Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers and Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Heifers were also trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $100.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −916.58 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$100.25

2 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.23

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	100.25	679	2thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

100.25

—

IN average5 barns · 72 hd

104.48

−4.23

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−916.58

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	1,465	89.23	1,307	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	70.92	1,108	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	65.45	901	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	53.27	658	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,279	99.03	1,267	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	83.75	980	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,042	75.12	783	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	100.44	1,417	17
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	90.51	1,166	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,293	72.09	932	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,290	115.50	1,490	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,374	112.60	1,547	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	89.50	1,146	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,494	92.68/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,385	8
Bulls	—	—	2,095	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	2,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	77.27/cwt	70.00–80.00	910	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,042	75.12/cwt	73.00–77.00	783	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,293	72.09/cwt	70.00–74.00	932	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,411	100.44/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,417	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	4,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	818	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	605	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,146	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,348	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,065	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,828	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	938	845.44/cwt	835.00–855.00	7,930	21
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	977	872.27/cwt	865.00–880.00	8,522	23
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	39.16/cwt	35.00–43.00	460	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	71.99/cwt	66.50–76.50	1,122	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	61.82/cwt	55.00–65.00	1,055	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	791	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	783	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,146	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	83.75/cwt	79.00–88.00	980	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,288	90.51/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,166	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	66.03/cwt	60.00–70.00	913	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	58.40/cwt	58.00–59.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	955	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,290	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,490	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	112.60/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,547	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,279	99.03/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,267	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	52.74/cwt	46.50–56.00	653	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	59.16/cwt	57.00–63.00	740	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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