Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and slaughter heifers were trending lower based on light receipts. Slaughter Holstein steers were mostly steady and slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $81.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −935.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$81.00

1 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−48.32

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	700	81.00	567	1thin

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 sale1 hd

81.00

—

IN average4 barns · 71 hd

129.32

−48.32

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−935.83

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	1,373	96.67	1,328	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	97.48	1,634	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	85.20	1,208	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,189	73.28	871	46
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,477	122.50	1,809	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,235	107.50	1,328	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,350	124.00	1,674	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	108.00	1,490	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls	Large 3	—	700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	567	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	365	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	965	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	485	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	555	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	393	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	534	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	575	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	347	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	451	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	92.64/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,360	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	79.19/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,163	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	77.44/cwt	74.00–83.00	981	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	97.85/cwt	93.50–103.50	1,696	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	89.99/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,235	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,328	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,477	122.50/cwt	117.50–126.50	1,809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	55.41/cwt	50.00–60.00	548	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	68.84/cwt	62.00–73.00	730	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	107.30/cwt	104.00–114.50	1,605	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,674	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	85.94/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,198	25

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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