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 |
|---|
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,455 | 174.47 | 2,539 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,538 | 158.12 | 2,432 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,568 | 171.76 | 2,693 | 2thin |
| Bulls | — | High | 2,068 | 156.00 | 3,225 | 2thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,340 | 127.83 | 1,712 | 32 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,883 | 127.55 | 2,402 | 5thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,387 | 105.20 | 1,459 | 3thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 2,088 | 122.92 | 2,567 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,503 | 120.24 | 1,807 | 24 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,889 | 114.54 | 2,163 | 8thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,370 | 110.85 | 1,519 | 72 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,530 | 162.00 | 2,479 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 156.70 | 2,216 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,400 | 145.24 | 2,033 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,450 | 165.00 | 2,393 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,496 | 161.16 | 2,411 | 77 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,443 | 150.27 | 2,168 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,388 | 193.95 | 2,692 | 12 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,191 | 173.38 | 2,065 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,247 | 163.17 | 2,035 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,433 | 130.24 | 1,866 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,490 | 193.00 | 2,876 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,420 | 188.93 | 2,683 | 25 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,375 | 177.76 | 2,444 | 13 |
Every lot
35 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 | — | Select and Choice | 1,375 | 177.76/cwt | 171.00–180.00 | 2,444 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,420 | 188.93/cwt | 182.00–192.00 | 2,683 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,490 | 193.00/cwt | 193.00–193.00 | 2,876 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,191 | 173.38/cwt | 171.00–176.00 | 2,065 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,247 | 163.17/cwt | 160.00–164.50 | 2,035 | 3 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,388 | 193.95/cwt | 192.00–196.50 | 2,692 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,433 | 130.24/cwt | 125.00–134.50 | 1,866 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,975 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 3,061 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,160 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 3,391 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,310 | 126.68/cwt | 120.00–130.00 | 1,660 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,387 | 105.20/cwt | 103.50–108.00 | 1,459 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,399 | 138.26/cwt | 131.50–141.50 | 1,934 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,447 | 115.76/cwt | 113.50–117.00 | 1,675 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,650 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 2,376 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,885 | 126.58/cwt | 124.50–131.50 | 2,386 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,110 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 2,405 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,830 | 126.88/cwt | 124.50–130.00 | 2,322 | 2 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 2,605 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 2,996 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,250 | 95.02/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,188 | 13 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,367 | 108.00/cwt | 102.00–112.50 | 1,476 | 25 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,418 | 118.99/cwt | 113.00–123.00 | 1,687 | 34 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,490 | 121.13/cwt | 115.00–125.00 | 1,805 | 17 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,519 | 111.31/cwt | 104.00–114.00 | 1,691 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,553 | 127.14/cwt | 125.50–128.00 | 1,974 | 3 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,847 | 118.89/cwt | 115.00–124.50 | 2,196 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,013 | 101.50/cwt | 100.00–103.00 | 2,043 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,443 | 150.27/cwt | 150.00–150.50 | 2,168 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,450 | 165.00/cwt | 165.00–165.00 | 2,393 | 12 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,496 | 161.16/cwt | 154.00–164.55 | 2,411 | 77 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,400 | 145.24/cwt | 145.00–146.00 | 2,033 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,414 | 156.70/cwt | 152.00–160.00 | 2,216 | 11 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,530 | 162.00/cwt | 162.00–162.00 | 2,479 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,455 | 174.47/cwt | 172.00–177.50 | 2,539 | 2 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,538 | 158.12/cwt | 155.00–161.50 | 2,432 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,568 | 171.76/cwt | 167.00–175.50 | 2,693 | 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.