Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $90.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$90.50

2 head · 948 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.65

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	105.00	688	1thin
Medium and Large 2	1,240	76.00	942	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

90.50

—

IN average2 barns · 139 hd

137.15

−46.65

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	1,728	74.91	1,294	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	57.84	917	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	53.77	750	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	42.73	520	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,680	88.50	1,487	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	85.00	1,211	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,235	64.04	791	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,660	117.00	1,942	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,568	111.28	1,745	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,318	89.53	1,180	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	65.46	776	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,185	80.00	948	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,484	132.26	1,963	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,330	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,630	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	1,117	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,840	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	74.91/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,294	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	53.74/cwt	50.00–60.00	749	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	942	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	252	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	706	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	422	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,688	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	353	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,183	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	64.27/cwt	60.50–68.50	840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	31.24/cwt	25.00–35.00	366	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	47.63/cwt	46.00–49.50	692	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	54.61/cwt	50.00–58.00	886	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,568	111.28/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,745	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,484	132.26/cwt	126.50–136.00	1,963	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,185	65.46/cwt	61.00–70.00	776	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	89.53/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,180	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,942	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,235	64.04/cwt	62.00–66.00	791	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,680	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,487	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	43.22/cwt	37.50–47.50	520	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	50.07/cwt	48.00–53.00	645	8
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,211	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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