Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available because there was no livestock auction last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $66.50/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −950.33 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$66.50

6 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.58

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 3	747	66.50	496	6thin

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 sale6 hd

66.50

—

IN average5 barns · 57 hd

108.08

−41.58

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−950.33

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	1,295	86.08	1,115	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,832	80.31	1,471	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,525	79.54	1,213	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	63.89	821	64
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,509	128.10	1,933	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,450	117.89	1,709	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	85.84	974	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,705	134.00	2,285	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,557	127.54	1,986	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	110.78	1,667	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,194	100.78	1,203	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	120.00	1,464	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	335	276.95/head	275.00–280.00	277	5
Bulls	Large 3	—	650	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	358	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	801	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	553	4
Bulls	Large 3	—	625	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	81.57/cwt	76.00–87.00	508	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	221	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	166	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	161	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	97	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	700	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	515	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	98.70/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,436	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,068	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	98.89/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,318	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	89.69/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,422	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,869	81.45/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,522	10
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,557	127.54/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,986	8
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,509	128.10/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,933	6
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,135	85.84/cwt	81.00–90.00	974	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,450	117.89/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,709	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,464	1
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,285	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,194	100.78/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,203	4
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	110.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,864	72.75/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	61.27/cwt	56.00–66.00	777	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,527	79.72/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,217	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	51.03/cwt	44.00–55.00	602	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,568	74.08/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,162	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	71.65/cwt	67.00–75.00	964	28

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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