Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $85.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −931.83 against this barn's trailing median of $1,016.83.

Average price

$85.00

1 head · 940 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.15

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	940	85.00	799	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

85.00

—

IN average4 barns · 115 hd

134.15

−49.15

This barn, trailing median1 sales

1,016.83

−931.83

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	1,537	118.63	1,823	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,753	90.84	1,592	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,494	81.75	1,222	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,225	68.42	838	39
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,476	125.61	1,854	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	114.95	1,822	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	101.44	1,217	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,553	130.16	2,021	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,373	144.92	1,990	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	143.74	2,170	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,308	110.00	1,439	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	—	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	850	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	738	675.25/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	968	1,137.92/head	980.00–1,170.00	1,138	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	691	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	852	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	843	1,264.99/head	1,240.00–1,290.00	1,265	18
Bulls	—	—	1,443	110.50/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	130.82/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,195	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	75.65/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,119	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,611	94.52/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,523	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	83.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,221	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	54.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	682	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	143.74/cwt	140.50–146.50	2,170	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,308	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,439	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,476	125.61/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,854	7
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,200	101.44/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,217	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,553	130.16/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,021	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	65.98/cwt	60.00–70.00	837	14
Heifers	Choice	—	1,373	144.92/cwt	143.50–146.00	1,990	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	99.23/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,838	82.44/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	75.64/cwt	71.00–82.00	895	18
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,585	114.95/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,822	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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