Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison data is available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.15/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −301.43 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$162.15

20 head · 1,016 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.09

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,016	162.15	1,648	20

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 $230.37, median $463.58 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 sale20 hd

162.15

—

IN average4 barns · 234 hd

181.24

−19.09

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−301.43

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	1,901	137.62	2,616	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	111.90	1,683	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,909	109.74	2,095	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	91.11	1,106	53
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,280	138.00	1,766	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,284	123.09	1,580	4thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,015	93.25	946	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,785	157.77	2,816	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,650	127.50	2,104	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,370	173.50	2,377	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,168	164.90	1,926	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	150.00	1,748	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,435	182.50	2,619	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,319	167.93	2,215	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,365	153.67	2,098	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Large 3	—	335	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	142	1
Bulls	Large 3	—	585	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,622	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	530	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	880	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	687	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	371	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	400	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	299	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	615	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	—	712	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	134.78/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,514	6
Bulls	—	—	2,008	146.13/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,934	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	112.86/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,677	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,559	120.52/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	78.39/cwt	72.00–82.50	905	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	100.72/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,268	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,104	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,766	1
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,015	93.25/cwt	93.00–93.50	946	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,284	123.09/cwt	122.50–124.00	1,580	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,365	153.67/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,098	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	88.64/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,066	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,748	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,319	167.93/cwt	165.00–172.50	2,215	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,619	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,785	157.77/cwt	156.00–159.50	2,816	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,168	164.90/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,370	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,534	103.66/cwt	97.00–107.50	1,590	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,100	119.89/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,818	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	109.90/cwt	105.50–115.00	2,031	5

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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