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% | Low | 1,545 | 66.04 | 1,020 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,363 | 59.77 | 814 | 40 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,172 | 48.84 | 572 | 64 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,308 | 99.29 | 1,299 | 3thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,474 | 111.03 | 1,637 | 60 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,440 | 104.89 | 1,510 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,285 | 115.24 | 1,481 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,367 | 119.10 | 1,628 | 96 |
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% | — | 1,357 | 60.21/cwt | 56.00–64.00 | 817 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,403 | 52.24/cwt | 50.00–54.00 | 733 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,356 | 65.73/cwt | 65.00–67.00 | 891 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,805 | 57.00/cwt | 57.00–57.00 | 1,029 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,558 | 65.26/cwt | 60.00–69.00 | 1,017 | 33 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,407 | 72.98/cwt | 70.00–75.00 | 1,027 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,184 | 50.86/cwt | 45.50–55.00 | 602 | 45 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,285 | 115.24/cwt | 115.00–117.00 | 1,481 | 16 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,367 | 119.10/cwt | 113.00–123.00 | 1,628 | 96 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,308 | 99.29/cwt | 98.00–100.00 | 1,299 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,440 | 104.89/cwt | 102.00–108.25 | 1,510 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,474 | 111.03/cwt | 108.25–113.35 | 1,637 | 60 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,089 | 57.24/cwt | 56.00–59.00 | 623 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,162 | 39.33/cwt | 34.00–44.00 | 457 | 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.