 84.00–94.00 | 1,484 | 16 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,842 | 76.63/cwt | 75.00–80.00 | 1,412 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,098 | 94.08/cwt | 90.00–98.00 | 1,033 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,232 | 117.76/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 1,451 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,514 | 129.92/cwt | 125.00–134.50 | 1,967 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,288 | 104.15/cwt | 99.00–109.00 | 1,341 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,336 | 126.76/cwt | 119.00–128.50 | 1,694 | 29 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,562 | 134.97/cwt | 129.50–139.75 | 2,108 | 86 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,573 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 2,202 | 3 |
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.