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 | 1,705 | 129.44 | 2,207 | 14 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,844 | 111.70 | 2,060 | 11 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,434 | 106.48 | 1,526 | 54 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,186 | 83.43 | 990 | 68 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,296 | 130.53 | 1,692 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,495 | 160.00 | 2,392 | 1thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,439 | 154.96 | 2,230 | 65 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,055 | 180.00 | 1,899 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,223 | 174.72 | 2,137 | 28 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,496 | 189.00 | 2,827 | 7thin |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,262 | 179.33 | 2,263 | 55 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,222 | 170.00 | 2,077 | 11 |
Every lot, as filed
20 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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,146 | 81.57/cwt | 75.00–85.00 | 935 | 23 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,245 | 91.35/cwt | 87.00–97.00 | 1,137 | 30 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,903 | 127.26/cwt | 127.00–127.50 | 2,422 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,837 | 112.09/cwt | 106.00–116.00 | 2,059 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,481 | 96.45/cwt | 88.00–98.50 | 1,428 | 10 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,130 | 70.45/cwt | 65.00–74.00 | 796 | 15 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,296 | 130.53/cwt | 130.00–132.00 | 1,692 | 5 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,222 | 170.00/cwt | 170.00–170.00 | 2,077 | 11 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,496 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 2,827 | 7 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,262 | 179.33/cwt | 175.00–185.50 | 2,263 | 55 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,055 | 180.00/cwt | 180.00–180.00 | 1,899 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,223 | 174.72/cwt | 168.00–179.00 | 2,137 | 28 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,495 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,392 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,439 | 154.96/cwt | 149.00–158.50 | 2,230 | 65 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,415 | 116.71/cwt | 111.50–122.50 | 1,651 | 13 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,426 | 105.43/cwt | 98.00–111.00 | 1,503 | 31 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,810 | 94.75/cwt | 91.00–98.50 | 1,715 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,726 | 119.63/cwt | 115.00–122.50 | 2,065 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,671 | 129.03/cwt | 126.00–137.00 | 2,156 | 6 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,738 | 146.62/cwt | 144.00–150.00 | 2,548 | 3 |
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.