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 | 1,699 | 90.74 | 1,542 | 27 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,426 | 83.63 | 1,192 | 29 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,255 | 67.26 | 844 | 72 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,515 | 125.95 | 1,908 | 13 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,241 | 137.50 | 1,706 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,536 | 149.50 | 2,296 | 6thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,328 | 143.60 | 1,907 | 15 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,148 | 135.00 | 1,550 | 2thin |
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% | — | 1,417 | 83.90/cwt | 80.00–87.50 | 1,189 | 21 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,579 | 77.72/cwt | 76.00–79.00 | 1,227 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,232 | 91.55/cwt | 88.00–98.50 | 1,128 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,823 | 83.11/cwt | 81.00–85.00 | 1,515 | 6 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,669 | 90.92/cwt | 86.50–96.00 | 1,517 | 18 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,633 | 104.91/cwt | 100.00–110.50 | 1,713 | 3 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,179 | 65.96/cwt | 60.00–71.00 | 778 | 26 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,241 | 137.50/cwt | 137.50–137.50 | 1,706 | 6 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,148 | 135.00/cwt | 135.00–135.00 | 1,550 | 2 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,328 | 143.60/cwt | 138.00–147.25 | 1,907 | 15 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,536 | 149.50/cwt | 149.50–149.50 | 2,296 | 6 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,515 | 125.95/cwt | 120.00–129.50 | 1,908 | 13 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,344 | 76.24/cwt | 72.00–82.00 | 1,025 | 30 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,210 | 52.52/cwt | 45.00–59.00 | 635 | 16 |
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.