Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts last week, no comparison data is available. Slaughter cows were trending higher and good demand was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −140.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$90.00

1 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.82

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	90.00	656	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

90.00

—

IN average3 barns · 183 hd

109.82

−19.82

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−140.37

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	1,853	83.96	1,555	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	68.21	1,138	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	62.53	911	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	54.18	637	57
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,585	88.50	1,403	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 Heifers	Large 3	—	511	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,993	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	292	211.60/cwt	160.00–240.00	618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	656	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	180	163.33/cwt	130.00–180.00	294	3
Bulls	—	—	2,022	81.94/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,657	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,449	62.59/cwt	57.00–67.00	907	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	75.68/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,140	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	58.05/cwt	55.00–62.00	1,022	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	39.16/cwt	35.00–45.00	414	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	54.10/cwt	50.50–56.50	783	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	68.32/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,149	31
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,585	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	52.41/cwt	46.00–56.00	610	23
Bulls	—	—	1,345	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	59.58/cwt	56.50–66.50	724	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	70.76/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,056	12

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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