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 | 2,215 | 93.00 | 2,060 | 1thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,636 | 68.47 | 1,120 | 26 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,327 | 61.38 | 815 | 68 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | High | 1,106 | 48.08 | 532 | 36 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,461 | 94.69 | 1,383 | 11 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,610 | 96.69 | 1,557 | 14 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,233 | 110.87 | 1,367 | 9thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,398 | 117.49 | 1,643 | 16 |
Every lot, as filed
14 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 | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,228 | 71.44/cwt | 68.00–78.00 | 877 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,064 | 56.13/cwt | 54.00–61.00 | 597 | 11 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,215 | 93.00/cwt | 93.00–93.00 | 2,060 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,637 | 69.86/cwt | 64.00–73.50 | 1,144 | 14 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,378 | 53.68/cwt | 48.00–56.50 | 740 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,668 | 60.35/cwt | 55.50–63.00 | 1,007 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,044 | 41.33/cwt | 39.00–43.00 | 431 | 10 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,588 | 75.94/cwt | 74.00–81.00 | 1,206 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,179 | 46.68/cwt | 43.50–53.00 | 550 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,336 | 61.82/cwt | 57.00–67.00 | 826 | 36 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,461 | 94.69/cwt | 94.00–95.50 | 1,383 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,398 | 117.49/cwt | 116.50–119.00 | 1,643 | 16 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,233 | 110.87/cwt | 107.00–113.50 | 1,367 | 9 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,610 | 96.69/cwt | 90.00–98.50 | 1,557 | 14 |
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.