Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher and slaughter Holstein steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.33/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −105.03 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$125.33

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$337

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

$63.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.49

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	142.00	763	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	119.00	660	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	78.50	426	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.50/cwt here — about $337 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.

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 sale9 hd

125.33

—

IN average3 barns · 219 hd

144.82

−19.49

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−105.03

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	1,303	100.12	1,305	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,731	92.92	1,608	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,382	86.23	1,192	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	70.37	762	40
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,254	106.08	1,330	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	96.42	1,244	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,190	86.54	1,030	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,357	122.49	1,662	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	112.27	1,549	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,423	137.04	1,950	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,640	156.00	2,558	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	145.31	2,164	7thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	733	867.04/head	825.00–875.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	454	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,050	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	568	460.33/head	335.00–525.00	460	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	675	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	331	312.79/head	250.00–375.00	313	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	260	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	886	1,029.85/head	840.00–1,060.00	1,030	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	834	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	773	869.73/head	700.00–985.00	870	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	909	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	879	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	820	827.44/head	725.00–925.00	827	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	980	813.84/head	725.00–900.00	814	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	123.23/cwt	117.50–127.00	1,994	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	77.72/cwt	74.00–81.00	777	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	80.72/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,222	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	93.75/cwt	93.50–94.00	1,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	86.85/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,179	20
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,357	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,662	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	112.27/cwt	111.50–113.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	57.93/cwt	53.00–62.00	609	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,558	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	96.42/cwt	93.50–100.00	1,244	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	145.31/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,164	7
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,254	106.08/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,330	4
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,190	86.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,030	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,746	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	93.37/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,607	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	69.67/cwt	64.00–74.00	695	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	79.50/cwt	75.00–84.50	932	16
Heifers	Choice	—	1,423	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,950	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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