Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −110.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$120.00

3 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.00

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	463	120.00	556	3thin

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 $222.20, median $230.37 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 sale3 hd

120.00

—

IN average3 barns · 185 hd

141.00

−21.00

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−110.37

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	1,885	122.50	2,309	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	87.17	1,313	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	82.47	1,155	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	66.11	761	59
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	82.00	996	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	61.04	656	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,185	86.00	1,019	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	130.50	1,736	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	132.93	1,861	3thin

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	645	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	403	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	451	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	74.47/cwt	70.00–79.00	544	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	560	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	454	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	424	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	82.59/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,160	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	77.20/cwt	77.00–77.50	1,127	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,863	74.67/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,391	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	66.64/cwt	61.00–71.00	772	24
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	996	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,075	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	656	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,185	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	75.06/cwt	72.00–79.00	868	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	53.32/cwt	49.00–59.50	604	15
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,736	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,400	132.93/cwt	128.50–136.50	1,861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	92.23/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	87.85/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,202	7

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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