Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter steers were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. No comparisons are available on slaughter bulls because of light receipts.

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	1,675	128.79	2,157	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	110.98	1,665	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,805	104.50	1,886	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	87.50	1,072	49
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,629	154.25	2,513	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,451	190.21	2,760	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,437	187.31	2,692	3thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	—	1,775	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,502	113.42/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,704	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	100.60/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,500	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,451	190.21/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,760	4
Steers	Choice	—	1,437	187.31/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,692	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,629	154.25/cwt	148.50–157.50	2,513	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	86.30/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,060	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	97.96/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,299	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	72.73/cwt	65.00–78.00	771	12

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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