Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were to mostly steady to 3.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.30/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −109.07 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$121.30

3 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.76

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	121.30	949	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

121.30

—

IN average5 barns · 374 hd

115.54

+5.76

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−109.07

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	1,440	84.56	1,218	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	67.10	1,119	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	62.36	816	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	53.01	585	19
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	64.60	820	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,612	99.35	1,602	7thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,495	93.11	1,392	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,055	81.00	855	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	—	1,440	84.56/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,218	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,270	64.60/cwt	63.00–67.00	820	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,612	99.35/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,602	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	62.26/cwt	58.00–66.00	806	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	59.82/cwt	59.50–60.00	673	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	121.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	949	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,495	93.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,392	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	52.76/cwt	49.00–57.50	580	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	477	90.38/cwt	90.00–92.00	431	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	372	97.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	364	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,259	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	978	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	44.54/cwt	44.00–45.00	487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	66.62/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,107	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	427	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	544	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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