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 | — | High | 1,516 | 130.42 | 1,977 | 20 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,747 | 115.63 | 2,020 | 10 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,447 | 114.36 | 1,655 | 47 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,272 | 87.69 | 1,115 | 111 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,176 | 141.03 | 1,659 | 16 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,588 | 171.17 | 2,718 | 5thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,472 | 153.30 | 2,257 | 48 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,355 | 144.27 | 1,955 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,187 | 131.04 | 1,555 | 3thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,171 | 184.43 | 2,160 | 30 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,380 | 190.34 | 2,627 | 26 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,299 | 184.75 | 2,400 | 28 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,293 | 172.31 | 2,228 | 26 |
Every lot, as filed
21 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% | — | 1,265 | 88.82/cwt | 81.00–95.00 | 1,124 | 53 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,203 | 74.64/cwt | 66.00–80.00 | 898 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,365 | 100.47/cwt | 95.50–107.00 | 1,371 | 27 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,884 | 103.26/cwt | 100.00–108.00 | 1,945 | 4 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,660 | 129.15/cwt | 127.00–131.00 | 2,144 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,653 | 121.23/cwt | 116.00–125.00 | 2,004 | 4 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,472 | 153.30/cwt | 150.00–160.00 | 2,257 | 48 |
| Dairy Heifers | Choice | — | 1,176 | 141.03/cwt | 140.00–152.00 | 1,659 | 16 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,293 | 172.31/cwt | 167.00–177.00 | 2,228 | 26 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,380 | 190.34/cwt | 190.00–192.00 | 2,627 | 26 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,299 | 184.75/cwt | 179.00–189.00 | 2,400 | 28 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,171 | 184.43/cwt | 176.50–188.00 | 2,160 | 30 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,355 | 144.27/cwt | 140.00–148.00 | 1,955 | 17 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | — | 1,187 | 131.04/cwt | 130.00–133.00 | 1,555 | 3 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,588 | 171.17/cwt | 170.00–172.00 | 2,718 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,449 | 113.15/cwt | 109.00–119.00 | 1,640 | 31 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,428 | 103.98/cwt | 99.00–108.00 | 1,485 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,454 | 126.61/cwt | 121.00–135.00 | 1,841 | 9 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,868 | 158.04/cwt | 156.00–160.00 | 2,952 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,575 | 138.24/cwt | 133.00–145.00 | 2,177 | 7 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,414 | 120.43/cwt | 115.00–128.00 | 1,703 | 11 |
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.