Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows mostly steady to down 5.00. Slaughter bulls down 6.00 based on a limited comparison. No other comparison data is available this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $111.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$111.50

2 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.35

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	808	111.50	900	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

111.50

—

IN average4 barns · 592 hd

141.85

−30.35

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	—	High	1,592	78.82	1,255	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,738	59.31	1,031	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,509	58.60	884	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,240	46.11	572	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,475	104.51	1,542	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,218	86.06	1,048	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,469	98.30	1,444	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,510	86.00	1,299	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,280	78.07	999	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,745	117.41	2,049	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,483	105.86	1,570	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	860	88.53	761	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	113.82	1,562	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	870	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,525	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,045	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	878	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	435	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	506	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	396	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,148	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	548	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,740	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	484	429.94/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,081	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	733	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	506	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	710	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,509	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	780	625.16/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	919.68/cwt	900.00–985.00	9,335	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.85/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	56.22/cwt	55.00–57.00	710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	81.85/cwt	75.50–85.00	1,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	58.88/cwt	55.00–63.00	906	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	58.44/cwt	55.50–62.50	1,034	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	53.56/cwt	52.00–55.00	703	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,469	98.30/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,444	6
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,280	78.07/cwt	77.00–79.00	999	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,745	117.41/cwt	115.50–119.50	2,049	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,483	105.86/cwt	103.50–108.00	1,570	4
Heifers	Select	—	860	88.53/cwt	86.00–91.00	761	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,218	86.06/cwt	80.50–91.00	1,048	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,510	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,299	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,475	104.51/cwt	103.50–105.50	1,542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	37.10/cwt	33.00–40.50	407	10
Steers	Choice	—	1,372	113.82/cwt	111.00–116.50	1,562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	737	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	46.14/cwt	41.00–50.00	580	30

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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