Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a lower undertone was noted on slaughter Holstein steers and slaughter bulls based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $114.33/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$114.33

6 head · 314 lb average

Value per head Derived

$359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.54

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	314	114.33	359	6thin

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 sale6 hd

114.33

—

IN average5 barns · 406 hd

110.80

+3.54

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	1,582	80.51	1,274	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	64.17	1,053	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	61.06	813	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	53.12	592	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,293	81.00	1,047	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	73.01	929	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,243	61.73	767	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	81.69	1,131	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,211	92.39	1,119	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	93.49/cwt	90.00–104.00	502	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,384	81.69/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,131	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	567	452.66/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,567	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	656	660.77/cwt	575.00–670.00	4,335	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	613	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	622	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	690	5
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	290	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	145	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,293	81.00/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,047	8
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,243	61.73/cwt	56.00–66.00	767	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,168	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	996	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,868	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	357	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,178	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	73.01/cwt	68.00–77.50	929	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	720	680.83/cwt	575.00–745.00	4,902	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	292	266.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	778	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	418	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,630	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,007	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,056	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,211	92.39/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	332	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	99.42/cwt	75.00–125.00	108	26
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	87	81.50/cwt	20.00–120.00	71	27
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	82	59.68/cwt	10.00–95.00	49	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	64.26/cwt	59.50–68.00	1,054	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	961	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	54.29/cwt	52.00–55.00	755	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	63.36/cwt	62.50–64.00	642	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	44.30/cwt	40.00–48.50	528	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	53.82/cwt	49.50–59.50	597	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	69.78/cwt	68.50–71.00	1,207	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	57.55/cwt	57.00–58.00	905	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	61.89/cwt	56.00–67.00	815	37
Bulls	—	—	1,612	78.90/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,272	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	93.18/cwt	92.50–94.00	1,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	67.16/cwt	63.50–70.00	843	2

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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