Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein steers were 5.00 higher based on a limited comparison data. Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 1.00 higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter Holstein heifers were mostly steady. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −89.61 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$120.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−61.03

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	120.00	612	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

120.00

—

IN average4 barns · 307 hd

181.03

−61.03

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−89.61

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	—	Low	1,305	100.00	1,305	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,784	102.66	1,831	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,444	101.93	1,472	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	78.20	907	24
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,565	140.00	2,191	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	132.19	1,857	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	125.00	1,419	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,140	98.10	1,118	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,590	150.00	2,385	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,668	140.33	2,341	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,520	111.00	1,687	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,350	179.00	2,417	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,420	169.50	2,407	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,205	116.00	1,398	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)	—	757	$925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	728	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	757	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bulls	—	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	90.79/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	115.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,695	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	91.19/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,212	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	103.64/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,540	28
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,191	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,419	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,668	140.33/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,341	3
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,385	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,420	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,407	1
Steers	Select	—	1,205	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,398	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,687	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,140	98.10/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,118	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,405	132.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,857	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,350	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,417	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	103.10/cwt	101.00–105.50	1,722	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,849	108.31/cwt	106.00–110.50	2,003	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	79.13/cwt	74.00–84.50	885	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	90.69/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	68.95/cwt	64.00–72.00	783	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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