Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $96.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −133.62 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$96.75

4 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.92

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	96.75	726	4thin

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 sale4 hd

96.75

—

IN average4 barns · 379 hd

118.67

−21.92

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−133.62

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	1,757	91.29	1,604	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	67.26	1,099	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	64.41	857	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	55.23	639	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,545	105.00	1,622	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,310	95.50	1,251	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,492	87.71	1,309	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,307	73.08	955	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,485	90.00	1,337	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,085	70.00	760	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	970	74.00	718	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,275	114.50	1,460	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,430	101.94	1,458	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,840	94.83/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,745	7
Bulls	—	—	1,175	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	781	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,622	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,430	101.94/cwt	100.50–103.50	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	44.89/cwt	40.00–48.50	483	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	55.75/cwt	50.00–60.00	662	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,275	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	67.26/cwt	64.50–70.00	1,099	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	767	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	757	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,602	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	62.15/cwt	61.00–64.00	726	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	64.41/cwt	60.00–68.50	857	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,310	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,251	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,337	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,307	73.08/cwt	68.50–75.00	955	3
Heifers	Select	—	970	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	718	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	630	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	3,906	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,492	87.71/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,309	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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