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 | 1,698 | 120.78 | 2,051 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,749 | 92.27 | 1,614 | 43 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,475 | 89.70 | 1,323 | 86 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,229 | 72.63 | 893 | 88 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,850 | 138.00 | 2,553 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,665 | 125.14 | 2,084 | 5thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,374 | 117.17 | 1,610 | 7thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,237 | 95.38 | 1,180 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,750 | 146.75 | 2,568 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,508 | 139.12 | 2,098 | 74 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,439 | 124.96 | 1,798 | 9thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,360 | 104.90 | 1,427 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,345 | 172.39 | 2,319 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,290 | 159.81 | 2,062 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,262 | 131.41 | 1,658 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 995 | 116.82 | 1,162 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,435 | 180.00 | 2,583 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,447 | 169.42 | 2,452 | 26 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,307 | 156.66 | 2,048 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,000 | 129.99 | 1,300 | 3thin |
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 | 1,000 | 129.99/cwt | 125.00–137.00 | 1,300 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,307 | 156.66/cwt | 148.00–159.50 | 2,048 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,435 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 2,583 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 169.42/cwt | 160.00–174.50 | 2,452 | 26 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 995 | 116.82/cwt | 113.00–123.00 | 1,162 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,262 | 131.41/cwt | 125.00–140.00 | 1,658 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,290 | 159.81/cwt | 149.00–165.00 | 2,062 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,345 | 172.39/cwt | 171.00–175.00 | 2,319 | 22 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,670 | 109.00/cwt | 109.00–109.00 | 1,820 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,685 | 116.46/cwt | 113.00–123.00 | 1,962 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,726 | 131.00/cwt | 128.00–138.50 | 2,261 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,168 | 61.01/cwt | 57.00–67.00 | 713 | 18 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,197 | 73.25/cwt | 68.00–78.00 | 877 | 49 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,356 | 81.14/cwt | 78.50–87.00 | 1,100 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,368 | 107.02/cwt | 103.00–111.00 | 1,464 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,398 | 105.03/cwt | 104.00–106.00 | 1,468 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,463 | 83.62/cwt | 77.00–87.00 | 1,223 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,488 | 92.50/cwt | 87.50–98.00 | 1,376 | 51 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,758 | 85.32/cwt | 82.00–88.00 | 1,500 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,769 | 94.27/cwt | 90.00–98.50 | 1,668 | 29 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,237 | 95.38/cwt | 90.00–99.00 | 1,180 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,374 | 117.17/cwt | 111.00–119.50 | 1,610 | 7 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,665 | 125.14/cwt | 122.00–130.50 | 2,084 | 5 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,850 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 2,553 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,360 | 104.90/cwt | 100.00–112.00 | 1,427 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,439 | 124.96/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,798 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,508 | 139.12/cwt | 131.00–142.00 | 2,098 | 74 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,750 | 146.75/cwt | 146.75–146.75 | 2,568 | 2 |
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.