Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were trending higher based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were trending higher based on a limited comparison.

Slaughter cows were mostly steady. No other comparisons are available because of light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −49.37 against this barn's trailing median of $230.37.

Average price

$181.00

5 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.74

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	400	181.00	724	5thin

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 $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

181.00

—

IN average2 barns · 41 hd

178.26

+2.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

230.37

−49.37

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	—	Low	1,864	119.88	2,235	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,516	97.12	1,472	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,850	96.10	1,778	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,283	80.30	1,030	82
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,257	139.23	1,750	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	120.70	1,654	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,756	156.33	2,745	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	160.00	1,792	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	177.78	2,396	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	167.95	2,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,441	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	311	288.60/head	150.00–375.00	289	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,020	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	372	422.69/head	275.00–450.00	423	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	457	783.67/head	550.00–800.00	784	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	662	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	913	1,373.27/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,373	32
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	728	1,045.83/head	650.00–1,200.00	1,046	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	695	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	781	867.28/head	785.00–1,275.00	867	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	977	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	814	1,222.44/head	700.00–1,335.00	1,222	45
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	873	1,262.55/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,263	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	252	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	635	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	424	755.19/head	675.00–785.00	755	27
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	545	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	187	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	119.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,210	3
Bulls	—	—	2,003	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	112.04/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	91.23/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,350	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,882	94.39/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,776	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,802	102.82/cwt	101.50–104.50	1,853	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	88.73/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,230	35
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,257	139.23/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,750	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	120.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,654	3
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,756	156.33/cwt	154.50–159.50	2,745	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	67.81/cwt	61.00–70.50	806	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,526	98.46/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,502	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	78.23/cwt	72.00–83.00	954	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,551	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,792	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	177.78/cwt	172.00–182.50	2,396	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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