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 |
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| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,320 | 168.00 | 2,218 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,497 | 179.50 | 2,687 | 5thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,330 | 162.00 | 2,155 | 3thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,715 | 161.05 | 2,762 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,382 | 129.74 | 1,794 | 25 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,821 | 122.93 | 2,238 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,022 | 105.20 | 1,075 | 7thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 1,700 | 146.27 | 2,487 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,432 | 134.06 | 1,919 | 12 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,876 | 127.28 | 2,388 | 8thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,330 | 115.25 | 1,533 | 90 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,451 | 160.91 | 2,335 | 15 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,357 | 142.06 | 1,928 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,370 | 173.04 | 2,371 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 166.35 | 2,454 | 85 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,465 | 155.66 | 2,280 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,379 | 196.14 | 2,705 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,271 | 188.78 | 2,399 | 46 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,331 | 176.33 | 2,347 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,313 | 159.89 | 2,099 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,396 | 195.23 | 2,725 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,313 | 190.91 | 2,507 | 45 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,314 | 176.92 | 2,325 | 8thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,242 | 163.64 | 2,032 | 3thin |
Every lot
38 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 | 1,242 | 163.64/cwt | 160.00–166.50 | 2,032 | 3 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,313 | 190.91/cwt | 184.00–193.00 | 2,507 | 45 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,314 | 176.92/cwt | 171.50–181.00 | 2,325 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,396 | 195.23/cwt | 195.00–196.00 | 2,725 | 28 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,271 | 188.78/cwt | 181.00–191.50 | 2,399 | 46 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,313 | 159.89/cwt | 158.00–169.00 | 2,099 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,331 | 176.33/cwt | 170.00–180.00 | 2,347 | 4 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,379 | 196.14/cwt | 195.00–198.50 | 2,705 | 17 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,662 | 142.73/cwt | 140.00–150.00 | 2,372 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,730 | 159.78/cwt | 158.00–163.00 | 2,764 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,736 | 176.38/cwt | 172.00–180.00 | 3,062 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 978 | 90.90/cwt | 90.00–92.00 | 889 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,020 | 118.74/cwt | 113.00–123.50 | 1,211 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,052 | 105.70/cwt | 100.00–110.50 | 1,112 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,130 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,311 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,273 | 138.10/cwt | 136.00–143.00 | 1,758 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,417 | 128.75/cwt | 123.00–132.50 | 1,824 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,648 | 136.02/cwt | 134.00–137.50 | 2,242 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,815 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,815 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,879 | 122.39/cwt | 118.00–128.00 | 2,300 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,370 | 173.04/cwt | 171.00–175.00 | 2,371 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,465 | 155.66/cwt | 150.00–159.00 | 2,280 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,475 | 166.35/cwt | 160.00–170.50 | 2,454 | 85 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,357 | 142.06/cwt | 140.00–145.00 | 1,928 | 3 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,451 | 160.91/cwt | 156.00–163.00 | 2,335 | 15 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows8 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,175 | 124.00/cwt | 124.00–124.00 | 1,457 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,175 | 103.83/cwt | 99.00–109.50 | 1,220 | 24 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,336 | 115.75/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,546 | 41 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,455 | 134.97/cwt | 132.50–139.00 | 1,964 | 11 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,470 | 125.40/cwt | 122.00–132.00 | 1,843 | 25 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,828 | 143.07/cwt | 140.00–146.00 | 2,615 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,868 | 125.03/cwt | 122.00–129.00 | 2,336 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,940 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 2,250 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,320 | 168.00/cwt | 168.00–168.00 | 2,218 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,330 | 162.00/cwt | 162.00–162.00 | 2,155 | 3 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,497 | 179.50/cwt | 175.00–180.50 | 2,687 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,685 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 2,275 | 1 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,708 | 151.90/cwt | 150.00–154.00 | 2,594 | 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.