Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $104.33/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −105.27 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$104.33

6 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.65

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	107.00	758	5thin
Medium and Large 2	660	91.00	601	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale6 hd

104.33

—

IN average5 barns · 497 hd

130.98

−26.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−105.27

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	1,807	84.89	1,533	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	62.82	955	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	58.30	802	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	48.57	583	44
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,570	111.00	1,743	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	78.50	937	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,213	71.56	868	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,355	128.98	1,748	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,400	132.50	1,855	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,294	124.92	1,616	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	864	685.20/cwt	670.00–700.00	5,920	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	496	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	636	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	888	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	835	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	827	80.75/cwt	75.00–88.00	668	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	680	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,978	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	930	883.38/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,215	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	792	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,702	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,930	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	951	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,846	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,344	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	624	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	773	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	688	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	735	634.04/cwt	630.00–640.00	4,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	619.55/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,935	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	22,253	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	81.18/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	52.23/cwt	52.00–52.50	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	67.22/cwt	64.00–71.00	901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	57.64/cwt	53.00–63.00	792	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	63.08/cwt	59.00–67.50	973	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,294	124.92/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,616	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,855	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,743	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,213	71.56/cwt	67.00–75.00	868	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	78.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	937	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	57.55/cwt	57.00–58.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	37.51/cwt	32.00–40.00	431	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	55.84/cwt	53.50–59.00	701	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	48.91/cwt	43.00–53.00	583	25
Heifers	Choice	—	1,355	128.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,748	2

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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