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 Steers | Choice | Average | 1,393 | 175.09 | 2,439 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,125 | 155.00 | 1,744 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,787 | 157.00 | 2,805 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 2,057 | 122.22 | 2,514 | 3thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,364 | 121.36 | 1,655 | 7thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,009 | 106.62 | 1,076 | 5thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Average | 1,520 | 147.56 | 2,243 | 4thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,433 | 116.52 | 1,670 | 31 |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,647 | 115.52 | 1,903 | 10 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,379 | 102.16 | 1,408 | 63 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,469 | 168.27 | 2,472 | 7thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,345 | 135.00 | 1,816 | 1thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,185 | 130.00 | 1,541 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,482 | 164.97 | 2,445 | 65 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,432 | 156.45 | 2,240 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,340 | 127.00 | 1,702 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,285 | 186.69 | 2,399 | 56 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,570 | 195.50 | 3,069 | 1thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,323 | 186.10 | 2,462 | 25 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,240 | 171.00 | 2,120 | 1thin |
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 | — | Select and Choice | 1,240 | 171.00/cwt | 171.00–171.00 | 2,120 | 1 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,323 | 186.10/cwt | 184.00–192.00 | 2,462 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,570 | 195.50/cwt | 195.50–195.50 | 3,069 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,285 | 186.69/cwt | 182.00–192.00 | 2,399 | 56 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,488 | 172.73/cwt | 171.00–175.00 | 2,570 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,759 | 161.70/cwt | 158.00–166.50 | 2,844 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,964 | 144.44/cwt | 140.00–151.00 | 2,837 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,009 | 106.62/cwt | 96.00–115.00 | 1,076 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,364 | 121.36/cwt | 115.00–128.00 | 1,655 | 7 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,057 | 122.22/cwt | 118.00–125.00 | 2,514 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,185 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,541 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select | 1,345 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,816 | 1 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,469 | 168.27/cwt | 167.75–172.00 | 2,472 | 7 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,125 | 155.00/cwt | 155.00–155.00 | 1,744 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,393 | 175.09/cwt | 172.00–178.50 | 2,439 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows5 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,107 | 82.40/cwt | 80.00–87.00 | 912 | 3 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,391 | 103.54/cwt | 75.00–117.00 | 1,440 | 59 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,433 | 116.52/cwt | 101.00–133.50 | 1,670 | 31 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,465 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 1,172 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,647 | 115.52/cwt | 105.00–130.00 | 1,903 | 10 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,340 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 1,702 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,432 | 156.45/cwt | 149.00–161.50 | 2,240 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,482 | 164.97/cwt | 153.00–169.00 | 2,445 | 65 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,520 | 147.56/cwt | 106.00–160.00 | 2,243 | 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.