Name: Topeka Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

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 $135.52/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$135.52

9 head · 883 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.43

vs IN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	883	135.52	1,196	9thin

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 sale9 hd

135.52

—

IN average2 barns · 120 hd

168.94

−33.43

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	1,848	129.02	2,384	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,833	98.81	1,812	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,402	97.61	1,368	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	78.41	974	59
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,619	144.93	2,346	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,343	137.26	1,843	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,330	170.00	2,261	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,933	84.45/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,632	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,343	137.26/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	88.97/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,214	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	109.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,556	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,871	98.68/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,846	6
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,619	144.93/cwt	140.50–149.50	2,346	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	108.65/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,838	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	95.96/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,347	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	64.84/cwt	59.00–69.00	698	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	86.42/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,120	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	75.69/cwt	70.00–81.00	938	32
Bulls	—	—	1,848	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	135.74/cwt	112.50–152.50	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,402	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	465	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	616	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	136.21/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,279	1

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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