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 | 1,650 | 119.96 | 1,979 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,778 | 98.81 | 1,757 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,462 | 96.23 | 1,407 | 52 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,267 | 79.80 | 1,011 | 68 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,415 | 150.00 | 2,123 | 7thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 142.72 | 1,895 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,455 | 132.27 | 1,925 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,585 | 157.75 | 2,500 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,579 | 153.40 | 2,422 | 59 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,405 | 142.42 | 2,001 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,366 | 185.47 | 2,534 | 19 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,225 | 175.74 | 2,153 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,443 | 145.00 | 2,092 | 3thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,610 | 189.00 | 3,043 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,318 | 181.23 | 2,389 | 23 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,480 | 167.50 | 2,479 | 17 |
Every lot
24 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 | 1,318 | 181.23/cwt | 175.00–185.50 | 2,389 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,480 | 167.50/cwt | 164.50–173.00 | 2,479 | 17 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,610 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 3,043 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,225 | 175.74/cwt | 172.00–179.00 | 2,153 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,366 | 185.47/cwt | 185.00–186.00 | 2,534 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,443 | 145.00/cwt | 140.00–147.50 | 2,092 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,562 | 109.04/cwt | 102.00–112.00 | 1,703 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,649 | 119.03/cwt | 114.00–124.00 | 1,963 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,739 | 131.97/cwt | 128.00–138.00 | 2,295 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,229 | 76.78/cwt | 71.00–81.00 | 944 | 24 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,241 | 65.21/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 809 | 12 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,306 | 87.53/cwt | 83.00–93.00 | 1,143 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,450 | 92.94/cwt | 86.50–96.50 | 1,348 | 33 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,482 | 99.74/cwt | 97.50–103.50 | 1,478 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,483 | 110.25/cwt | 108.00–112.00 | 1,635 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,628 | 107.92/cwt | 106.00–109.50 | 1,757 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,801 | 97.39/cwt | 93.50–103.00 | 1,754 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,895 | 92.00/cwt | 92.00–92.00 | 1,743 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,405 | 142.42/cwt | 135.50–144.00 | 2,001 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,579 | 153.40/cwt | 145.00–156.50 | 2,422 | 59 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,585 | 157.75/cwt | 157.75–157.75 | 2,500 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,328 | 142.72/cwt | 138.00–148.50 | 1,895 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,415 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,123 | 7 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,455 | 132.27/cwt | 130.00–134.50 | 1,925 | 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.