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 | 1,405 | 174.00 | 2,445 | 1thin |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,338 | 141.32 | 1,891 | 3thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,613 | 170.47 | 2,750 | 2thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,260 | 150.82 | 1,900 | 9thin |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,205 | 130.00 | 1,567 | 1thin |
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,912 | 135.58 | 2,592 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,937 | 117.62 | 2,278 | 5thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,514 | 105.67 | 1,600 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,195 | 89.92 | 1,074 | 8thin |
| Dairy Bulls | — | Low | 1,395 | 118.60 | 1,655 | 4thin |
| Dairy Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,879 | 105.86 | 1,989 | 6thin |
| Dairy Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,563 | 103.96 | 1,624 | 19 |
| Dairy Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,328 | 90.47 | 1,201 | 73 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,448 | 160.13 | 2,319 | 25 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,384 | 150.69 | 2,086 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,270 | 188.00 | 2,388 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,559 | 168.88 | 2,633 | 6thin |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,473 | 158.89 | 2,340 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,548 | 151.75 | 2,349 | 8thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,330 | 187.33 | 2,491 | 9thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,302 | 181.13 | 2,358 | 22 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,319 | 169.78 | 2,239 | 28 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,191 | 159.36 | 1,898 | 13 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,472 | 188.60 | 2,776 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,319 | 182.03 | 2,401 | 35 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,396 | 169.81 | 2,371 | 11 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,212 | 154.14 | 1,868 | 5thin |
Every lot
43 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 | 1,212 | 154.14/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 1,868 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,319 | 182.03/cwt | 175.00–185.00 | 2,401 | 35 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,396 | 169.81/cwt | 164.00–173.50 | 2,371 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,472 | 188.60/cwt | 186.00–189.75 | 2,776 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,191 | 159.36/cwt | 156.00–162.00 | 1,898 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,302 | 181.13/cwt | 175.00–185.50 | 2,358 | 22 |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,319 | 169.78/cwt | 165.00–174.00 | 2,239 | 28 |
| Heifers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,330 | 187.33/cwt | 187.00–188.00 | 2,491 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,745 | 120.00/cwt | 120.00–120.00 | 2,094 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,917 | 129.41/cwt | 124.00–135.00 | 2,481 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,957 | 153.11/cwt | 149.00–159.00 | 2,996 | 3 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,178 | 95.83/cwt | 92.00–99.00 | 1,129 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,185 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,185 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,210 | 82.97/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 1,004 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,376 | 108.25/cwt | 102.00–112.50 | 1,490 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,560 | 115.39/cwt | 113.00–120.00 | 1,800 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,653 | 96.73/cwt | 90.00–100.00 | 1,599 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,865 | 102.50/cwt | 102.50–102.50 | 1,912 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,935 | 118.53/cwt | 115.00–124.00 | 2,294 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 2,015 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 2,620 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,205 | 130.00/cwt | 130.00–130.00 | 1,567 | 1 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,260 | 150.82/cwt | 148.50–152.00 | 1,900 | 9 |
| Beef/Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,613 | 170.47/cwt | 165.00–176.00 | 2,750 | 2 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,270 | 188.00/cwt | 188.00–188.00 | 2,388 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,473 | 158.89/cwt | 156.00–163.50 | 2,340 | 20 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select | 1,548 | 151.75/cwt | 148.00–155.00 | 2,349 | 8 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,559 | 168.88/cwt | 164.50–174.00 | 2,633 | 6 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,169 | 80.84/cwt | 77.00–86.50 | 945 | 21 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,388 | 91.29/cwt | 87.00–97.00 | 1,267 | 38 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,404 | 102.68/cwt | 100.00–109.00 | 1,442 | 14 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,502 | 94.48/cwt | 92.00–96.00 | 1,419 | 5 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,543 | 113.83/cwt | 110.00–118.00 | 1,756 | 5 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,607 | 103.75/cwt | 99.00–109.00 | 1,667 | 9 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,815 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 2,069 | 1 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,891 | 107.79/cwt | 104.00–110.00 | 2,038 | 4 |
| Dairy Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,895 | 90.00/cwt | 90.00–90.00 | 1,706 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,384 | 150.69/cwt | 148.50–152.00 | 2,086 | 4 |
| Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,448 | 160.13/cwt | 153.50–163.25 | 2,319 | 25 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,255 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,694 | 1 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,438 | 119.71/cwt | 118.00–121.00 | 1,721 | 2 |
| Dairy Bulls | — | — | 1,450 | 100.00/cwt | 100.00–100.00 | 1,450 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,338 | 141.32/cwt | 137.50–148.00 | 1,891 | 3 |
| Beef/Dairy Heifers | — | Choice | 1,405 | 174.00/cwt | 174.00–174.00 | 2,445 | 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.