Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

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 $124.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$124.00

10 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.43

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	137.71	678	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	92.00	535	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $143 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 sale10 hd

124.00

—

IN average5 barns · 358 hd

147.43

−23.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−85.61

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	1,633	93.24	1,522	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,891	78.35	1,482	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,488	72.46	1,078	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,263	59.18	747	65
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,570	125.00	1,963	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	112.77	1,616	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,222	93.29	1,140	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,157	76.55	886	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,700	127.50	2,168	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,658	122.37	2,029	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,303	106.27	1,385	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	980	100.09	981	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	925	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	554	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	879	1,100.43/head	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,100	18
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	794	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	513	97.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	500	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	239	110.77/cwt	105.00–112.00	265	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	324	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	343	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	481	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	472	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	445	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	835	766.43/head	700.00–840.00	766	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	762	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	716	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	767	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	915	800.27/head	775.00–825.00	800	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	474	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	764	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	325	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	859	620.03/head	600.00–650.00	620	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	387	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	187	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	980	100.09/cwt	95.50–104.50	981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,923	78.13/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,502	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,474	73.03/cwt	69.50–78.00	1,076	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	66.12/cwt	63.00–72.50	869	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	45.90/cwt	40.00–50.00	557	8
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,303	106.27/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,385	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,658	122.37/cwt	118.50–124.50	2,029	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,222	93.29/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,140	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,157	76.55/cwt	75.00–78.00	886	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,963	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	112.77/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,616	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,700	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	58.08/cwt	52.50–62.50	723	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,522	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,580	68.82/cwt	68.50–69.00	1,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	103.73/cwt	103.50–104.00	1,808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	92.33/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,230	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	737	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	824	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	557	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	685	676.28/head	590.00–735.00	676	12

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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