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 |
|---|
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,750 | 70.64 | 1,236 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,363 | 64.71 | 882 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,168 | 55.52 | 649 | 44 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,914 | 97.75 | 1,871 | 6thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,102 | 122.35 | 1,348 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,391 | 109.50 | 1,523 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,240 | 124.94 | 1,549 | 39 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,321 | 110.00 | 1,453 | 3thin |
Every lot, as filed
13 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% | — | 1,365 | 72.73/cwt | 71.00–75.50 | 993 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,175 | 56.87/cwt | 52.00–62.00 | 668 | 34 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,108 | 63.29/cwt | 62.50–65.00 | 701 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,830 | 75.50/cwt | 75.00–76.00 | 1,382 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,738 | 69.92/cwt | 64.50–74.00 | 1,215 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,439 | 57.09/cwt | 55.00–59.50 | 822 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,162 | 45.65/cwt | 41.00–49.00 | 530 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,352 | 64.19/cwt | 60.00–70.00 | 868 | 35 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,240 | 124.94/cwt | 119.50–128.50 | 1,549 | 39 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,102 | 122.35/cwt | 119.00–124.50 | 1,348 | 13 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | — | 1,391 | 109.50/cwt | 109.50–109.50 | 1,523 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,321 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,453 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,914 | 97.75/cwt | 97.75–97.75 | 1,871 | 6 |
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.