Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $104.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$104.75

2 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

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

$35.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−39.27

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	122.50	459	1thin
Medium and Large 2	670	87.00	583	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.50/cwt here — about −$124 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

104.75

—

IN average4 barns · 143 hd

144.02

−39.27

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	1,731	103.84	1,798	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	85.75	1,498	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,486	78.89	1,173	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	62.29	762	57
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,338	92.77	1,241	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	109.29	1,644	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,358	102.54	1,392	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	104.00	1,222	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	—	1,465	99.22/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,454	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	115.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	459	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	795	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	738	487.63/head	475.00–500.00	488	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	394	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	825	540.97/head	500.00–580.00	541	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,521	73.85/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,123	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,471	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,504	109.29/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,644	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,358	102.54/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	49.22/cwt	45.00–55.00	544	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	72.06/cwt	68.00–77.50	955	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	62.50/cwt	57.00–66.50	758	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	79.58/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,195	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,222	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,338	92.77/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,241	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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