Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were trending higher based on light receipts. No other comparison data is available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $93.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −923.66 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$93.17

6 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.93

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	97.50	766	4thin
Large 3	770	84.51	651	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $116 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 sale6 hd

93.17

—

IN average5 barns · 86 hd

111.10

−17.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−923.66

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	1,545	94.45	1,459	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,719	76.93	1,322	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,601	69.78	1,117	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,336	58.69	784	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,468	93.35	1,370	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,775	140.00	2,485	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,803	131.30	2,367	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,187	84.07	998	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,400	140.71	1,970	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	115.98	1,772	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	943	$937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	770	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	472	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	943	936.67/head	875.00–1,000.00	937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	94.45/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,459	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	103.80/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,606	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,044	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	83.50/cwt	79.50–87.00	1,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,631	69.21/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,129	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,400	140.71/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,970	2
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,485	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,187	84.07/cwt	80.00–90.00	998	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,803	131.30/cwt	124.00–135.50	2,367	8
Steers	Choice	—	1,528	115.98/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,772	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,877	66.94/cwt	63.50–71.00	1,256	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	82.32/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,276	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,508	64.79/cwt	62.00–69.50	977	29
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,468	93.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	44.79/cwt	40.00–50.00	480	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	56.70/cwt	51.00–61.00	700	26

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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