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 | 1,707 | 121.87 | 2,081 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,844 | 90.30 | 1,665 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,432 | 88.27 | 1,264 | 76 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,175 | 71.09 | 835 | 91 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,610 | 155.00 | 2,496 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,427 | 144.34 | 2,060 | 58 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,424 | 129.58 | 1,845 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,278 | 114.06 | 1,458 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,410 | 161.00 | 2,270 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,643 | 151.43 | 2,488 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,451 | 142.59 | 2,069 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,297 | 128.26 | 1,664 | 22 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,298 | 178.53 | 2,317 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,445 | 165.30 | 2,389 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,345 | 140.58 | 1,891 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,232 | 124.52 | 1,534 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,315 | 186.00 | 2,446 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,372 | 180.55 | 2,477 | 58 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,298 | 166.81 | 2,165 | 15 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,438 | 147.62 | 2,123 | 4thin |
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 and Choice | 1,298 | 166.81/cwt | 157.00–169.75 | 2,165 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,315 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 2,446 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,372 | 180.55/cwt | 172.00–182.75 | 2,477 | 58 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,438 | 147.62/cwt | 142.00–150.00 | 2,123 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,232 | 124.52/cwt | 119.50–131.00 | 1,534 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,298 | 178.53/cwt | 177.00–179.00 | 2,317 | 18 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,345 | 140.58/cwt | 134.00–148.00 | 1,891 | 2 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,445 | 165.30/cwt | 159.00–175.00 | 2,389 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,515 | 104.85/cwt | 92.00–110.00 | 1,588 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,701 | 114.92/cwt | 111.00–119.00 | 1,955 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,812 | 139.64/cwt | 133.00–144.00 | 2,530 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,052 | 52.92/cwt | 47.00–59.00 | 557 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,190 | 78.58/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 935 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,200 | 69.65/cwt | 63.00–74.00 | 836 | 39 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,392 | 79.59/cwt | 75.00–82.50 | 1,108 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,433 | 87.88/cwt | 83.00–93.00 | 1,259 | 54 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,456 | 95.90/cwt | 93.50–101.00 | 1,396 | 13 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,700 | 103.00/cwt | 103.00–103.00 | 1,751 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,828 | 78.21/cwt | 75.00–81.50 | 1,430 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,856 | 91.06/cwt | 86.00–95.50 | 1,690 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,297 | 128.26/cwt | 123.00–130.00 | 1,664 | 22 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,410 | 161.00/cwt | 161.00–161.00 | 2,270 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,451 | 142.59/cwt | 137.00–148.50 | 2,069 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,643 | 151.43/cwt | 149.00–159.00 | 2,488 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,278 | 114.06/cwt | 109.00–120.00 | 1,458 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,424 | 129.58/cwt | 121.00–135.00 | 1,845 | 13 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,427 | 144.34/cwt | 137.00–149.00 | 2,060 | 58 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,610 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 2,496 | 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.