Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No summary is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −328.41 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$135.17

6 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.98

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	135.17	974	6thin

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 $230.37, median $463.58 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 sale6 hd

135.17

—

IN average4 barns · 410 hd

141.15

−5.98

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−328.41

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	108.27	1,871	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,643	74.28	1,220	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	70.91	947	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,196	57.16	684	42
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	92.10	1,265	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	83.00	1,071	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,315	71.11	935	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	103.27	1,452	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	91.93	1,138	5thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,595	149.72	2,388	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,750	130.00	2,275	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	107.82	1,450	4thin

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	123.99/cwt	121.00–127.00	822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	108.27/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,871	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	66.16/cwt	60.00–68.50	1,117	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	74.17/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,228	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	63.63/cwt	61.00–68.50	808	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	82.60/cwt	78.50–88.50	1,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	64.45/cwt	62.50–66.00	843	9
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,315	71.11/cwt	66.00–76.00	935	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,406	103.27/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,452	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	91.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,138	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,275	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,071	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	92.10/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,265	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,595	149.72/cwt	148.00–151.50	2,388	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	107.82/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,450	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	70.39/cwt	67.00–76.50	956	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	81.31/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,260	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	45.37/cwt	40.00–49.00	519	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	56.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	655	20

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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