Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data available. Today's auction was a special feeder calf sale and good demand and buyer participation noted. Next week there are no Topeka Livestock or Hay auctions as they will be hosting their annual Topeka Fall Draft Horse, Equipment, and Tack Auction.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −125.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$105.00

4 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	120.00	758	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	350	90.00	315	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $443 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.

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 sale4 hd

105.00

—

IN average2 barns · 75 hd

104.98

+0.02

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−125.37

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	—	Average	1,514	69.79	1,057	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	55.97	875	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	48.97	647	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	40.77	461	41
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	81.50	1,145	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	70.15	924	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,293	63.76	824	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,559	89.41	1,394	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	83.41	1,322	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,258	97.08	1,221	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	98.92	1,357	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	85.00	1,148	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	85	70.20/cwt	10.00–160.00	60	46
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	108	99.82/cwt	40.00–180.00	108	38
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	103	26.61/cwt	25.00–30.00	27	3
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	80	24.08/cwt	10.00–90.00	19	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	84.79/cwt	80.00–87.50	153	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	315	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	358	311.14/cwt	190.00–325.00	1,114	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	775	582.35/cwt	530.00–620.00	4,513	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	631	606.91/cwt	450.00–635.00	3,830	49
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	822	656.54/cwt	580.00–725.00	5,397	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	869	718.88/cwt	635.00–765.00	6,247	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	218	83.82/cwt	78.00–89.00	183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	432	257.52/cwt	200.00–350.00	1,112	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	524	380.32/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,993	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	80.62/cwt	78.00–86.00	234	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	359	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	332	279.85/cwt	180.00–330.00	929	41
Bulls	Large 3	—	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	675	597.58/cwt	490.00–625.00	4,034	61
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	578	424.55/cwt	320.00–460.00	2,454	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	39.60/cwt	35.00–44.50	448	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,258	97.08/cwt	94.00–98.50	1,221	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	332	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	455	342.56/cwt	250.00–375.00	1,559	10
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,293	63.76/cwt	60.00–68.50	824	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,148	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,372	98.92/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,357	15
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,317	70.15/cwt	69.50–71.00	924	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	947	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,866	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	727	569.55/cwt	540.00–580.00	4,141	13
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,559	89.41/cwt	87.50–93.50	1,394	4
Bulls	—	—	1,514	69.79/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,057	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	47.89/cwt	45.50–54.50	555	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	56.74/cwt	55.00–60.00	617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	53.98/cwt	50.00–57.00	865	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	48.81/cwt	45.00–53.50	660	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	59.29/cwt	57.50–67.00	891	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	42.30/cwt	40.00–44.00	565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	48.35/cwt	47.00–49.50	812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	27.90/cwt	25.00–30.00	288	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,585	83.41/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,322	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,145	1

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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