Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lower undertone was noted on slaughter steers and slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $80.37/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −936.47 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$80.37

19 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.48

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	418	80.37	336	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

80.37

—

IN average5 barns · 70 hd

96.85

−16.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−936.47

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	—	Average	1,285	73.50	944	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	62.61	1,026	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	59.06	817	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,191	49.02	584	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,245	72.48	902	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,579	87.34	1,379	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	93.66	1,211	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,395	99.00	1,381	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,318	93.31	1,230	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	84.11	1,074	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Large 3	—	278	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	220	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	408	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	318	6
Bulls	Large 3	—	513	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	426	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	985	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	67.25/cwt	67.00–67.50	911	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	210	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	772	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	672	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	177	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	140	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,579	87.34/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,379	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	255	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	643	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	498	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	369	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	448	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	83	82.74/cwt	50.00–115.00	69	19
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	105	94.21/cwt	35.00–110.00	99	25
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	84	1
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	78	60.38/cwt	35.00–95.00	47	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,245	72.48/cwt	69.00–76.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	40.42/cwt	35.00–45.00	466	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	50.96/cwt	45.50–55.50	567	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	93.66/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,211	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,381	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	84.11/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,074	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,318	93.31/cwt	88.50–96.50	1,230	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	52.05/cwt	47.00–56.00	717	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	61.17/cwt	57.00–66.50	848	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.50	994	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	55.49/cwt	50.00–58.50	912	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	63.12/cwt	59.00–68.00	1,055	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,482	59.09/cwt	57.00–61.50	876	5

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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