Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available this week because there was no auction last week because of the July 4th holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.25/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −103.12 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$127.25

2 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.89

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	127.25	729	2thin

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 sale2 hd

127.25

—

IN average4 barns · 203 hd

168.14

−40.89

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−103.12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,783	106.96	1,907	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	100.61	1,403	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	82.17	953	30
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,410	140.00	1,974	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,223	123.14	1,506	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,287	136.87	1,762	3thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,170	116.00	1,357	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	117.37/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	80.64/cwt	74.00–84.00	950	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	826	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	962	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	433	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	91.41/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,278	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	101.76/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,404	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	111.09/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,575	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,858	105.25/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,956	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	88.57/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,051	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	62.39/cwt	60.00–69.00	629	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,609	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,170	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,357	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,287	136.87/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,762	3
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,223	123.14/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,506	2

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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