Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were mostly steady. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$180.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−61.36

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	180.00	981	1thin

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 sale1 hd

180.00

—

IN average4 barns · 547 hd

241.36

−61.36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,436	98.93	1,421	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,843	89.97	1,658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,316	83.17	1,094	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,253	131.19	1,644	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,770	159.50	2,823	1thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	152.98	2,345	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,368	136.29	1,864	2thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,450	116.00	1,682	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	785	$900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	367	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	305	390.00/head	390.00–390.00	390	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	274	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	13
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	112.69/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	97.74/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,388	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,579	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,701	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,848	90.85/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,679	5
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,682	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,368	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,864	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,533	152.98/cwt	146.00–158.50	2,345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	65.43/cwt	60.00–70.00	845	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	89.40/cwt	84.50–94.50	1,231	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	80.53/cwt	74.00–84.00	994	19
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,770	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,823	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,253	131.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,644	3

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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