Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter steers and slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts. Dairy heifers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$125.50

8 head · 275 lb average

Value per head Derived

$345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.81

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	275	125.50	345	8thin

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 sale8 hd

125.50

—

IN average5 barns · 268 hd

145.31

−19.81

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	1,688	89.75	1,515	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	86.13	1,391	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	77.69	1,160	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,278	67.20	859	73
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,226	101.14	1,240	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	81.59	983	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,270	78.29	994	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,456	105.89	1,542	4thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	138.50	1,897	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	130.15	1,834	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	115.79	1,627	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2	—	340	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	371	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	282	6
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	380	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	346	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	696	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	891	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	705	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,583	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	426	123.95/cwt	123.00–125.00	528	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	558	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	395	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	478	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	112.73/cwt	107.00–119.00	372	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	638	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	405	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	915	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,863	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	186	107.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	200	11
Bulls	—	—	2,355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	709	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	77.96/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,155	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	71.63/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	74.81/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,339	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	115.79/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,627	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	130.15/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,834	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,226	101.14/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,240	5
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	983	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,270	78.29/cwt	78.00–78.50	994	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,456	105.89/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,542	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	87.42/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,219	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	103.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,673	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	72.50/cwt	68.00–77.50	964	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	50.91/cwt	44.50–55.00	497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	63.20/cwt	56.00–67.00	798	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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