Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons are available as the auction was not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.69/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$200.69

21 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.21

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	200.69	1,133	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

200.69

—

IN average2 barns · 199 hd

184.48

+16.21

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	1,723	125.85	2,169	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,455	106.29	1,547	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	81.25	1,007	45
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	132.46	1,763	7thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,429	114.08	1,630	8thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,165	96.01	1,119	2thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,641	160.36	2,632	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,311	188.53	2,472	5thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,117	113.55	1,268	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,393	184.71	2,573	3thin

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
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	580	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	622	992.41/head	950.00–1,025.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.98/cwt	167.50–195.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,368	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	200	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	390	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	954	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,526	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	815	982.17/head	750.00–1,150.00	982	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	160	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	256	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,045	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	672	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Fancy	—	721	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	523	772.57/head	700.00–925.00	773	17
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	878	1,002.49/head	875.00–1,125.00	1,002	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	773	1,129.59/head	885.00–1,250.00	1,130	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	921	1,322.59/head	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,323	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	700	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,053	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	128.62/cwt	123.00–132.50	2,116	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	115.08/cwt	111.50–118.00	1,604	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	105.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,559	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	94.55/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,362	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	80.87/cwt	74.00–85.50	978	17
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,165	96.01/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,119	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,429	114.08/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,630	8
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,641	160.36/cwt	156.00–164.50	2,632	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	66.17/cwt	60.00–72.00	744	12
Heifers	Select	—	1,117	113.55/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,311	188.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,472	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,393	184.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,357	92.97/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,262	16
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,331	132.46/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,763	7

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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