Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on light receipts. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $87.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −929.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$87.00

1 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.99

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	455	87.00	396	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

87.00

—

IN average2 barns · 43 hd

112.99

−25.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−929.83

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	—	Average	1,944	89.13	1,733	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,573	71.10	1,118	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,888	67.64	1,277	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,328	56.65	753	80
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,653	120.55	1,993	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,520	110.00	1,672	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,670	120.00	2,004	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,390	123.00	1,710	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,600	113.98	1,824	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	276	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	201	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	111	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	228	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	780	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.51/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,105	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,920	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,152	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,884	68.60/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,292	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	56.23/cwt	50.50–60.50	736	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	45.54/cwt	40.00–50.00	542	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,600	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,824	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,672	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,653	120.55/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,458	65.80/cwt	61.00–70.00	959	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	84.19/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,562	70.94/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,108	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,718	66.63/cwt	65.50–67.00	1,145	5
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,004	1

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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