Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $97.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$97.00

2 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.29

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	913	97.00	885	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

97.00

—

IN average4 barns · 231 hd

121.29

−24.29

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	1,341	80.05	1,073	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	64.48	1,044	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	58.88	810	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,245	44.11	549	44
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,365	99.00	1,351	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,320	70.00	924	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,370	77.00	1,055	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,113	112.31	1,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	59.65/cwt	57.00–65.00	811	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	985	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	33.16/cwt	26.00–35.50	377	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	52.56/cwt	49.00–57.50	659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	69.44/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,172	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	64.55/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,035	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,140	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,602	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	885	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,576	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	770	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,850	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,085	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	802	2
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 4	—	222	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	231	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	132	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	139	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	43.15/cwt	37.00–46.50	551	23
Steers	Choice	—	1,113	112.31/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,250	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,365	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,351	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,370	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,055	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,341	80.05/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,073	5

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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