Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available but good demand noted on slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −88.70 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$141.67

3 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.53

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	141.67	704	3thin

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 sale3 hd

141.67

—

IN average5 barns · 765 hd

123.13

+18.53

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−88.70

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	1,607	84.67	1,361	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	66.70	1,140	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	61.52	815	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	47.80	553	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,440	93.11	1,341	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,445	92.79	1,341	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	81.50	1,165	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,431	118.60	1,697	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	95.00	1,264	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,398	117.00	1,636	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,320	100.57	1,328	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,315	90.00	1,184	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	502	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,259	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	97.34/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,013	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,586	86.73/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,376	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,398	117.00/cwt	112.00–121.50	1,636	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,264	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	100.57/cwt	96.50–105.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	37.70/cwt	33.00–42.00	409	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	210	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	648	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,786	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	53.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	689	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,440	93.11/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,341	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,739	66.25/cwt	59.50–69.50	1,152	18
Steers	Select	—	1,315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,184	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	56.78/cwt	55.00–59.00	703	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	60.46/cwt	56.00–66.00	781	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	68.26/cwt	67.00–70.00	984	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	75.68/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,160	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	81.50/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	118.60/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,697	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,445	92.79/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,341	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	48.17/cwt	43.50–53.00	556	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	54.43/cwt	50.00–58.50	995	3

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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