Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −81.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$149.00

3 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.91

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	391	149.00	583	3thin

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 $222.20, median $230.37 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 sale3 hd

149.00

—

IN average3 barns · 136 hd

170.91

−21.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−81.37

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	1,914	115.69	2,214	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,808	94.57	1,710	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	92.70	1,374	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	74.11	907	37
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,623	139.93	2,271	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,374	125.00	1,718	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,781	145.90	2,598	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,197	126.14	1,510	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,107	116.34	1,288	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,610	164.00	2,640	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,545	166.50	2,572	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	583	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,007	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	507	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	506	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	789	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	111.54/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	93.19/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,384	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,543	102.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,583	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	84.72/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,214	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,814	94.08/cwt	88.50–98.00	1,707	11
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,623	139.93/cwt	136.00–142.50	2,271	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,374	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,718	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,781	145.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,598	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,107	116.34/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,288	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,197	126.14/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,510	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	73.30/cwt	70.00–77.50	874	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,331	83.59/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,113	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	59.84/cwt	55.00–64.00	651	10
Heifers	Choice	—	1,610	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,640	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,545	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	2,572	1

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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