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 | 1,602 | 118.13 | 1,892 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,765 | 101.10 | 1,784 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,429 | 93.39 | 1,335 | 48 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,198 | 74.35 | 891 | 60 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 119.02 | 1,696 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,228 | 156.00 | 1,916 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 149.02 | 2,198 | 76 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,383 | 142.32 | 1,968 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,248 | 129.87 | 1,621 | 7thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,448 | 196.00 | 2,838 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,238 | 189.62 | 2,347 | 11 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,209 | 180.66 | 2,184 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,375 | 197.52 | 2,716 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,272 | 190.76 | 2,426 | 26 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 181.06 | 2,345 | 9thin |
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 | 1,272 | 190.76/cwt | 186.00–196.00 | 2,426 | 26 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,295 | 181.06/cwt | 177.00–184.00 | 2,345 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,375 | 197.52/cwt | 197.00–198.00 | 2,716 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,209 | 180.66/cwt | 175.00–184.00 | 2,184 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,238 | 189.62/cwt | 185.00–195.00 | 2,347 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,448 | 196.00/cwt | 196.00–196.00 | 2,838 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,360 | 128.72/cwt | 127.00–130.50 | 1,751 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,670 | 105.70/cwt | 104.00–107.00 | 1,765 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,689 | 119.04/cwt | 116.00–125.00 | 2,011 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,110 | 64.15/cwt | 59.00–67.00 | 712 | 10 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,173 | 72.90/cwt | 68.00–78.00 | 855 | 29 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,275 | 81.20/cwt | 79.00–89.00 | 1,035 | 21 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,358 | 105.19/cwt | 103.00–110.00 | 1,428 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,419 | 94.94/cwt | 91.00–101.00 | 1,347 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,475 | 86.16/cwt | 80.00–90.00 | 1,271 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,720 | 112.79/cwt | 109.00–119.00 | 1,940 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,736 | 99.53/cwt | 97.00–105.50 | 1,728 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,847 | 91.50/cwt | 90.00–94.50 | 1,690 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,228 | 156.00/cwt | 156.00–156.00 | 1,916 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,248 | 129.87/cwt | 128.00–138.00 | 1,621 | 7 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,383 | 142.32/cwt | 139.50–143.50 | 1,968 | 40 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,475 | 149.02/cwt | 144.00–154.00 | 2,198 | 76 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,425 | 119.02/cwt | 118.00–120.00 | 1,696 | 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.