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 | 1,678 | 124.64 | 2,092 | 15 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,487 | 102.38 | 1,523 | 36 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Low | 1,803 | 101.87 | 1,837 | 11 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,289 | 82.36 | 1,062 | 85 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,667 | 160.00 | 2,667 | 2thin |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,538 | 157.95 | 2,429 | 66 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,265 | 145.50 | 1,841 | 2thin |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,315 | 192.00 | 2,525 | 1thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,279 | 187.87 | 2,403 | 31 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,355 | 190.69 | 2,584 | 24 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,475 | 184.15 | 2,716 | 43 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,330 | 168.13 | 2,236 | 14 |
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 | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,740 | 90.76/cwt | 88.50–94.50 | 1,579 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,393 | 114.50/cwt | 110.50–119.00 | 1,595 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,534 | 104.82/cwt | 99.00–108.00 | 1,608 | 14 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,330 | 168.13/cwt | 160.00–170.00 | 2,236 | 14 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,184 | 66.19/cwt | 61.00–70.00 | 784 | 19 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,348 | 90.63/cwt | 85.50–97.50 | 1,222 | 44 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | — | 1,538 | 157.95/cwt | 156.00–158.85 | 2,429 | 66 |
| Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,355 | 190.69/cwt | 189.00–193.00 | 2,584 | 24 |
| Steers | Choice | — | 1,475 | 184.15/cwt | 176.00–188.50 | 2,716 | 43 |
| Heifers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,315 | 192.00/cwt | 192.00–192.00 | 2,525 | 1 |
| Heifers | Choice | — | 1,279 | 187.87/cwt | 181.00–189.50 | 2,403 | 31 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,263 | 79.78/cwt | 73.00–85.00 | 1,008 | 22 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | — | 1,265 | 145.50/cwt | 145.50–145.50 | 1,841 | 2 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | — | 1,667 | 160.00/cwt | 160.00–160.00 | 2,667 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,488 | 94.45/cwt | 89.00–97.50 | 1,405 | 15 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,808 | 113.05/cwt | 111.00–117.00 | 2,044 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,838 | 101.83/cwt | 97.00–108.00 | 1,872 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,421 | 111.80/cwt | 109.00–118.00 | 1,589 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,921 | 136.49/cwt | 133.00–143.00 | 2,622 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,687 | 125.21/cwt | 120.00–132.00 | 2,112 | 7 |
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.