Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$144.20

5 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.02

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	144.20	832	5thin

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 sale5 hd

144.20

—

IN average5 barns · 374 hd

179.22

−35.02

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	1,560	102.84	1,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	88.03	1,269	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,807	84.61	1,528	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	66.09	802	34
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,565	141.71	2,218	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	126.50	1,695	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	134.50	2,004	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,275	124.00	1,581	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,385	157.92	2,187	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 Heifers	Large 3	—	1,190	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	620	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	402	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	603	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,068	1,304.54/head	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,305	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	988	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	425	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,477	98.45/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	110.31/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	63.22/cwt	60.00–69.00	706	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	81.25/cwt	75.50–85.00	1,127	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,549	90.45/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,401	10
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,565	141.71/cwt	138.00–145.50	2,218	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,385	157.92/cwt	156.50–159.50	2,187	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,695	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,490	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,004	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,773	73.47/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,811	84.87/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,537	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,817	91.34/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	46.51/cwt	43.00–50.00	563	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	73.88/cwt	70.00–79.00	947	17

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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