Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$113.75

2 head · 320 lb average

Value per head Derived

$364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$72.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−67.62

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	170	150.00	255	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	77.50	364	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.50/cwt here — about −$109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

113.75

—

IN average4 barns · 344 hd

181.37

−67.62

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	—	Average	1,848	131.54	2,431	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,514	103.94	1,574	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,830	100.24	1,835	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,308	84.96	1,111	59
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,495	143.52	2,146	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	128.21	1,930	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,343	110.96	1,490	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,630	160.00	2,608	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,655	144.60	2,393	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,540	170.00	2,618	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	181.08	2,776	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Choice	—	1,540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,304	66.58/cwt	61.00–70.00	868	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,533	181.08/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,776	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,807	100.17/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	96.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,445	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,608	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,655	144.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,393	3
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,343	110.96/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,490	2
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,495	143.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,146	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	128.21/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,930	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,362	92.28/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,257	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	80.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	987	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.50	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	115.29/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,833	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	106.73/cwt	101.00–111.50	1,590	13
Bulls	—	—	1,848	131.54/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,431	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	475	469.04/head	300.00–575.00	469	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	708	1,101.81/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,102	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	902	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	828	1,076.06/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,076	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	—	486	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	661	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	610	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	389	344.94/head	300.00–360.00	345	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	568	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	20
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	255	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	221	258.56/head	235.00–300.00	259	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	570	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,135	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	231	125.30/cwt	100.00–132.50	289	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	304	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	107.68/cwt	98.00–117.00	555	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	640	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	320	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Large 3	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	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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