Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available because there was no auction last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.61/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −340.97 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$122.61

5 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−46.80

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	728	122.61	893	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $1,495.95, low $230.37, median $463.58 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

122.61

—

IN average6 barns · 652 hd

169.41

−46.80

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−340.97

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	1,553	104.28	1,619	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,815	92.38	1,677	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,490	90.53	1,349	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	73.03	897	55
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,443	123.66	1,784	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,282	111.96	1,435	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,598	116.35	1,859	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,225	102.00	1,250	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,135	132.50	1,504	1thin

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)	—	884	$995	18

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	750	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	221	335.22/head	330.00–350.00	335	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	615	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	868	850.72/head	800.00–900.00	851	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	261	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	828	819.61/head	690.00–950.00	820	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	839	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	975	959.07/head	925.00–1,050.00	959	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	859	1,067.78/head	1,035.00–1,100.00	1,068	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	677	724.96/head	700.00–750.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.61/cwt	122.00–123.00	893	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	738	686.46/head	675.00–710.00	686	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	760	772.71/head	720.00–875.00	773	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	485	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	920	1,124.32/head	825.00–1,190.00	1,124	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,051	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	4
Bred Heifers	Medium	—	745	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	961	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	8
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	831	858.70/head	810.00–900.00	859	9
Bulls	—	—	1,935	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	2,535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	75.17/cwt	70.00–80.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	106.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,771	100.22/cwt	97.50–105.50	1,775	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,831	91.59/cwt	87.00–96.50	1,677	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	81.31/cwt	74.50–84.00	1,154	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	70.84/cwt	65.00–76.50	878	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,443	123.66/cwt	121.50–125.50	1,784	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,225	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,250	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,598	116.35/cwt	113.00–121.50	1,859	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,282	111.96/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	89.87/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,346	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	99.39/cwt	95.50–103.00	1,476	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	80.25/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,471	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,135	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,504	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	82.12/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,030	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	59.17/cwt	53.00–64.50	671	9

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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