Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available. Good demand for slaughter cows and slaughter bulls noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $92.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −138.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$92.00

1 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.81

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 2	845	92.00	777	1thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $222.20, median $230.37 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

92.00

—

IN average4 barns · 391 hd

112.81

−20.81

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−138.37

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	—	High	1,547	83.40	1,290	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	62.57	1,015	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	55.73	723	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	41.23	446	39
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,180	67.00	791	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	50.00	608	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,205	90.00	1,085	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	904	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	737	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	442	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	230	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	236	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	86.75/cwt	80.00–89.00	547	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,205	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,085	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,089	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,015	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,481	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	608	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,180	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	791	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	492	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	109	113.68/cwt	80.00–150.00	124	29
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	85	81.96/cwt	20.00–160.00	70	36
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	102	45.04/cwt	40.00–50.00	46	6
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	79	40.82/cwt	15.00–90.00	32	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	420	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	252	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	69.19/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,088	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	61.93/cwt	57.00–66.50	1,008	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	31.03/cwt	25.00–35.00	320	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	48.94/cwt	47.00–52.50	561	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	42.04/cwt	35.50–45.00	447	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	55.27/cwt	52.00–60.00	723	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	63.44/cwt	59.00–68.00	785	10
Bulls	—	—	1,748	94.77/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	82.07/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,353	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	74.03/cwt	71.50–76.50	885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	47.79/cwt	43.00–51.00	637	8

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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