Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are 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 $110.30/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −120.07 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$110.30

5 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−71.32

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	117.88	732	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	80.00	432	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $300 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.

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 sale5 hd

110.30

—

IN average5 barns · 174 hd

181.62

−71.32

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−120.07

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	1,290	100.00	1,290	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,818	110.76	2,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,394	110.64	1,543	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	85.51	1,036	61
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,353	141.33	1,912	2thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	131.30	1,562	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,540	157.21	2,421	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,570	136.00	2,135	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	184.50	2,574	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	166.00	2,307	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,280	136.06	1,742	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,480	179.44	2,656	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,695	166.00	2,814	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,002	$1,525	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$1,055	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	350	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	147	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	135	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	1,054.59/head	910.00–1,160.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	97.05/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,427	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	95.95/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,852	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	111.43/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,523	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	124.40/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,730	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	111.15/cwt	108.00–117.00	2,054	4
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	131.30/cwt	127.00–135.50	1,562	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	2,574	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,814	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,480	179.44/cwt	176.50–182.50	2,656	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,540	157.21/cwt	154.50–159.50	2,421	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,135	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,353	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,912	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,307	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,280	136.06/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	124.77/cwt	124.50–125.00	2,052	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	84.03/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,032	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	96.86/cwt	92.00–102.50	1,217	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	72.21/cwt	65.00–76.00	800	13

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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