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 | 1,360 | 178.50 | 2,428 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,290 | 163.50 | 2,109 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,503 | 174.54 | 2,623 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,300 | 159.00 | 2,067 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,669 | 152.62 | 2,548 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,418 | 120.00 | 1,702 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 2,053 | 117.76 | 2,417 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,147 | 114.61 | 1,315 | 3thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Average | 1,623 | 134.61 | 2,185 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,461 | 129.84 | 1,898 | 8thin |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,832 | 112.62 | 2,063 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,380 | 106.56 | 1,470 | 78 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,450 | 159.02 | 2,306 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,730 | 177.75 | 3,075 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,464 | 167.08 | 2,446 | 50 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,457 | 160.52 | 2,339 | 67 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,260 | 140.29 | 1,768 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,265 | 187.00 | 2,366 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,348 | 181.68 | 2,449 | 27 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,368 | 191.46 | 2,619 | 2thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,389 | 184.44 | 2,562 | 70 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,223 | 163.11 | 1,995 | 10 |
Every lot
31 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 | 1,223 | 163.11/cwt | 158.00–168.00 | 1,995 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,368 | 191.46/cwt | 191.00–192.00 | 2,619 | 2 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,389 | 184.44/cwt | 180.00–190.00 | 2,562 | 70 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,265 | 187.00/cwt | 187.00–187.00 | 2,366 | 1 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,348 | 181.68/cwt | 175.00–184.50 | 2,449 | 27 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,549 | 163.27/cwt | 159.00–168.00 | 2,529 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,610 | 152.41/cwt | 148.00–157.50 | 2,454 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,864 | 142.23/cwt | 136.00–145.00 | 2,651 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,147 | 114.61/cwt | 113.00–117.50 | 1,315 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,350 | 114.23/cwt | 114.00–114.50 | 1,542 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,441 | 121.92/cwt | 117.00–126.00 | 1,757 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,860 | 127.00/cwt | 127.00–127.00 | 2,362 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,003 | 118.51/cwt | 114.00–123.00 | 2,374 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,345 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 2,509 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,300 | 159.00/cwt | 159.00–159.00 | 2,067 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,503 | 174.54/cwt | 172.00–176.00 | 2,623 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,450 | 159.02/cwt | 151.00–162.00 | 2,306 | 20 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,260 | 140.29/cwt | 136.00–143.00 | 1,768 | 5 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,457 | 160.52/cwt | 154.50–163.50 | 2,339 | 67 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,464 | 167.08/cwt | 164.00–174.50 | 2,446 | 50 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,730 | 177.75/cwt | 177.75–177.75 | 3,075 | 11 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,290 | 163.50/cwt | 163.50–163.50 | 2,109 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,360 | 178.50/cwt | 178.50–178.50 | 2,428 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,239 | 95.83/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,187 | 20 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,385 | 105.79/cwt | 101.00–111.50 | 1,465 | 31 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,393 | 145.70/cwt | 144.00–147.00 | 2,030 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,466 | 126.17/cwt | 122.50–129.00 | 1,850 | 5 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,478 | 115.40/cwt | 112.00–122.00 | 1,706 | 27 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,575 | 116.50/cwt | 116.50–116.50 | 1,835 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,832 | 112.62/cwt | 110.00–116.00 | 2,063 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,623 | 134.61/cwt | 131.00–140.00 | 2,185 | 3 |
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.