Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady. Slaughter Holstein heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $116.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.11 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$116.50

2 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	116.50	664	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

116.50

—

IN average5 barns · 446 hd

135.50

−19.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−93.11

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	1,850	83.64	1,547	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	60.73	1,051	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,538	59.18	910	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,262	44.56	562	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,438	98.86	1,422	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,345	84.00	1,130	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,546	111.64	1,726	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	83.00	1,040	2thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,010	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	179	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	286	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	250	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	359	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	516	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	830	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	515	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	723	540.11/cwt	520.00–550.00	3,905	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	83.64/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	59.27/cwt	55.00–65.00	923	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	77.27/cwt	77.00–77.50	980	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,769	60.95/cwt	57.50–67.50	1,078	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	55.00/cwt	52.00–57.00	950	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	72.85/cwt	70.00–75.50	983	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,546	111.64/cwt	109.50–113.50	1,726	4
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	83.00/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	34.51/cwt	31.00–38.50	390	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,399	53.23/cwt	50.00–58.00	745	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	51.32/cwt	47.00–54.00	771	5
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,438	98.86/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,422	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,345	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	44.39/cwt	39.00–49.00	554	32

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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