Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $103.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −913.08 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$103.75

4 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.24

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	103.75	824	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $1,214.76, low $1,005.59, median $1,016.83 across 5 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

103.75

—

IN average5 barns · 116 hd

104.99

−1.24

This barn, trailing median5 sales

1,016.83

−913.08

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	1,756	84.37	1,481	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,794	64.88	1,164	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	59.41	808	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	48.99	530	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	96.52	1,426	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	81.27	1,138	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,228	73.39	901	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,270	105.74	1,343	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,481	96.26	1,426	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,411	85.65	1,209	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,228	76.70	942	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,230	113.00	1,390	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,333	101.12	1,348	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,209	90.59	1,095	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,205	70.00	844	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,275	106.00	1,352	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	—	—	1,931	89.37/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,726	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,228	76.70/cwt	74.00–79.00	942	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,333	101.12/cwt	96.50–105.50	1,348	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,275	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,209	90.59/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,362	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	775	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	574	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	239	175.71/cwt	155.00–195.00	420	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	226	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	416	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,498	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	243	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	284	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	514	412.06/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	390	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	550	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,025	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,865	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,270	105.74/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,343	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	329	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	920	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	53.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	680	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,477	96.52/cwt	94.00–98.50	1,426	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,481	96.26/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,426	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	315	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	81.27/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,138	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	275	177.09/cwt	170.00–190.00	487	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	72.75/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.37/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,045	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,228	73.39/cwt	71.00–77.00	901	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,856	66.36/cwt	60.50–68.50	1,232	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	60.84/cwt	56.00–65.50	849	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	57.99/cwt	57.00–59.00	1,038	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	36.36/cwt	30.00–40.00	335	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,411	85.65/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	50.56/cwt	45.00–55.00	570	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.90/cwt	55.50–58.00	629	6

How this sale compares

Indiana weighted averages

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