Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

NO SALE NEXT WEEK ON JULY 4th. 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 $128.13/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$128.13

4 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.40

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	128.13	676	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

128.13

—

IN average3 barns · 166 hd

181.52

−53.40

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	1,733	114.07	1,977	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	94.62	1,376	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	90.76	1,674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	72.58	863	63
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,685	134.00	2,258	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	120.00	1,548	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,400	135.00	1,890	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,540	117.00	1,802	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	179.57	2,254	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,384	184.03	2,547	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	164.00	2,509	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	290	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,053	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,464	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	725	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	372	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	12
Bulls	—	—	2,210	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,444	105.86/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,529	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	118.70/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,327	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	96.90/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,463	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,854	89.61/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	99.72/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,818	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,384	184.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	69.67/cwt	63.00–74.00	801	23
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,548	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	179.57/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,254	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	87.90/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,245	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	114.31/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,639	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,175	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,530	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	79.42/cwt	75.00–85.50	990	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	56.46/cwt	50.00–60.00	620	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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