Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.66/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$168.66

12 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.02

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	168.66	1,004	12thin

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 sale12 hd

168.66

—

IN average5 barns · 342 hd

174.69

−6.02

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	—	High	1,333	119.29	1,590	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,771	100.21	1,775	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	95.42	1,362	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	79.68	973	26
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,433	133.07	1,907	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,314	117.61	1,545	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,672	134.73	2,253	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,190	147.00	1,749	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)	—	922	$1,370	37
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	—	961	$1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	237	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	426	570.41/head	430.00–625.00	570	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	830	1,248.04/head	1,175.00–1,270.00	1,248	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	623	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	236	295.39/head	230.00–320.00	295	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	743.50/head	550.00–800.00	744	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	886	1,242.31/head	1,240.00–1,245.00	1,242	15
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	777	1,222.38/head	1,160.00–1,270.00	1,222	28
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,021	1,420.00/head	1,420.00–1,420.00	1,420	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	338	437.57/head	300.00–490.00	438	19
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	395	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	140	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	470	622.08/head	590.00–650.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	772	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	280	185.54/cwt	170.00–200.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.73/cwt	137.00–142.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,034	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	767	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,189	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	736	1,114.99/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,115	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	891	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	642.63/head	635.00–650.00	643	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	672	1,167.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,167	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	180	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	284	456.39/head	350.00–480.00	456	16
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	961	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	922	1,369.64/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,370	37
Bulls	—	—	1,600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,367	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	88.60/cwt	83.50–93.50	1,237	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	98.01/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,414	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	106.11/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	89.57/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,552	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,433	133.07/cwt	129.00–136.50	1,907	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,314	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,545	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,672	134.73/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,796	100.48/cwt	95.50–105.50	1,805	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	109.65/cwt	108.50–111.00	1,862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	76.65/cwt	72.00–82.00	945	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	86.69/cwt	82.50–92.50	1,055	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,190	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,749	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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