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 |
|---|
| Bulls | — | High | 1,646 | 81.19 | 1,336 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,664 | 55.46 | 923 | 35 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,406 | 50.55 | 711 | 77 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,170 | 42.90 | 502 | 89 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,416 | 84.33 | 1,194 | 4thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,318 | 75.18 | 991 | 2thin |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | Average | 1,435 | 66.68 | 957 | 4thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,414 | 90.56 | 1,281 | 72 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,435 | 105.50 | 1,514 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,273 | 100.91 | 1,285 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,359 | 110.00 | 1,495 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 105.43 | 1,474 | 29 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,328 | 95.24 | 1,265 | 12 |
Every lot, as filed
20 lots · USDA AMS · Shipshewana Livestock Auction - Shipshewana, INNothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,066 | 34.16/cwt | 30.00–38.00 | 364 | 18 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,273 | 100.91/cwt | 97.50–103.50 | 1,285 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,359 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,495 | 6 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,431 | 50.66/cwt | 47.00–55.00 | 725 | 61 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,398 | 105.43/cwt | 101.00–109.00 | 1,474 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,199 | 44.75/cwt | 39.00–49.00 | 537 | 67 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,363 | 46.01/cwt | 44.00–47.50 | 627 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,225 | 56.94/cwt | 55.50–59.50 | 698 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,144 | 51.16/cwt | 49.50–54.50 | 585 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,760 | 55.01/cwt | 53.00–57.50 | 968 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,414 | 90.56/cwt | 86.00–94.25 | 1,281 | 72 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,416 | 84.33/cwt | 83.00–88.00 | 1,194 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,718 | 49.11/cwt | 42.50–52.00 | 844 | 9 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,490 | 61.26/cwt | 58.00–66.00 | 913 | 11 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,435 | 105.50/cwt | 105.50–105.50 | 1,514 | 1 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,328 | 95.24/cwt | 91.00–98.00 | 1,265 | 12 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,318 | 75.18/cwt | 71.00–80.00 | 991 | 2 |
| Dairy Heifers | Select | — | 1,435 | 66.68/cwt | 63.00–68.00 | 957 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,850 | 86.23/cwt | 86.00–86.50 | 1,595 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,544 | 78.67/cwt | 75.50–82.50 | 1,215 | 4 |
How this sale compares
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.