Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Holstein slaughter steers were 3.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Holstein slaughter heifers were 4.00 lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter bulls were trending lower based on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows were 6.00 higher this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.47/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −325.11 against this barn's trailing median of $463.58.

Average price

$138.47

10 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.51

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	138.47	822	10thin

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 $230.37, median $463.58 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 sale10 hd

138.47

—

IN average4 barns · 428 hd

172.97

−34.51

This barn, trailing median3 sales

463.58

−325.11

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	1,569	114.30	1,793	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,821	107.50	1,958	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,516	102.79	1,559	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,249	81.50	1,018	54
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,550	145.50	2,255	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,438	136.97	1,970	3thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,321	124.77	1,648	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,567	152.64	2,392	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	133.43	1,988	2thin

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)	—	898	$1,267	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	131.33/cwt	127.50–135.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	241	113.88/cwt	90.00–125.00	274	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	474	582.59/head	500.00–610.00	583	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	821	1,151.65/head	985.00–1,375.00	1,152	16
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	906	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	125.94/cwt	125.00–128.00	542	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	229	335.31/head	280.00–350.00	335	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,126	1,430.78/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,431	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	280	396.32/head	310.00–450.00	396	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	534	614.70/head	575.00–675.00	615	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,320	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	688	796.82/head	675.00–875.00	797	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	790	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	626	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	193	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	380	440.86/head	400.00–475.00	441	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	410	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,015	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,523	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	852	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	941	1,401.82/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,402	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	93.43/cwt	79.00–106.00	1,355	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	898	1,267.39/head	1,025.00–1,675.00	1,267	6
Bulls	—	—	1,465	103.59/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	125.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	64.03/cwt	58.00–68.00	784	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,821	107.00/cwt	102.50–109.50	1,948	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	78.45/cwt	73.00–83.00	926	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,317	89.07/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,173	25
Dairy Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,550	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	2,255	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	133.43/cwt	129.50–137.00	1,988	2
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,567	152.64/cwt	147.50–157.50	2,392	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	125.90/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	95.21/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,432	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,524	107.06/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,632	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,081	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,321	124.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,648	6
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,438	136.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,970	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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