Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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 $173.13/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −36.48 against this barn's trailing median of $209.61.

Average price

$173.13

4 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.33

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	173.13	898	4thin

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 sale4 hd

173.13

—

IN average5 barns · 401 hd

183.45

−10.33

This barn, trailing median1 sales

209.61

−36.48

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	1,368	98.23	1,343	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	100.31	1,456	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	94.60	1,651	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,293	77.34	1,000	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,477	143.39	2,118	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	123.78	1,516	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	147.03	2,213	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,150	149.50	1,719	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,000	137.08	1,371	2thin

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)	—	927	$1,325	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	1,120	$1,120	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	—	—	1,720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	116.82/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	7
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	225	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	186	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	927	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	1,120	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	84.45/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	106.05/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,572	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	93.07/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,352	33
Heifers	Choice	—	1,000	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,150	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,719	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,477	143.39/cwt	138.00–146.50	2,118	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	123.78/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,516	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,505	147.03/cwt	146.50–147.50	2,213	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,724	95.13/cwt	89.50–99.50	1,640	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	105.82/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,831	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	81.27/cwt	77.00–85.50	1,498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	83.44/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,082	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	73.01/cwt	69.00–79.00	929	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,353	64.18/cwt	60.00–67.50	868	3

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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