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 | 1,305 | 178.00 | 2,323 | 4thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,310 | 163.00 | 2,135 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,110 | 144.00 | 1,598 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,400 | 167.99 | 2,352 | 4thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,702 | 168.52 | 2,868 | 12 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,604 | 145.66 | 2,336 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,270 | 145.59 | 1,848 | 32 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,177 | 118.25 | 1,392 | 9thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 1,527 | 141.33 | 2,158 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,451 | 139.02 | 2,017 | 36 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,814 | 134.15 | 2,433 | 7thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,255 | 118.35 | 1,486 | 68 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,428 | 163.42 | 2,334 | 16 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,441 | 153.05 | 2,205 | 10 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,345 | 176.50 | 2,374 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,469 | 167.33 | 2,458 | 69 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,343 | 153.72 | 2,064 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,397 | 148.02 | 2,068 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,415 | 198.00 | 2,802 | 21 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,253 | 190.44 | 2,386 | 38 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,225 | 181.70 | 2,226 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,342 | 163.54 | 2,195 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,431 | 195.00 | 2,790 | 10 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 189.79 | 2,530 | 52 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,307 | 180.12 | 2,354 | 14 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,322 | 164.25 | 2,171 | 7thin |
Every lot
41 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,307 | 180.12/cwt | 173.00–182.00 | 2,354 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,322 | 164.25/cwt | 161.00–166.00 | 2,171 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 189.79/cwt | 184.00–194.00 | 2,530 | 52 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,431 | 195.00/cwt | 195.00–195.00 | 2,790 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,225 | 181.70/cwt | 176.00–184.00 | 2,226 | 8 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,253 | 190.44/cwt | 185.00–195.00 | 2,386 | 38 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,342 | 163.54/cwt | 159.50–166.00 | 2,195 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,415 | 198.00/cwt | 198.00–198.00 | 2,802 | 21 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 177.85/cwt | 174.00–180.00 | 3,006 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,700 | 167.74/cwt | 163.00–172.00 | 2,852 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,720 | 157.39/cwt | 156.00–159.00 | 2,707 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,174 | 117.28/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,377 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,205 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 1,518 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,242 | 135.59/cwt | 130.00–139.00 | 1,684 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,264 | 158.26/cwt | 152.00–161.00 | 2,000 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,289 | 144.84/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 1,867 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,540 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,079 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,598 | 146.81/cwt | 143.00–151.00 | 2,346 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,680 | 154.00/cwt | 154.00–154.00 | 2,587 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,343 | 153.72/cwt | 150.00–156.00 | 2,064 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,345 | 176.50/cwt | 176.50–176.50 | 2,374 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,397 | 148.02/cwt | 147.00–149.00 | 2,068 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,469 | 167.33/cwt | 162.00–171.00 | 2,458 | 69 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,110 | 144.00/cwt | 144.00–144.00 | 1,598 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,305 | 178.00/cwt | 178.00–178.00 | 2,323 | 4 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,310 | 163.00/cwt | 163.00–163.00 | 2,135 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,428 | 163.42/cwt | 161.00–168.00 | 2,334 | 16 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,441 | 153.05/cwt | 150.00–157.00 | 2,205 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,500 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,905 | 1 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,525 | 157.00/cwt | 157.00–157.00 | 2,394 | 1 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,555 | 140.00/cwt | 140.00–140.00 | 2,177 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,179 | 107.84/cwt | 104.00–113.00 | 1,271 | 21 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,205 | 131.57/cwt | 130.00–133.00 | 1,585 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,280 | 118.76/cwt | 114.00–124.00 | 1,520 | 30 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,306 | 130.59/cwt | 125.00–135.50 | 1,706 | 17 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,403 | 145.78/cwt | 145.00–148.50 | 2,045 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,479 | 138.10/cwt | 134.00–144.00 | 2,042 | 28 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,730 | 143.76/cwt | 143.00–144.50 | 2,487 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,805 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 1,913 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,858 | 136.39/cwt | 131.00–140.50 | 2,534 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,400 | 167.99/cwt | 162.50–172.50 | 2,352 | 4 |
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.