Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first publish of the Topeka Livestock Auction market report. Price comparisons will be included on future reports when available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $101.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$101.00

4 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	743	106.67	793	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	665	84.00	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

101.00

—

IN average5 barns · 320 hd

97.52

+3.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull 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	1,619	93.69	1,517	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	64.72	1,028	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	61.15	789	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	51.47	558	34
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,349	85.73	1,156	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	81.51	990	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	96.96	1,490	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	88.00	1,016	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Topeka Livestock Auction - Topeka, IN

Nothing 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	55.60/cwt	52.50–58.50	876	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	36.42/cwt	33.00–40.00	394	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	75.98/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	61.81/cwt	58.00–68.00	807	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	54.43/cwt	50.00–57.00	702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	75.06/cwt	70.00–79.00	866	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	600	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	64.39/cwt	60.00–69.50	1,038	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.62/cwt	46.00–56.00	542	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.50	661	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,016	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,537	96.96/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	670.47/cwt	650.00–690.00	7,932	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,003	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	84	40.14/cwt	15.00–95.00	34	22
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	104	62.36/cwt	50.00–85.00	65	6
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	107	83.12/cwt	50.00–100.00	89	36
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	57.74/cwt	15.00–90.00	50	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	658	467.98/cwt	425.00–510.00	3,079	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	527	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,739	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	859	833.33/cwt	600.00–865.00	7,158	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	783	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	5,716	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	827	629.95/cwt	610.00–640.00	5,210	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,037	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,881	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	715	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	3,790	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	962	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,119	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	1,297	1,207.02/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	15,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,572	93.17/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,465	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	158	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	268	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	990	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,349	85.73/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,156	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	586	397.31/cwt	330.00–430.00	2,328	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	607	482.58/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,929	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	237	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	545	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,115	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	847	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	257	85.97/cwt	82.00–88.00	221	3

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

One 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.

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