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 | 1,385 | 179.00 | 2,479 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,565 | 156.68 | 2,453 | 7thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,405 | 130.26 | 1,830 | 6thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 855 | 98.61 | 843 | 3thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Average | 1,667 | 122.13 | 2,036 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,822 | 126.13 | 2,298 | 3thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,487 | 126.07 | 1,874 | 20 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,370 | 113.51 | 1,555 | 45 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,326 | 162.21 | 2,151 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,335 | 179.51 | 2,396 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,525 | 166.30 | 2,536 | 63 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,335 | 150.00 | 2,003 | 4thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,222 | 193.26 | 2,362 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,333 | 190.73 | 2,542 | 19 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,261 | 178.95 | 2,257 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,500 | 195.84 | 2,938 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,361 | 189.01 | 2,572 | 60 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,205 | 177.78 | 2,142 | 6thin |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,359 | 169.73 | 2,307 | 7thin |
Every lot
27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,205 | 177.78/cwt | 173.00–181.00 | 2,142 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,359 | 169.73/cwt | 165.00–170.50 | 2,307 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,361 | 189.01/cwt | 183.00–193.50 | 2,572 | 60 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,500 | 195.84/cwt | 195.00–196.50 | 2,938 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,222 | 193.26/cwt | 193.00–193.50 | 2,362 | 17 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,261 | 178.95/cwt | 174.00–180.00 | 2,257 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,333 | 190.73/cwt | 182.00–192.25 | 2,542 | 19 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,175 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,633 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,588 | 164.34/cwt | 161.00–170.00 | 2,610 | 3 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,673 | 154.92/cwt | 151.50–159.00 | 2,592 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 745 | 80.00/cwt | 80.00–80.00 | 596 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 910 | 107.91/cwt | 106.00–110.00 | 982 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,095 | 122.00/cwt | 122.00–122.00 | 1,336 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,467 | 131.91/cwt | 126.00–136.00 | 1,935 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,667 | 122.13/cwt | 119.00–128.00 | 2,036 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows7 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,308 | 101.62/cwt | 96.00–106.00 | 1,329 | 7 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,364 | 122.99/cwt | 120.00–127.00 | 1,678 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,384 | 114.34/cwt | 107.00–118.00 | 1,582 | 32 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,461 | 124.82/cwt | 119.00–129.00 | 1,824 | 12 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,478 | 132.42/cwt | 130.00–134.00 | 1,957 | 6 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,665 | 114.51/cwt | 114.00–115.00 | 1,907 | 2 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,822 | 126.13/cwt | 124.00–127.50 | 2,298 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,335 | 179.51/cwt | 179.00–180.00 | 2,396 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,335 | 150.00/cwt | 150.00–150.00 | 2,003 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,525 | 166.30/cwt | 160.00–168.00 | 2,536 | 63 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,326 | 162.21/cwt | 154.00–164.25 | 2,151 | 18 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,385 | 179.00/cwt | 179.00–179.00 | 2,479 | 1 |
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.