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 | — | Low | 1,913 | 93.97 | 1,798 | 8thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,633 | 64.96 | 1,061 | 25 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,478 | 60.85 | 899 | 39 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,234 | 49.47 | 610 | 52 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,324 | 105.60 | 1,398 | 7thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,578 | 113.46 | 1,790 | 45 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,374 | 106.09 | 1,458 | 17 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,213 | 124.66 | 1,512 | 17 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,418 | 128.20 | 1,818 | 9thin |
Every lot, as filed
16 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 |
|---|
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,324 | 105.60/cwt | 102.00–108.00 | 1,398 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,418 | 128.20/cwt | 125.00–130.00 | 1,818 | 9 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,213 | 124.66/cwt | 119.00–128.00 | 1,512 | 17 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,930 | 55.00/cwt | 55.00–55.00 | 1,062 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,533 | 73.05/cwt | 71.00–75.00 | 1,120 | 2 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,228 | 37.96/cwt | 31.00–41.00 | 466 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,284 | 57.19/cwt | 54.50–62.50 | 734 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,211 | 49.32/cwt | 44.00–54.00 | 597 | 29 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,374 | 106.09/cwt | 102.00–108.00 | 1,458 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,578 | 113.46/cwt | 110.00–120.00 | 1,790 | 45 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,629 | 64.68/cwt | 60.50–68.00 | 1,054 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,560 | 52.00/cwt | 52.00–52.00 | 811 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,476 | 61.08/cwt | 56.00–65.50 | 902 | 38 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,879 | 86.03/cwt | 81.50–89.00 | 1,617 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,920 | 105.72/cwt | 104.50–107.00 | 2,030 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,975 | 98.11/cwt | 96.00–100.00 | 1,938 | 2 |
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.